Originally Posted by renosteinke
The last thing we want os for somone to take the next step, and deliberately use them as a grounding conductor - as we already do when we bond a transformer to structural iron.


I think you have an 'apples and oranges' situation here, as bonding a metal stud to provide a safety ground back to the service panel in the event of a short is hardly the equivalant to using a metal stud to bond a transformer.