Where do you go if you need something milled, powdercoated, welded, or upholstered (assuming you're not cool enough to have the necessary machinery in a corner of your bedroom)? Add a description here if you know about a good place.
Water Jet and Laser Cutting
On the blabber list, Bryan Willman mentioned that "there are several waterjet job shops around, including one run out of a community college on Vashon Island. You could contact bobp@dogpatch.com."
old-fashioned steel-and-grinder type machinists
Rusty at Hazardfactory