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Ok, Don Piccard has informed me that cross-braces with a basket have been tried before, and they don't work so well. I've had other suggestions of using nylon webbing as a 'cross-brace' to prevent sagging. I like that idea. So here's an updated design, showing the nylon rods for basket weaving: