thanks!!!!! Well, I spent about 20 mins on trials making just the first one, so when it came to the whole batch I knew what to expect. I did burn myself a few times, because alu gets hot fast, I mean HOT. Also, I had to make 2 wooden thingies to hold them in place, only the second one works, and not too good. I should buy one of those machinist clamp things that secure stuff under the drill, and definitely make a primitive xy table out of some particle board. I plan to make more of wood/alu bridges of different designs, so it should come in handy.
Regarding the ummm...state of the shop, I do my best to clean up..sometimes...but I'm a hamster, I pile up stuff, and when I work, I see only the workpiece I did make a tool stand recently and it did make it better.