Goodhart

I am VERY sorry that my circumstances kept me away for so long (5 years), but I'd love to start getting involved again. Let me know what I can do ! Mike

It would have to be spring tempered, but not a strong spring. The cloth should be light, not thick

The snake itself isn't hard to make. A light tension spring covered with cloth, mostly.

Despite my now living in Arizona, I am still not close enough to attend.

my ability to travel is greatly reduced since I moved here. Was hoping at least ONE Arizonian would pop up.

do some research or ask so you have and supply fun. I enjoy it immensely.

Am off base here, or is this similar to how the old mechanism inside mice with the little ball on the bottom, works?

It is a very common commodity in AZ. In fact, its nearly a requirement to keep cooling costs down. Cut it with a scissors, and squeegee it on with some water to keep the squeegee from snagging. It works great.

Could you use a bunkbed (possibly a discarded one) and modify it to take boards instead of a mattress?

I am trying to become accustomed to the changes. (HI Kiteman). I won't be building anything for awhile, but I do hope to get into the forums more often.

I may not be able to, but I am going to try to be less scarce here.

you hack to either learn about or rebuild / repurpose something.

I know this is not the proper place for this, but I HOPE I can be less of a stranger from here on in. *waving* Hi Kiteman !