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Thanks for weighing in unclestu_thoughts on your thoughts

A couple of points and questions:
There were a couple of things I was trying to accomplish at once. The brass, while a better conductor of electricity, should also conduct the transformers vibrational forces to the last, and most important third cone in the triad, sitting on the Herbies hushpuckie, supporting the amp. Utilizing a nylon threaded rod would not pass the vibrational energy as well as the brass, but may indeed be a better material to use, electrically although, torque strength could be an issue. The vibrations from the transformer sitting on a 1/4 inch thick rubber pad, that's about all the extra space (height-wise) that I have to play with, would help resolve some of the vibrational issues caused by the transformers operation. Perhaps the gain of absorption by the rubber would offset the loss of transference through a threaded nylon rod.
The 3" stainless steel disc, with Kapton film facing the transformer, should keep some of the escaping currents from reaching and reacting with the other metals and components above and around it, the disc itself included, albeit small parts (nut, etc.) until reaching the aluminum lid of the casework and bouncing around inside thereafter until absorbed by everything else inside, part of a big problem in all casework, I would think.
Is a ground wire necessary if using the brass threaded rod as the transformer is grounded to the IEC inlet and internal to the casework?
Do you know anything about the sendust tape/sheets being offered by Oyaide and available from The Cable Company? The tape is very thin, .1 mm thick (sheets are thicker) and I could "pack-out" the excess space produced when using a 6 mm rod with it or Kapton or Teflon tape and what are your thoughts on wrapping the brass rod (if I use the brass instaed of Nylon) with the various tapes or enclosing it in Kapton tubing?
Sorry, I got wordy. Thanks again.

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