[TCML] Stand offs

[davep at quik.com]

>
> This topic has begun to intrigue me.
> Is there something EXTRA special
> about the ceramic material in these
> bushings?  If not, It occurred to me
> that we could easily make our own
> with a little clay, and a kiln.
   Could be done, i guess.
   However.
   I've done some casual reading on the development
   hours/years/dollars that went into those simple
   seeming insulators.  I'd buy 'em:  Home brew
   gets into a LOT of unknowns of
   material/purity/lifeunderstress...

   One might by analogy ponder the recent discussion
   about the conductivity of the lettering on the
   PVC pipe (If I'm recalling accurately???) as
   illustrating the pitfall possibilities.

   best
    dwp