>>I'm trying to think of a way where I would use something strong (it can't bend at all as it could crack the design work on the cake) that uses a handle or something. I wonder if a piece of 5/8" plywood with canvas straps thread through slots at either end, meeting in the middle at a handle, kind of like a carry-on bag, would work.
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>This whole thread proves my point that programming is The General Practice of Problem Solving. Need ideas for practical problems - ask programmers.

I agree. And those with a math or mechanical background especially. We programmers think both along the lines of proven concepts, as well as outside the boundaries of conventional thinking. Good observation.