Steve, another thought came to mind after I logged off this morning. Thoughts come more slowly these days.....LOL You mentioned the possibility of the base breaking due to minimal tab thickness. I think what I am going to have to do is put "Guy" wires from the masts down to the table. No matter how careful we like to think we are, the catenary system always seems to jump right in the path of our elbow, hand, something in our hands, etc...... LOL
I had a couple different versions of a catenary system in my garden railway until a few years ago. It just became a nuisance so I dismantled it. SWMBO likes to plant and orders the transplanting of things. You can guess who is the orderer and who is the orderee. Here are some photos of the catenary system. And also a video of it in operation.
I miss having it, so all the more reason why I want one for my O gauge layout.
