Hoard/Project Update

Well, I just got in my shipment from http://www.teachersource.com/ and I am absolutely delighted to announce that the synthetic quartz crystals I ordered from them appear identical to the ones I obtained from Special Treasures in Old Town Gaithersburg. Identical to the point that I would wager heavily on them being from the same mold. I also obtained a bismuth egg from them, to add to my growing collection of eggs and orbs that can be used as focus pieces for the Matrix. I am now almost ready to begin construction of the first prototype. At this point, I believe all I need to still do is a) figure out how to connect the mother boards together in the right structure. I'm leaning towards copper support beams as one of the best options, but I have no experience working with copper so I may have to find another solution. Also obtain the materials for whatever solution I end up with, b) figure out what sort of holders to make for the perimeter crystals and obtain the parts for that, c) ritual purify the components and begin the physical and metaphysical assembly. Compared to the physical assembly, the metaphysical aspects of its construction should, at least in theory, be fairly simple. If I can just work out the last few unresolved questions about how to make this design work from a construction perspective, I should be able to have a working prototype ready for field-testing within the month. Figuring out how to make a proper carrying case for it will, of necessity, be left for a future date as yet to be determined.