A cheaters cheap method for a breakout box (which I use for work all the time since I work with so many different connectors..) is to get male and female pins, no connectors, put a wire into a male pin, crimp it on, then slide some heatshrink over the crimp section to prevent shorts. Do the same for the female pin, now you should have a male and a female pin, each of which has a wire coming off. you can twist the wire together and have a connection point, but thats a bit of a pain and you run the risk of shorts, so what I did was take some spade butt splices, cut the shielding out of the middle on one side of each (M/F), this way you can put them together without worrying about shorts but still have access with a multimeter lead and if you cut the plastic shield right it will hold your lead in place for you. Not nearly as nice as the breakouts that you guys have done, but for a universal "dollar store" solution I've found it works wonders.
