10-22-2013, 07:09 AM
Any time I've ever asked a quote of a machine shop, it always seemed to me they put in set-up time (done by the slowest one armed machinist they had.) In fact I think one even figured in set-down time.
Busy Bee 12-36 lathe, Busy Bee Mill drill, Busy Bee 4x6 bandsaw, Homemade 9x17 bandsaw, Ad infinitum.