Since the question was how much 'would' you charge I can answer this totally theoretically since I dont have any experience to say what I 'am' doing. So....
I would charge for the 7hrs + 1hr programming = 8hrs. I wouldn't charge the full 7 hrs for the second machine, but I would charge enough to cover the general wear and tear on the 2nd equipment plus the degradation for parts and consumables. In hours this might come out as two or three hours but depending on your eqpt you will have to calculate your consumables hours specific to your circumstances. Therefor my total charge might come up at about 10hrs = $500.
You have to consider your overall business situation. Is having a fast turnaround time for your customers important to you? Is there a lot of competition making cost a serious consideration? If you want to charge full for the 2nd machine then maybe you should run the two at the same time on different jobs and sacriface the turnaround time. Maybe you could charge full for the 2nd machine also. But if your running two machines maybe you would be better off having two seperate jobs going. How much business is knocking at your door. Lots of considerations.
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