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Re: Estimating, (long post).
Posted to Shop Management Forum on 10/31/2001

If I quote a job at a price, I stick to it unless something comes up that could not be forseen, such as the need for additional parts. I also always pad the estimate by at least 10% to allow for incidentals. If I find a job takes way more time than the book in... Login to read more.