questiom about crafting times

[Spindoc]

how long doea it take to craft a higher enhancement on a peice of gear like armor with the appropriate crafting feat?

Example: if i had a +2 full plate and i wanted to make it +3, how long would i have to work on it?

[AerynTahlro]

Base Price of +3 Armor = 9000gp
Base Price of +2 Armor = 4000gp
Base Price difference = 5000gp

Time Required Crafting magic armor requires one day for each 1,000 gp value of the base price.

It will take you 5 days at 8 hours per day. If you can make the check with a +5 to the DC, you can half the amount of time needed (1000gp per 4 hours versus 1000gp per 8 hours).

Edit: Base DC of +3 armor is 14.

[Spindoc]

thanks Tahlro! can you cite the information, I can't seem to find it :/

[AerynTahlro]

See Upgrading Magic Items section about upgrading, Magic Item Creation section about setting the DC.
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic-items

[DM_Blake]

Pathfinder SRD, Magic Items, Creating Magic Items, Adding New Abilities wrote:

The cost to add additional abilities to an item is the same as if the item was not magical, less the value of the original item. Thus, a +1 longsword can be made into a +2 vorpal longsword, with the cost to create it being equal to that of a +2 vorpal sword minus the cost of a +1 longsword.

(You'll find that in the Core Rulebook in the Magic Chapter)

So adding abilities costs whatever the new item costs minus the price of the old item.

Pathfinder SRD, Magic Items, Armor and Shields wrote:

Armor or Shield Bonus...Base Price

+1..............................1,000
+2..............................4,000
+3..............................9,000

A +3 suit of armor costs 9,000gp and a +2 costs 4,000gp. Subtract the two is 5,000gp.

That's the price (retail) to upgrade this armor. If you do it yourself you only pay half that base price, but 5,000 is still the base price for the upgrade.

Pathfinder SRD, Magic Items, Creating Magic Items wrote:

The creator also needs a fairly quiet, comfortable, and well-lit place in which to work. Any place suitable for preparing spells is suitable for making items. Creating an item requires 8 hours of work per 1,000 gp in the item's base price (or fraction thereof), with a minimum of at least 8 hours.

You have the price, 5,000gp. The time is 1 day per thousand, so 5 days to make this upgrade.

QED.