How much would you charge for a perfect foot

[SexualHarassmentPanda]

If your boss hired you to make feet and they needed to be thick and perfect with a lip wrap(round and flat) and he provided everything except your torch and tools, What would you charge?


Nicer then these for sure

http://www.glasscraftinc.com/home2/gla/page_2694


Thanks so much

Mike

[HPIAdam]

A foot should take like 5 minutes.
At 12 an hour, even $2 is like $25 an hour? Thats how id look at it.

If hes trying to re sell them like that then you cant expect to get that much

[SexualHarassmentPanda]

No they are going on heady bubblers. But I understand what you are talking about. He is not looking to resell them retail. This company produces top shelf glass.

[Din]

He's supplying the glass, fuels, kiln time and shop space? I tend to agree with API. Depending on the size and prep time of the foot I can see how you'd be able to make money at 2-5 $ a piece. Then again, whatever you can get away with, right :devilish: That glasscraft foot is larfed, I wouldn't be happy if I spent 7.50 a piece on a box of those.

[misled youth]

I would be pumped to make 7$ a flared foot.
But for a flared lip wrapped foot I can't imagine getting that much.
Maybe if it was just 1 or 2 sure. But if it was all day everyday 2-3$ would seem about right.

[SexualHarassmentPanda]

I would be pumped to make 7$ a flared foot.
But for a flared lip wrapped foot I can't imagine getting that much.
Maybe if it was just 1 or 2 sure. But if it was all day everyday 2-3$ would seem about right.

I talked with him today and it will be between 2-5 $probably 3$ which will work, thanks to those who answered

[notsure]

I would probably try making them all day and see how it goes before agreeing on a price. Might be a total pain in the rear or may be fairly easy depending on how nice they are. It takes a skilled lampworker to consistently produce nice flared feet so take that into account as well.. good luck!

[GGirl]

It's a buck a minit.- I make about 10 of something and time myself. That minus the expense of what he provides is your fair price.

[colonel4bin]

$3-5 sounds about right, if you have access I'd do them on a lathe, you could make them really nice and thick and crank them out really fast. If they are going on high-end pieces I would push for more $, you know they are going to make bank selling the finished piece and the foot is crucial, if not made and sealed on right, they will break off easily and I'd be pissed if I bought a high priced piece and the foot busted off.

I used to do them on a lathe and for the lip wrap I would cut short slices of colored tubing and seal them on instead of using rod, you'll get a much more even lip this way.

[Zed]

I perfect foot with a lip wrap? $10 seems fair, you are going to have to figure that not everyone is going to come out perfect every time and you are going to eat those. You guys talk about $25/hr like thats a lot.

[skip]

Yeap Not everyone is going to come out nice. With a flared foot there's no "faking" it. It's not like a pipe where you can manipulate it to look better. It is what it is when you flare it. wait til you see how many he rejects then you'll have a better understanding of what to charge. I have a lathe and flare goblet feet all the time . I end up with a 2-3 seconds out of a dozen.

[SexualHarassmentPanda]

I perfect foot with a lip wrap? $10 seems fair, you are going to have to figure that not everyone is going to come out perfect every time and you are going to eat those. You guys talk about $25/hr like thats a lot.


In the current economy it is a fair earning... definitely not like when i was making 300$ an hour in 1997

[Tzonis]

I used to do them on a lathe and for the lip wrap I would cut short slices of colored tubing and seal them on instead of using rod, you'll get a much more even lip this way.

That is an awesome tip.... never thought about doing it that way (not that I have a lathe) but good stuff to remember either way.

-tz

[PyroManiacal]

I'd charge an arm and a leg for the perfect foot; until I got it down to a science and could bust em out with my eyes closed... not a bad idea to switch into robot mode to practice the prodo style until you have it as second nature. Incorporating the efforts of your R&D into the pricing is important when starting new projects, even if someone else has developed that style doesn't mean that you didn't have to practice it to make something presentable. Robot Mode Prodo Style!