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Free CNC quoting calculators

Three calculators for the numbers behind a machining quote: what an hour on the machine costs, what a part costs across a batch, and what the stock weighs. They run entirely in your browser.

Open beta · no card · the app interface is in English

Quoting a machined part comes down to a handful of numbers: what an hour on the machine actually costs, how much material goes into the billet, and how setup and programming spread across the quantity you are asked for. These three calculators cover those numbers individually.

All of them run entirely in your browser. There is no signup, nothing is uploaded, and no request leaves the page while you use them.

The calculators

Where each one fits

Start with the machine hourly rate if you have never put a number on your own capacity. It splits annual standing costs from the costs that only run while the spindle turns, divides by normal productive hours, and adds your margin. That output is the rate the other calculators expect.

Use the part cost calculator once you have a rate. It is the one that shows why a quantity of one and a quantity of a hundred are not the same part: setup and CAM programming are batch costs, so they amortise, while material and cycle time do not.

Use the material weight calculator whenever the stock is the argument. It converts block, bar or tube dimensions into mass using nominal alloy densities, then into a material cost and a chip mass at whatever removal rate you expect.

What they deliberately do not do

These are planning models, not a quoting system. They take numbers you type; they do not read your geometry, they do not know your machine list, and they do not remember anything between visits. They exclude VAT and other taxes, and they make no commercial recommendation about what margin you should charge.

If you want the same arithmetic driven by a real CAD file — bounding box, features and material pulled out of the STEP itself, applied against rates you have saved once — that is what the Kostira app does. See how it works, or read the guide to quoting CNC parts for the reasoning behind the numbers.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Are these calculators really free?
Yes. There is no signup, no email gate and no usage limit. They are static pages that run their arithmetic in your browser.
Is my cost data sent anywhere?
No. Every calculator computes locally in the page. No input leaves your device, and the tools make no network request while you use them.
How do these relate to the Kostira app?
The calculators handle one number at a time from values you type in. The app reads the geometry out of your STEP file, applies your saved rates and materials, and produces a full editable quote you can export to PDF or XLSX.