[Milsurplus] Fwd: Adel nibbler & old-fashioned values!

[J. Forster]

Interesting. The nibbler is one of those "lifetime tools" that you only
buy one in a lifetime, like Greenlee Chassis Punches and a really good
socket set (I've still got a Husky set I bought in the mid 1950s).

They don't make stuff like that any more.

FWIW,

-John

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> I thought this might be of interest to the reflector.  Ray is an old
> friend, K5FKT, formerly W6RIC.  I lost my nibbler somewhere over the
> years, but recall using them a *lot* over the years before I built the
> machine shop.
>
> 73,
> Mike  KC4TOS
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Date: 	Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:16:22 +0000 (UTC)
> From: 	Ray Mote <rlmote at comcast.net>
>
>
> Just got my new Adel nibbler & spare punches in, and everything was as
> claimed.  Yes, there's a story behind this....
>
> I've owned & used my trusty Adel to build a /lot/ of projects for the
> shack over the years.  Only problem is that it's somewhere in one of
> over 600 boxes that I don't dare unpack because I've got no way to
> protect whatever I unpack against moisture, etc., as well as no room
> where I can put it -- it'd have to go back into those containers.  Could
> really have used it to make a hole for that IEC2 power connector on the
> Mom Alarm, but I just bit the bullet, bored a hole and lined it with a
> rubber grommet, cut that connector off the cord and fed it thru the
> grommet.  A little strain relief and I was done.  It was /afterward/
> that I found the chassis-mount IEC connectors in a box in the living
> room.  :(
>
> That got me thinking about my Adel, so I Googled Adel & found 'em.
> Called the number and talked to Donna Barone, who informed me that they
> don't take phone orders, just Internet, due to the low number of such
> orders and high costs of processing.  She told me about her dad, Alf
> Adel, who designed and manufactured the tool until his death.  Two
> things stood out:
>
>      1.  He was a ham, and had a shack in the back of the shop.
> Apparently he was very active.  (She couldn't remember his callsign).
>
>      2.  When anyone wanted to change the design or procedures to reduce
> costs, he always responded with:  "If you cheat the customer, he will
> know it".  As a result, she makes sure they use the same materials and
> are made the same way as the originals, right here in the U.S.   (That
> got my attention in a hurry!)
>
> The nibblers are $34.95 and spare punches are $13.95, shipping included.
>
> Adel Tool Company
>
> 4640 North Ronald
>
> Harwood Heights, IL  60706
>
> (708) 867-7773
>
> www.adelnibbler.com <http://www.adelnibbler.com>
>
> Appears to be exactly as I remember mine looking.  I'd like to more
> about old Alf, and I wonder how long she can keep on making 'em, as well
> as whether there's someone to take over when she goes (but then I won't
> be around to know it anyway).  ;-)
>
> 73....Ray
>
>
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