3D printing is the most affordable for the home hobbyist. A more than good enough printer can be bought for a few hundred dollars. The best for the money is made in Canada.
A person can get the program they need on
https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=LE ... f1b9cc2d1f I understand there is a forum with Thingiverse with lots of help.
On You Tube, Mister Pete 222 just got a 3D printer and Abomb79, also of You Tube fame just got one of the Canadian made units.
https://youtu.be/4ot9bmFTqpAhttps://revolution3dprinters.com/produc ... d-printer/https://revolution3dprinters.com/ If a person must have a cast metal badge, this 3d printer can be used to make the pieces that are used to cast the parts. Mister Peter 222 has video on this.
If a person need to have a chrome finish, the plastic printed parts can be coated with a spray chrome at home, or sent out. Any new car with chrome parts are plastic base and a spray chrome finish.
I have made and will continue to make badges on my milling machine. I am stuck with the old school manual lay-out and manual machine. This is time consuming and not practical.
My daughter teaches this sort of thing and I have considered buying a MADE IN CANADA 3d printer for her. In exchange she can make some badges for me.