I had bought a lightbox originally since they aren't too expensive these days for good bright LED versions, though even a simple incandescent bulb in a box with a sheet of glass or clear plastic on top would work (assuming you can get said bulbs, here everything is "energy saver" now which take a good 3-6 minutes to warm up before they reach full intensity...
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). In the picture there the strip was the same width as the PDF printout page strips so after taping down the printed page it was just a matter of lining up the bottom/top edges (didn't bother cutting anything out from the printed page, just put the strip over top).
The strip I had there was what came with the musical movement, you can also buy additional precut strips and even continual strip rolls in 15-50 meter lengths through Etsy, eBay, Amazon, and AliExpress (though the shipping can be slow and pricey coming from China).
Punching time is another matter entirely, if it's a simpler tune or a short tune then it may be fairly fast going. If it's a very complicated tune with lots of harmony chords accompanying the main melody then that can wind up taking a good bit longer. Usually just a matter of patience either way.