Maybe flourocarbon (PVDF) fishing line? I'm interested if you are planning to try to replicate the original dry pile or have something else in mind.
On Mon, Jul 22, 2019, 4:03 PM Rob Klein <[email protected]> wrote: > We can be fairly certain that materials like Nylon and PTFE were not > around when the original bell was made ... > > Someting like (waxed) silk, perhaps? > > > Met vriendelijke groet, > Rob Klein > > verstuurd vanaf mijn smartphone > > Op 22 jul. 2019 21:40, om 21:40, Adrian Godwin <[email protected]> > schreef: > >Nylon is hygroscopic. Doesn't seem like a good idea. PTFE is flexible > >when > >thin - eg PTFE sleeving. Some of the other artificial fibres such as > >dacron, kynar etc. might also be good - I'm not sure of their > >electrical > >properties. > > > > > >On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 7:17 PM Dr. David Kirkby < > >[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I have been discussing with some friends about the Oxford Bell with a > >view > >> to making one. One guy can not believe a battery can last 175 years. > >> > >> Anyway, I was wondering what would make a good insulator to suspend > >the > >> ball. I thought of nylon fishing like, but can anyone think of a > >better > >> insulator? Obviously PTFE is a good insulator, but it’s not exactly > >> flexible. Nor is sapphire. > >> > >> Dave > >> -- > >> Dr. David Kirkby, > >> _______________________________________________ > >> volt-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > >> To unsubscribe, go to > >> http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts_lists.febo.com > >> and follow the instructions there. > >> > >_______________________________________________ > >volt-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > >To unsubscribe, go to > >http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts_lists.febo.com > >and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ > volt-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts_lists.febo.com > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ volt-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
