PressBench: The Small Print Shop Estimator

Field notes

PressBench models the production assumptions behind a print quote rather than offering a generic calculator. Its layout logic accounts for bleed, gripper and side-guide margins, then compares upright, rotated, and mixed-orientation arrangements. The estimating workflow also preserves a rate snapshot with each saved quote, so later changes to click charges, labor, spoilage, or tax do not silently rewrite earlier estimates. Booklet mode handles four-page sheet folding and warns about creep when the nested stack becomes thick.