... a few inquiries about my illuminated suspensions. instead of replying to each one I thought it would be better to add an image and some more text. I ...

Does anyone have or know where I can aquire a couple of these with either the eye or hook w/ the pin on bottom that slides into the suspension top to hang a string? I would be willing to pay for them, not looking for ...

View looking up

Here is a chain of nine 400kv suspension hanging from my workshop ceiling with neon tube installed under the rim

This PGE (Portland General Electric Co.) pole is an older 12.5kV. installation with ordinary U-6xx bowl type insulators except the one on the front left. This one catches my eye from the road! The glaze color is a ...

A power pole in western Oregon with suspension disks hanging on "wishbone" crossarms on the 57kV, and old gray Victor M-2140 multiparts on the 12.5kV. Click "view original" for a closer look at these ...

Brand new, still in their shipping crates, I found a very few of these at a contractors supply yard. Not cheap but each is factory mint condition. NGK. CAT. NO. CA-625 EC They are 15 inch dia, open profile, NGK 01, they ...

Got this really neat old Thomas two piecer today. Notice the lilly-shell inner skirt. From what I have been able to gather, there are only around a half dozen of these critters in captivity!!! May be offering for sale ...

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The display is not ready yet, it needs a 4th consol and more wood, at next month..

The light supply.

The tar is free for me, the paint is expensive. I have used tar, it has nice smell, such the railways and the wood poles. When I smell somewhere tar, I will find Insulators :-)

Wow. It is better than I thought.

Romanian 4 pins crossarm, the best for here

The wiring is ready

I needed some power, I had to fill up the wires and get some powert to my tools.

The first 3 consols are on their places.. You can't make horisont on non horisontal field, I use small wood pieces with steel pins from the concrete pole till the last food piece,

Concrete grape cordon poles. That have been a wine yard :-)

I didn't think, I have so many suspensio and strain Insulators..

Rare times..

I thought it is a day work, it have been 4 ones..

... of the utilities yard and asked about suspensions. Jeff picked a rather short one to show me. That pile on the ground behind him is the next ...

... a handy place to hang the collection of suspensions and keep them out of the mud. Over the last year, between the wind and such weight as these disc's ...

... multiparts, two wall tubes and some suspensions. Note the pair of what I think are crimping tools to the upper left near the box ...

The line is suspended on this porcelain spool and not tied. Strong winds move the trees a lot here and it is better to keep the tube loose in the spool. The tubing is set so that it is not pulled too tight yet tight ...