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making bush for starter cable: 2018-11-15 Panasonic DMC-FT1
Making an insulating bush for the starter cable to pass through the aft baffle. Here cutting the (nominal 12 TPI) thread on the reduced-diameter boss.

making bush for starter cable: 2018-11-15 Panasonic DMC-FT1
Making an insulating bush for the starter cable to pass through the aft baffle. I tested the fit of the nut after every cut once the thread started to look well-formed, and this is the point at which it first went on freely.

bush for starter cable: 2018-11-16 Panasonic DMC-FT1
I realised quite quickly that I would need a way to grip the bush while tightening the nut, so I popped the bush in the milling vise and milled diametrically-opposed flats on the shoulder.

bush for starter cable: 2018-11-16 Panasonic DMC-FT1
The insulating bush for the starter cable to pass through the aft baffle, ready for fitting.
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