# 2. Pricing for Laser Cutting

The cost of a laser-cut part is determined by how long the parts take to cut on the machine, the amount of labor involved (unloading and verifying parts), and the amount of risk involved in cutting a part (multiple medium-sized pieces are less risky to cut than a single large piece that takes hours to cut).

Here are some factors that affect the price of laser-cut parts:

• Laser cutting cost: The laser cutting charge is based on the time it takes to cut the parts, which depends on the material type and thickness. For example, cutting 1/8" acrylic starts at roughly $0.15 per inch. Please see the list of materials on our quote request form to see the cost per inch for cutting your material. There is a$3 minimum charge per unique part and a $1 minimum per additional copy of each part. We do lower these minimums for simple parts or for large quantities. • Laser engraving cost: Raster engraving and vector engraving start at$1.00 per square inch. Raster engraving larger areas starts at $60 per square foot. Long, continuous vector engraving lines cost roughly$0.10 per inch. We do provide discounts off of these rates on a case-by-case basis.
• Material costs: We stock various plastics (acrylic, ABS, Mylar, PETG, and styrene), which we sell by the square foot. You may also mail us your own material or have a supplier ship it to us directly. Here are some prices for plastic we stock; we provide discounts if you require larger quantities:
• 3 mm ABS: starts at $4/sq. ft. • 3 mm birch plywood: starts at$5/sq. ft.
• 3 mm acrylic: starts at $5/sq. ft. • 6 mm acrylic: starts at$10/sq. ft.

 Turn time Price 5 business days $25 base price for standard turn time 4 bus. days$30, added 20% ($5) to base price 3 bus. days$35, added 40% 2 bus. days $40, added 60% 1 bus. day$45, added 80% Same-day service $50, added 100% (double the price of standard turn) To place an expedited order, fill out the quote request form, indicating that you would like your order to be expedited. After receiving your quote, you will be given a list of expedited options for the order. #### File creation costs for laser cutting If you are not able to provide a vector-format file of your parts for laser cutting (DXF, DWG, CDR, AI, SVG, or PDF file), we might be able to draw your part on the computer for you for$60 per hour with a \$15 minimum.

To request a quote that includes file creation, please submit a standard file type in the quote request form that communicates exactly the part you need. The file can be any file type that we can read, such as a text file with a written description, a scan of a hand sketch (JPG, GIF, BMP, PDF), a mock-up in Word, Paint, or Excel, etc. For more information, please see Section 5.

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