The AI Job Shop Kit — CNC Quote Calculator, Job Tracker + 40 ChatGPT Prompts for Machine Shops

Stop quoting from memory. Stop losing money on short runs.

Built by SteelRung, who works in his family's CNC precision engineering workshop in Singapore (running 20+ years: 3-axis milling, aluminium, Mastercam, SolidWorks). It's the practical setup for a small shop that wants AI to save time, not a new software project.

WHAT YOU GET

• CNC Quote Calculator + Job Tracker (.xlsx) — break-even shop rate, rate per machine, material by weight, op-by-op setup + cycle time, outside-processing minimum lots, 5 price breaks, 11-point easy-to-miss checklist, printable customer quote, job tracker (Quoted → Paid) and dashboard (win rate, overdue, on-time %, actual vs quoted hours).

• The AI Job Shop Kit guide (PDF, 8 lessons)

0. Rules for using AI in a shop (no leaked drawings, no invented tolerances)

1. The quote formula that doesn't lose money

2. RFQ intake with AI — messy email → checklist + clarifying questions in 2 minutes

3. Quote emails and follow-ups that get replies (templates included)

4. SOPs in 15 minutes — voice note → printed SOP

5. Job tracking without buying software

6. Buying tooling and consumables from Taobao / 1688 with AI translation

7. Your 7-day rollout plan

• 40 copy-paste prompts (PDF) for ChatGPT or Claude: quoting, RFQs, customer emails, price objections, delay notices, payment reminders, SOPs, training quizzes, translations, supplier messages in Chinese.

• SOP template (Word).

• 3-page Quick-Start Guide for the calculator.

WORKS WITH

Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice. mm or inch. Any currency. Free ChatGPT or Claude is enough. No macros, no subscription.

GOOD TO KNOW

All example jobs, prices and customers are made up and clearly marked EXAMPLE. The AI never sets your prices — the spreadsheet does, from your own numbers.

Licence: one business, any number of people in it. Please don't resell or share outside your company.

Instant download. Questions: reply to your receipt email.