What do your homebuilt wrappers look like? I finished mine recently with all the hardware etc. My first 3 boo rods were rebuilt with a notched cardboard box with tea cup and telephone books as tensioners. I then, with my neighbor's help, built the stand from some spare teak plywood he had. Last week, a local small hardware was closing its doors and I managed to find brackets, springs, bolts, nuts, washers, rod, and slides for $.05 each totalling around $4.50. Of course it's taken me 2.5 years to build this though. There is also a side stand. Yes, this was built for $4.50. No need to say it- my wife says it all the time...I am cheap.