Only a few years ago, you needed hundreds of thousands of dollars and manufacturing middlemen overseas to get new products made. Today, creating physical prototypes and small batches, and even full production runs has become faster, cheaper, and more transparent. New manufacturing startups and technologies have made this possible. My favorite new resource for producing nearly anything that I make for personal and pro projects is Xometry — one of many awesome companies that helps people take projects from 3D digital designs to real working prototypes in only a few weeks.