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yeah you want to make sure you buy a track hub with the same number of spoke holes as the rim you've got. 32/36 are v v easy to cater for and build decent strong wheels.
if you're planning on building your own, you will need a spoke key, some lube (teflon chain lube is fine) and a rudimentary truing stand. you can use your forks but you'll get the wheel truer if you use a stand. There are plenty of people on here who have built their own wheels, and there are always a few wanting to build some, so you should be able to meet up with people quite easily for a sort of group wheel-building lesson.
fatboy - its actually pretty straightforward if a little tedious. the truing requires a good eye and a few tools (but you can make them all yourself easily)... saying that if it wasn't for hovis brown i wouldn't have bothered being shown how to do it! I def couldn't be arsed to build all the tools myself :)