Glass Cost Calculator Program

**Primathon** · 09-11-2005, 10:17 AM

Hey all,

This is a program I did for my final in one of my Computer Science courses a few years ago. It was written in Visual Basic 6, and I don't think it requires any additional runtime libraries that you need to download (under any flavor of Windows, anyway).

It's basically a really small application that lets you input how much tubing, rod, color, oxygen, etc. you used to make a piece, then you input the time you spent working on it and the asking price, and it works out your hourly wages, both adjusted (asking price - materials cost / time) and non-adjusted (asking price / time), along with an itemized list of materials used.

This program could definately use a revision, which I may get around to if there's any public demand for it. It's a fairly simple little app, but I can see this being expanded and something that more people use. I suppose all I'm getting at here is that I'd like you to download it and give it a try. Please let me know what you think about it - bugs, feature requests, etc.

Glass.exe (73,728 bytes)

I've been slacking off with my glassblowing, and I'd really like to get back into it more than I am. Something like this would really help me along with my goal. Thanks in advance.

(cross posted at the AGF)

**PyroChixRock** · 09-11-2005, 11:06 AM

This is KILLER!! Thanks, I'm going to be testing this out. If I find anything weird I'll let you know.

**Mark F** · 09-11-2005, 11:41 AM

Very cool. I needed something like this.Thank you for sharing

**cheng076** · 09-11-2005, 11:52 AM

There are a couple things I would add.

Input for changing cost of glass rods/tubes, for more or specific diameters of rod/tube, fuel costs, utilities costs, special costs, etc

Printable reports.

Nice app, works great here.
PJ

**medicatedMELTDOWN** · 09-11-2005, 01:10 PM

hey this is an awesome idea but how are you adjusting the O2 cost since everyone pays different amounts for their tanks?

great idea though

**Primathon** · 09-11-2005, 02:11 PM

As of now, all the costs are hard-coded in. At some point I think I'll go back and re-write this to include a config menu where you can define what costs how much. Oxygen, tubing, rod, color, etc. Also to include all the rod/tube sizes (teeny to f'n huge, standard/med/heavy wall). The printable reports may have to wait, but I could probably make it dump to a text file pretty easily. This sort of application would also lend itself to a web form without too much difficulty; let me flex my muscles in PHP, perhaps...