Interesting that you went it alone. I bought mine on mass drop and it cost me around $275 when all was said and done. I did get the full hand with metal tops though.

I think you saved a good deal of money by having access to a laser cuter, which makes me think that the mass drop price is actually not terrible given the extra convenience of everything arriving as a kit.

The blue acrylic top is awesome!

Have you considered tents to tilt the edges? They made a huge comfort difference for me.