eMachineShop - Allowed, Right?

[Adam Y.]

What if a student helps out at the machine shop where you get the job done? What if some parent does the work at home with his own tools?

The student helping out at the machine shop doesn't constitute outsourced work while the parent does. It's quite simple. Remove the student from the process and it's outsourced.

Now my question is, how would a team figure out the cost for the service if a company dosen't normally offer services to make custom parts. In otherwords my shop I work for usually does eyelit toolmakeing, progressive toolmakeing, and some press work. But during the season if our team asked for their help my company would usually have me or another apprentice or a tool maker who isn't too busy do the job. How would a team figure out the service fees if the company is only makeing the part as a favor to the team?..

I'm assumeing it would be the
(hourly pay)(hours worked on the part) + (material cost) ?
Yesterday 08:29 PM

I would just average the hourly machine rates for a about three or four shops that give quotes.