# Machining Cut Time Calculator

> Machining Cut Time Calculator is a paid API for AI agents from machining-calc.x402tookit.com, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-29).

Calculates machining cut time in minutes and seconds for a given cut length, using either a direct table feed rate or RPM plus feed-per-revolution, with support for multiple passes.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://machining-calc.x402tookit.com/cut-time?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-29
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/machining-cut-time-calculator-ecb636a0
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_10P9cWIyfDilE-wnvwnOP

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability machining-cut-time-calculator-ecb636a0
```

Example prompt: How long will it take to machine a 6-inch cut in 3 passes if my table feed is 12 inches per minute?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a quick, formula-based computation of machining cut time from known feed parameters and a cut length — especially when working with CNC milling or turning operations and needing results in both minutes and seconds. Prefer this over a general calculator when the user already knows their table feed or RPM/feed-per-rev values and wants instant cycle time without manual arithmetic.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'length' parameter returns an error
- Providing neither 'feed' nor both 'rpm' and 'feedPerRev' results in a validation failure
- Passes outside the range 1–1000 are rejected
- Mixing imperial and metric values without specifying units may yield incorrect results
- Negative or zero values for feed or length likely produce errors or nonsensical output

## How this service works

Machining time for a cut length from a table feed, or from rpm and feed per revolution, with passes.

## Output

Returns the calculated cut time in both minutes and seconds, along with the effective feed rate used, the cut length and number of passes, the unit system, and a plain-language summary and verdict. May include a disclaimer or degraded flag if inputs were ambiguous.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "length"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "rpm": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Spindle rpm (with feedPerRev)"
      },
      "feed": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Table feed in inch/min or mm/min; send this or both rpm and feedPerRev"
      },
      "units": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "imperial (default) or metric"
      },
      "length": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Length of cut per pass, inch or mm (include approach and overrun)"
      },
      "passes": {
       "type": "integer",
       "description": "Number of passes, 1 to 1000 (default 1)"
      },
      "feedPerRev": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Feed per revolution, inch or mm (with rpm)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "asOf": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "feed": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "number"
       ]
      },
      "units": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "length": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "number"
       ]
      },
      "passes": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "number"
       ]
      },
      "source": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "minutes": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "number"
       ]
      },
      "reasons": {
       "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
       ],
       "items": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      },
      "seconds": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "number"
       ]
      },
      "summary": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "verdict": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "degraded": {
       "type": [
   
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```

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