[potato3732842]

Find a hobby machinist.

People who aren't trying to expand their business don't want to deal in non-gravy projects from customers who don't seem likely to shovel them a bunch of gravy projects later.

Machining is a slowly dying industry in the west so there's far more people not growing their business at any one time.

[eth0up]

Thanks for the insight. I think you're correct... My area is very gravy oriented in general.