I did exactly the same as Saramos. Like I said earlier, the steel was 18 gauge and I was able to have it cut to the size I mentioned earlier and it all cost me $42 which was a very pleasant surprise. Once I got the steel home I used 120, 220, 320, 1000, and then steel wool to clean the rust off and semi-polish the steel. I then drew a grid on each board and I sealed the sheets with Rustoleum Clear Enamel to keep them from rusting. I also keep a good coat of automotive wax on them between projects in case the clear enamel gets scratched. This keeps it from rusting. I bought the latch magnets from [link=http://www.magnetsource.com]www.magnetsource.com[/link], and I bought 300 of them. That was enough to make all of my fixtures and still have about 150 left to use in the build. So far it's worked very very well. As it was said earlier, I wouldn't give it up at gunpoint. I'll never push another pin to build.

This system isn't for everybody. But if you have built more than 2 planes and you are planning a 3rd then you're probably going to continue building and I would recommend this system for you.

Hope this helps

Ken