We seem to discuss parsers regularly. over the years of this century the
archives reveals that ‘we’ have a full understanding. Just two days ago I
wrecked the beam of a new pencil gauge by mangling the job of inlaying the brass
plate for the adjusting screw. I was in a hurry to use it, so I didn’t do the
job the way I know is the right way. When I have a couple of hours I’ll mount a
rescue mission…
I did subsequently spend 40 minutes or so to fit one brass screw. You all know
how necessary it is to have a dash pot with a bit of soft wax to help in driving
screws? - of course you do - so I paused to make up a tiny pot, using some cheap
wax to fill most of the space, then the good stuff where a wipe over with the
screw collects ‘just enough’
Worked a treat, and diverted me from the horrible sight of the stock. A parser
is the tool to use - first I have to make one though.
Anyway - parsers - the story is here. I suggest we strike out the adjective
‘drill’ when speaking of them.
from back in 2000 Todd Hughes describes them
http://swingleydev.com/ot/get/78453/single/
then in 2010
http://swingleydev.com/ot/get/200376/single/
which goes here - fascinating stuff and photos
http://www.watchman.dsl.pipex.com/two-legged%20parser/parser.html
and also
see http://swingleydev.com/ot/get/200506/single/
and
http://swingleydev.com/ot/get/200450/single/
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