For machine shops in the UK
CNC quoting software for UK machine shops
Spindlewise is quoting software for small CNC machine shops in the UK: prices from your own machine rates and the customer's 3D model, a link the buyer can accept with their PO number, and a record of which jobs made money. It is set up for the UK from the moment you choose your country.
Set up for the UK
- GBP for every rate, price and quote.
- VAT at 20% on the quote, with your VAT number on the PDF. Tax is added to the price, never mixed into your costs.
- Millimetres and kilograms; you can switch in Settings. The engine always calculates the same way, so a price does not change with the units.
- England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland set the starting figures; London and the South East start with higher labour and rent.
- Starting figures typical for small shops in the UK, to replace with your own: an operator at about £26 an hour with on-costs, a 3-axis mill at about £50 an hour before labour, a CNC lathe at about £45.
What a quote looks like
The example on our home page is a 6061-T6 sensor bracket with a clear anodise. With those typical figures for the UK, Spindlewise prices it at £68.34 each for 10 and £43.51 each for 100, and shows every line behind the price: material, setup, cycle time, labour, programming spread over the order, the anodiser's minimum charge, overhead and margin.
From the request to the finished job
- Quote from the customer's 3D model and drawing: smallest blank, holes, slots and pockets, threads and tight tolerances.
- Send a link the buyer can accept with their quantity and PO number, from any phone.
- Job travellers and time logging on the floor, without prices.
- See which jobs made money, by customer, process and quantity.
Into your accounts
Won quotes export to Xero and QuickBooks, or to CSV for anything else, with the buyer's PO number on each invoice.
Pricing in GBP
Shop is £75 a month for up to 5 people; Pro is £149 a month for your whole team, with the customer-facing tools. Prices are before VAT. Every new workspace starts with 30 days of Pro, free, with no card. Compare the plans.