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See what one part really costs, materials, packaging and your time included, and what to charge. It starts with a real example: 6061 aluminium mounting bracket. Change it to yours. No signup.
Updated . Example prices checked on supplier sites the same month.
The share of the price you keep as profit. 50% means the price is twice your cost.
Example prices, October 2026. Change them to yours.
Quote for 10 parts
$367.40
That is $36.74 per part, with a profit of $110.22 on the job.
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A small CNC shop often runs repeat parts in jobs of 10 to 100. This example machines 10 brackets from 1/2 x 2 in 6061 flat bar, 3.125 in of bar each, 20 minutes on the mill per part and one 30 minute setup. Here is the batch the calculator starts with, worked out the same way. It makes 10 parts at $25.72 each.
| Material | Used | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 6061-T6 aluminium flat bar 1/2 x 2 in$76.07 for 72 in | 31.25 in | $33.02 |
| End mill wear and coolant$0.75 for 1 piece | 10 | $7.50 |
| Labour: 50 min at $30.00/hr | $25.00 | |
| Time on the machine: 3 h 20 min at $50.00/hr | $166.67 | |
| Setup, 30 minutes once per job | $25.00 | |
| Total for 10 parts | $257.18 | |
| Cost per part | $25.72 | |
Prices change and shipping is extra. They are here to make the example real, not as a quote. Put your own prices in the calculator.
Want the reasoning behind each step, with tips for CNC machine shops? Read how to price a CNC machined part.
In the example on this page (6061 aluminium mounting bracket, 10 parts per batch, prices from October 2026), one part costs $25.72. That counts every material, packaging and 50 min of labour at $30.00 an hour, plus 3 h 20 min on the machine. Your cost depends on your prices and your batch size, so put in your own numbers.
Divide your cost per part by 1 minus the margin you want. With a cost of $25.72 and a 30% margin, the price is $25.72 / 0.70 = $36.74. If you also sell wholesale, check that half of that price still covers your cost.
From supplier product pages checked in October 2026: Metals4U, Lakeshore Carbide, AllIndustrial. Shipping is not included. The prices make the example real; they are not a quote, so change them to what you paid.
Yes. Click "Save this as a recipe in Stockria". A free account opens with your materials and this part as a product made from them, costed the same way as here. When a material price changes, the cost per part changes with it.
Yes. Enter the amount you use and the pack you buy in any unit of the same kind: grams with kilos, ounces or pounds; millilitres with litres or fluid ounces; millimetres with metres, inches or feet. The calculator converts before it does the maths.