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How to Price Laser-Cut Work Without Guessing
A repeatable pricing formula: true material cost, machine time, labour and a margin applied on the selling price — not on cost.
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Guides written from workshop practice: tolerances, nesting, pricing and the habits that make jobs repeatable.
These tutorials are written for people who cut parts for money or for a serious hobby — short on theory, specific about numbers. Every guide links to a free tool you can use immediately.
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Measure kerf and make joints fit
Kerf is the material the beam removes. Ignore it and every finger joint is wrong in a predictable way. The guide shows how to measure it in three cuts and how to compensate once, in one place. Read the kerf tutorial.
Nest for material, not for looks
Spacing, rotation, grouping, offcut planning and utilisation checks recover 10–20% of a sheet without buying software. Read the nesting rules.
Price work so it is repeatable
A four-line cost model, margin applied on the selling price, and a break-even check before any discount. Read the pricing guide.
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5 Nesting Rules That Cut Sheet Waste
Small changes in spacing, rotation and grouping often recover 10–20% of a sheet. Here are the rules worth applying first.
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How to Measure Kerf and Compensate for It
Kerf is the width of material your beam removes. Measure it once, compensate correctly, and every finger joint fits the first time.
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Every tutorial references a calculator you can run without an account: cost, sheet yield, kerf and fit, units, quotes and break-even. Browse all free tools.
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The free calculators work on real jobs — and 0Machine handles projects, quotes, stock and production when you are ready to run the whole workshop.