Laser Cutting & Engraving Prices

Simple hourly pricing with no surprises. If a job is going to cost more, we’ll tell you before we start.

Prices

How our pricing works

Laser cutting and engraving is priced on machine time, which simply means how long your job takes to set up and run. Every job starts with a minimum charge covering the first half hour, including basic file setup. After that we bill by the hour, pro rata, so you only pay for the time your job actually takes.

Send us your design and we’ll come back with a firm price before we start anything.

Every job starts here

Minimum charge

£30

first 30 minutes

This covers the first half hour of laser cutting or engraving, including basic file setup and checks. Every job starts here.

Step 2

Laser time thereafter

£40

per hour

Charged pro rata in 15 minute blocks, so £10 for every extra 15 minutes. A job that runs 45 minutes over isn’t billed as a full extra hour.

Step 3

Drawing & file work

£25

per hour

This only applies if we need to draw, redraw or repair your artwork. Basic setup of a correctly supplied file is already included above.

Laserlea isn’t VAT registered, so there’s no VAT to add. The price we quote you is the price you pay.

Work priced exactly as above. See more of what we make or read about our services and the materials we cut.

What's included

Machine set up and running time
Basic file setup, and a check of the artwork you send
Test cuts where a material needs them
Collection from our Macclesfield workshop

What's not included

Materials, charged at cost if you’d like us to supply them
Delivery, quoted separately on size and weight
Drawing or repairing artwork that arrives unusable, at £25 per hour
CNC routing, which we quote per job, so please ask

Examples

What a job typically costs

Worked examples using the rates above. Material and delivery are extra.

Example laser cutting and engraving costs
Job	How it adds up	Total
Short run, 20 minutes on the laser	Minimum charge	£30
1 hour on the laser	£30 + 30 min at £10 per 15 min	£50
2 hours on the laser	£30 + 90 min at £10 per 15 min	£90
3 hours on the laser	£30 + 150 min at £10 per 15 min	£130
1 hour on the laser + 30 min artwork redraw	£50 + 30 min at £25 per hour	£62.50

Before you send

Your files, please check them before you send

It’s the customer’s responsibility to check artwork before sending it over. We check every file that comes in, but we can only work with what arrives. A file can look perfectly fine on screen and still be missing dimensions, use open paths, contain duplicate lines or sit at the wrong scale. Putting that right turns a short job into a much longer one.

Where a file needs real work, we charge for that time at the drawing rate of £25 per hour. We’ll always tell you in advance if any extra charges are going to come up, so nothing is ever added to your bill without your say so.

Read our file preparation guide

Delivery & collection

Our prices don’t include delivery. If you’d like your order sent out, we quote delivery separately based on the size and weight of the finished pieces, and confirm the cost with you before anything is dispatched.

You’re very welcome to collect from our workshop in Macclesfield instead, at no extra charge.

What we don’t take on

We don’t engrave iPhones, tablets or laptops. If you’re not sure whether we can work with something, please ask before you order. We’d much rather tell you up front than turn a job away once it has arrived.

Cheshire & the North West

Where we work

Same pricing wherever you are. You’re welcome to collect from the workshop in Macclesfield, or we can arrange delivery.

Macclesfield Cheshire Wilmslow Congleton Stockport Manchester Knutsford Buxton North West England

Next steps

Before you order

Preparing your files

Accepted formats, line weights, scale, and the checks worth doing before you send your artwork over.

Services & materials

What we cut, engrave and rout, the materials we work with, and how we handle small and large runs.

Get a firm quote

Send us your design and dimensions and we’ll price the job properly, including anything that would add to it.

Good to know

Pricing questions

Laser cutting at Laserlea starts at £30, which covers the first 30 minutes of machine time including basic file setup. After that we charge £40 an hour, billed pro rata in 15 minute blocks. Materials and delivery are extra. Send us your design and we’ll confirm a firm price before we start.

Cost is based on machine time, meaning how long your job takes to set up and run, rather than on how many pieces you need. A more intricate design takes longer to cut, so it costs more. We work the time out from your artwork and give you a firm price up front.

No. Laserlea isn’t VAT registered, so there’s no VAT to add to your quote. The price we give you is the price you pay, with only materials and delivery to add if they apply to your job.

We check every file that comes in. If your artwork needs drawing, redrawing or repairing before it can be cut, we charge for that time at £25 an hour. We’ll always tell you in advance what it will cost, so nothing is added to your bill without your agreement.

You’re very welcome to collect from our workshop in Macclesfield at no extra charge. If you’d rather have your order sent out, we quote delivery separately based on the size and weight of the finished pieces, and confirm the cost with you before dispatch.

Yes, and plenty of customers do. Send your own material and we’ll cut or engrave it for you at the standard rates. If you’d rather we sourced it for you, material is charged on top at cost and included in the quote we send.

No, we don’t engrave iPhones, tablets or laptops. If you’re not sure whether we can work with a particular item, please ask before you order and we’ll tell you honestly either way.

Want a firm price for your job?

Send us your design and we’ll come back with a quote that covers everything, including anything that would add to the cost.

Get a free quote