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View Poll Results: What is the average shop rate inyour area?

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  • < $60/hr

    13 18.31%
  • $60-90/hr

    34 47.89%
  • $90-120/hr

    14 19.72%
  • $120-150/hr

    6 8.45%
  • > $150/hr

    6 8.45%
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Thread: Shop rates

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  1. #1
    Join Date
    Sep 2011
    Posts
    15

    Shop rates

    Trying to get an idea of average machine rates, especially CNC multi-axis lathe work. What are the going rates in your area?

  2. #2
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Posts
    149

    Re: Shop rates

    Are these hourly rates in rupees or what? Most guys get $25 to $35 in Australia.
    Wisdom results from foolishness!

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Posts
    43

    Re: Shop rates

    It's a little more expensive to live in the states than some realize.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Aug 2004
    Posts
    780

    Re: Shop rates

    Whats multi axis lathe work ?

    Stoppers in brass ?
    Impellers in inconel ?
    Boat propellers ?

    A rotary transfer machine or a tornos multiaxis ?

    I suggest all above will have widely varying rates for many reasons.
    Measuring and gaging them may also effect the rate more than 100%.

    Fwiw..
    Many aerospace shops have rates under 20$, sometimes.
    Again, for many good reasons.
    (You probably wont get those rates, again for many good reasons ..)


    A serious question when backed with specific pictures, suggestions, quantities and guarantees will get a better result.

    We made a ballnut as a demo on a dual spindle lathe with live tooling.
    The lathe is a 100k$ piece of machinery.

    Spindle time around 30-60€/hr .. depends on how many hours you want to buy.

    Or e.g. you can buy the ballnuts, at say 15€ each in qty 500 off-machine.
    Off-machine ==no specs, no tests, no gaging.
    (They will still be just as good. Just that no-one put time in testing them).

    ..See what I mean ? It varies.

    A 400k mill-turn (Mazak Integrex, eg) will charge more than a basic cnc lathe with c,y and live tools.

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Jun 2013
    Posts
    11

    Re: Shop rates

    Glad I stumbled upon this thread. I am charging $40/hr for manual mill / lathe work. $65/hr for CNC work. If tolerances go out to .xxxx it goes to $85/hr regardless of machine. Is this reasonable?

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