Snorkeling in the Keys years ago gave me that deep calm VR mentions, @barbaramurphy. Funny how tech tries to copy nature.

Focus on staying healthy, not beating others.

Was it actually the main spring that gave out, or did one of the little ones inside the plug snap? I've had a weak spring keep the pins from setting right, making it feel like the key was turning to mush. How did you even figure out that was the problem, did you take the whole thing apart? Tbh a lot of lock issues just come down to a cheap spring getting crushed over time.

Watch any institution drift without accountability.

Seems like a lot of hassle for a bracket. I've seen plenty of custom jobs work fine without that level of testing. Maybe they're just being overly cautious.