I will try to reshoot that toggle top today for you, Vern.
We will try some of the suggestions, and I hope they come out better.
I am stuck with the sunporch for light for the moment, as I don't even own a spotlight.
But I will change the background again, and see if it helps.
Gonna give the tripod another try too, as handling these old babies always makes me want to drink German beer and sing Lili Marlene and Wacht am Rhein to them, which doesn't really help in holding the camera still either.