I'm not allowed hot or sharp objects, other than my body and wit.
Lol, Does that mean you are painful to handle and sponteneously combust when you tell a joke :P
fek me! 60 quid!!!! "you're 'aving a laugh!!!"
Yep it is a bit steep, AV stuff is usually a rip, you could try RS:
http://rswww.com/cgi-bin/bv/rswww/home.do?cacheID=ukie&returningUser=N but they are usually more expensive than maplin.