For sheet stainless you're probably best paying someone to water-jet cut it. Laser cutters that can cut metal are way way way out of the price range of normal people. Also you can't really mill sheet metal.
If you want to do something cool and home-made you could probably hook up an electric nibbler to an X-Y stage.
If you want to do something cool and home-made you could probably hook up an electric nibbler to an X-Y stage.