Whoa...was just sorta surfing around and found this place, and it's AWESOME!

 

You download CAD software, design a part...choose a material to have it made out of (ie grades of Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Titanium...even ABS or wood or cardboard!)...and it prices it automatically...whoa!

 

Sure it's a bit pricey but wow I could think of a million uses!!

 

http://www.emachineshop.com/

 

Also...McMaster Carr was a great source for some other kinda useful things (like those DAMN 4mm o-rings!)

 

http://www.mcmaster.com/

 

Woot!

Ow...ok, maybe eMachine Shop isn't that hot. Well...if you needed a bunch of something it would!

 

I made a simple 4 inch square piece of 6061 Aluminum, 0.047 in thick, with 2 1.250 in holes in it and had it annodized blue. Cost for one? $130+ Cost for 10 of 'em? $140+ Hmmm...maybe. I'll have to fiddle more.