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Pounds confuse me so on price I would say judging by the timber prices I have read and the plentiful supply through Lignattorre sorry about the spelling he could fill the bill with terrific stuff, then buying the kits in excess of your need in one bite. Now cutting for this number means two hundred individual blanks marked and numbered ( I then use new rubber bands to keep them together ) Drilling as one batch easy breezy I often have done more in one run leaving the drill running. For Slimlines using the 7mm DeWalt extreme 2 drill will easily drill these and more. Glueing up choose your own glue use sliced potatoe and press one end of each brass in and clean that up before glueing. I always get a drill punch or some such use gloves and ruff up the brasses prior to this. Glueing have a pack of table napkins handy work as clean as and be generous with the glue. Broken down to a few proceedures and having prepared them all beforehand the task is simplified indeed twenty at a time is a piece of cake. With the slimlines choose the style with the best clip and stay with that clip for all trying to eliminate variables if they want boxes let them purchase these themselves, buy them all in advance dont try to be treasurer or overcommit. Do your sums the labourer is worthy of his hire.

Have fun mate Peter.

<blockquote data-quote="Penpal" data-source="post: 183296" data-attributes="member: 122">Pounds confuse me so on price I would say judging by the timber prices I have read and the plentiful supply through Lignattorre sorry about the spelling he could fill the bill with terrific stuff, then buying the kits in excess of your need in one bite. Now cutting for this number means two hundred individual blanks marked and numbered ( I then use new rubber bands to keep them together ) Drilling as one batch easy breezy I often have done more in one run leaving the drill running. For Slimlines using the 7mm DeWalt extreme 2 drill will easily drill these and more. Glueing up choose your own glue use sliced potatoe and press one end of each brass in and clean that up before glueing. I always get a drill punch or some such use gloves and ruff up the brasses prior to this. Glueing have a pack of table napkins handy work as clean as and be generous with the glue. Broken down to a few proceedures and having prepared them all beforehand the task is simplified indeed twenty at a time is a piece of cake. With the slimlines choose the style with the best clip and stay with that clip for all trying to eliminate variables if they want boxes let them purchase these themselves, buy them all in advance dont try to be treasurer or overcommit. Do your sums the labourer is worthy of his hire.Have fun mate Peter.<img src="http://www.penturners.co.uk/images/smilies/crossed_fingers.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":fingers:" title="fingers&nbsp; &nbsp; :fingers:" data-shortname=":fingers:" /><img src="http://www.penturners.co.uk/images/smilies/crossed_fingers.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":fingers:" title="fingers&nbsp; &nbsp; :fingers:" data-shortname=":fingers:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Penpal, post: 183296, member: 122"] Pounds confuse me so on price I would say judging by the timber prices I have read and the plentiful supply through Lignattorre sorry about the spelling he could fill the bill with terrific stuff, then buying the kits in excess of your need in one bite. Now cutting for this number means two hundred individual blanks marked and numbered ( I then use new rubber bands to keep them together ) Drilling as one batch easy breezy I often have done more in one run leaving the drill running. For Slimlines using the 7mm DeWalt extreme 2 drill will easily drill these and more. Glueing up choose your own glue use sliced potatoe and press one end of each brass in and clean that up before glueing. I always get a drill punch or some such use gloves and ruff up the brasses prior to this. Glueing have a pack of table napkins handy work as clean as and be generous with the glue. Broken down to a few proceedures and having prepared them all beforehand the task is simplified indeed twenty at a time is a piece of cake. With the slimlines choose the style with the best clip and stay with that clip for all trying to eliminate variables if they want boxes let them purchase these themselves, buy them all in advance dont try to be treasurer or overcommit. Do your sums the labourer is worthy of his hire. Have fun mate Peter.:fingers::fingers: [/QUOTE]

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