A quick update, without photos. The suit sat pretty much through the month of February, as I focused on soem other projects. Last night, I returned to it. I have been thinking about this all month, but I did not like the way the hoses from the knee joints to the torso looked. They're made of a fine piece of single-strand insulated wire, anchored in the joint, and covered by a fine spring. They look OK, but they're not quite rigid enough, and there are a couple of kinks, where there should be smooth curves. So I decided to rip them out and replace the wire with solder. I've removed the hoses, which included a little bit of surgery, since they were anchored in place with a knot and CA glue. In the end, I had to cut them at the base and use the Dremel to drill out the holes. Thank the Lord for a steady hand! I did learn that the solder I have is took thick for the spring, so I'm fixing some pieces of aluminum wire instead. End effect will be hoses that will resist the occasional bump, till I finish. I'll take pics, when I have that finished, and tonight, I return to making a replacement hand.