In case anyone was wondering what happened here, and to show that I do sometimes actually
finish things, this is what the finished item came out like:
And here it is actually being useful:
I do have some photos of the piece-parts before it was finished if anyone is interested. I intend to replace that M8 bolt with something that has either a tommy bar or even a ball-handle, because I hate having to use spanners for things like this.
AS