Quote the job. Check the costs.
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Quote the job.
Check the costs.
For mobile welders and small fabrication shops quoting customer work: put material, labor, machine time, and overhead into one Excel estimate.
- Build an estimate from your own costs and rates
- Review material, labor, machine time and overhead together
- Keep estimated and actual costs in a 100-job log
Current V1.2 limitations: In completed-job records, blank, text or negative actual-cost entries can produce incorrect profit and margin. The Dashboard average can omit jobs with margins of -100% or below. Enter every actual-cost bucket as a verified nonnegative number, using 0 only where there is no cost. Independently check completed-job profit and dashboard averages before relying on them.
$19 · Digital download · Nothing ships
View the Calculator — $19 →Microsoft Excel required. Excel 2019 or later recommended. Workbook + PDF guide and printable forms. No subscription.
A $1,200 quote is not $1,200 in profit.
See how the workbook's illustrative sample job brings the costs into view.
$894.68 in direct costs
Material, labor, machine time, and other direct costs form the starting point.
$1,073.62 before profit
The sample adds 15% overhead and 5% contingency to direct cost.
$126.38 estimated profit
At a $1,200 customer quote, that leaves an estimated 10.5% margin. A 30% target margin would put this example quote at $1,533.74.
Illustrative job estimate only. These job figures are separate from the calculator's $19 purchase price. Sample rates and margins are examples, not recommendations. Enter your own rates and verify scope, taxes, freight, and commercial terms.
See the workbook in 24 seconds.
- Enter quantities, hours and your shop rates.
- Review the cost breakdown and estimated margin.
- Keep estimated and completed-job figures together.
Silent demonstration of the actual V1.2 example workbook. Sample job amounts are illustrative, separate from the $19 product price. Results depend on your inputs.
What’s in the download?
- Blank and example copies of the five-sheet Microsoft Excel workbook (.xlsx), Version 1.2
- Shop defaults and cost-based quote builder
- 100-job estimated-versus-actual log
- Dashboard for quoted and invoiced values, profit, margin and cost variance; completed-job profit and average margin require the V1.2 checks above
- Quick Start Guide PDF, including blank-file setup and formula-protection instructions
- Four printable companion forms PDF
- Customer README and personal / one-business-use license
Check the fit before you buy.
Software and format
Microsoft Excel is required; Excel 2019 or later is recommended. The workbook contains no macros or VBA. Google Sheets conversion is not guaranteed. A PDF reader is needed for the guide and forms; a printer is needed if you want paper copies.
License
Personal or internal use by one business. No resale, redistribution, sharing outside the licensed business, sublicensing, or uploading the files.
What it does not guarantee
This is a planning and estimating aid. It does not guarantee cost, profit, customer acceptance, tax treatment, contract terms, or job outcomes. Verify every rate, quantity, scope item, tax, freight charge, and commercial term for the actual job.
Delivery and file support
Digital delivery; nothing ships. Downloads are generally final sale once access is provided, except where required by law. For corrupted, defective, or materially misdescribed files, contact Arc Life within 7 days of purchase. See the Refund Policy.
Put your next quote on a clearer footing.
Review the current V1.2 limitations above, enter your own shop rates and check each result before using it in your business.
View the Calculator — $19 →Digital download · Microsoft Excel required · Nothing ships
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