Finished all five of the HV towers and got to work on the insulators. Here's the first one completed.
I sawed off the screw head, sanded both ends flat and square on the True Sander, and then drilled an 0.032" hole on both ends to accept the .032" brass wire. I flattened the external wire to make it look like the hanger that screws onto the HV conductor.
For those that would like to duplicate this kind of "insulator", here's a shot of the packet it comes in. I bought it at Lowes. It's in one of the fancy drawers in their screws and bolts dept.
I only have 10 of them so I'll have to go back to the store and get a lot more. They're not cheap, so for the sub-station, I may have to revert to machining my own out of either brass or aluminum. Since I know how to do this now, I'm not worried about it.
In looking at it some more, I realize that I need to put the NBWs to finish them up. I'll do that tomorrow.
