Hi,

I know of a guy in Seattle doing jobbing work. He charges $70 an hour
flat rate as a retirement hobby doing retrofits for the 3 in 1 machines.

An aerospace outfit in Upper Saddle River, NJ charged $100 an hour on
their universal CNC working to 5 decimal places. That was 1986.

Also, in 1986 I worked for a now defunct jobbing shop in Harriman, NY.
He charged then, $65 an hour, 1/2 hour minimum at $30 for off the street
work, not bid on. So just figure cost of living increase since. One
of the recurring jobs was rewelding fixup for impellars to sewage pumps
to the local treatment plant. Just make sure you are up on your immune
shots and hold your breath. What a lovely smell up under the welding
helmet!

The bottom line is competition and how good work you do compared to the
other guy. Are you reliable and timely and consistent? My experience
is not too many good mechanics in any trade out there, just a lot of gab
and quick moves.

Be careful with getting sued. You insured?

I know a guy here in town, no fault of his own, he repaired a die set.
The operator on the job bypassed the safety switches and the operator
crushed his arm from being an idiot. His attorney sued everybody that
had anything to do with that job. My buddy got sued for a million
dollars. He fought it and won, but he had to pay the attorney fees!


Kurt
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How do you figure hourly rate?

Group: rec.crafts.metalworking Date: Wed, Jul 6, 2005, 5:17pm (EDT-3)
From: (monkers)
I was asked to do some side work (have full time job) for some people
and was curious how you guys figure your hourly rate. I will be doing
some machine work and welding. Im curious how to figure in the amount of
electric used, welding rod/wire/75-25 gas, grinding wheels, wire
brushes, etc.... I dont want to rape anyone, but I dont want to work for
free. Im in the upstate NY area (2 1/2 hours from NYC). Any guidlines
you guys could throw my way would really help. Thanks,
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