Building a Power Strip, any advise?

Not to sound negative, but why in heaven's name would you build your own power strip? They aren't that expensive, and unless you are going to submit your device for UL certification you could have some issues collecting from your insurance company in the event of a fire. Just sayin'...

Br3098, Most power strips have some sort of cheap wiring, filtering, surge surpression,outlets and or IEC.

Ozzy,

There are some very good A/V power strips out there. Admittedly, they are usually overpriced.

Hopefully you have never had to, or never will, make a insurance claim for a home fire. But once you have been through the nightmare that most insurance company investigators and claims depts. put you through, I guarantee that you would never condone the use of any non-UL approved device in your home. These folks are looking for any excuse to deny all or part of your claim, and the use of any type of non-UL product attached to AC power will cost you orders of magnitude more than just buying the approved product.

Leave enough space for oversized wall warts.