Does anyone send out for their castings?

[Dan D'Silva]

I've just finished a couple of wax daggers and chapes, and I'm trying to find a cheap way of getting them cast in bronze. The few art studios I found who'd do it estimated $300 to $2,000 dollars apiece. A jeweler offered okay prices for the chapes ($30-$45) but a couple hundred for each dagger. Am I looking at the wrong sort of companies? Would it be cheaper to do it at home somehow? Or do I just need to wait 'till I'm making more money?