Solutions to QUOTING MISHAPS | Machine Shop Talk Ep. 21

What can you do if your quotes don't work out? Ian Sandusky (‪@LetsMachine‬) shares his experience and recommendations. Here's a classic situation you might often have to deal with (hopefully not that often): a customer asked for a quote, you work on the quote and submit it, you win the job, and you send it to the shop floor to start machining the parts and then you realize that the job is gonna cost you more than what you thought and quoted. Why does that happen and are there solutions to the issues? The simplest way to avoid this unpleasant situation is to improve the quoting process. This might sound like an obvious recommendation, but, as Ian explains in the video, changing your approach to quoting from a time-per-part estimate to a total-time-for-the-job estimate might be the ultimate solution to your quoting issues. Other solutions to the issue include improving the communication with the machinists on the floor to make sure they understand your quoting thought process and finally avoid perfectionism. Have you ever faced quoting problems? How did you approach it? Share your thoughts and experience in the comments or join the conversation on the Practical Machinist forum https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb... Stay tuned for more machining videos! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Practical Machinist is the largest and most engaged #metalworking community across the web. With more than 160,000 registered members and 300,000+ social media followers, Practical Machinist is the easiest way to learn new techniques, get answers quickly, and discuss common challenges with your peers. Visit Practical Machinist today to join the community and start connecting with your peers. Become a Practical Machinist member (https://www.practicalmachinist.com/) Like us on Facebook (  / practicalmachinist  ) Follow us on Instagram (  / practicalmachinist  ) Follow us on Twitter (  / prac_machinist  ) Connect with us on LinkedIn (  / practical-machinist  ) #metalworking #spindlesturning #machineshoptalk