Avery Tools
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:06 am
This is my first post to RivetBangers, so please excuse me if I commit any unintentional faux pas. I purchased a pneumatic rivet squeezer from Avery tools last june. For some reason, it seemed to get a little puny and balked at squeezing 1/8 in. rivets recently. I called Bob Avery and he told me to send it back to him. I did, with a little note requesting that he speak sternly to the squeezer to make it straighten up and fly right. Not only did Bob fix the squeezer, he sent me this e-mail:
March 20, 2006
Dear Stephen:
I disassembled your squeezer and left him locked up overnight with all the loose parts in my squeezer parts bin. I threatened him with life without parole in the parts bin should he not straighten up & fly right. (It's quite easy to get that here in Texas -- it's called "cowboy justice" and all you need to get a conviction is to wear cowboy boots & a cowboy hat to court and present as exhibit "A" a 6 pack of longnecks !!).
The next day I cleaned up all the parts, polished a few key internal parts, re-greased all the bearings, and reassembled. Gave him a serious talking to and reminded him what fate awaits him should he return to Texas. I've had him squeeze a couple dozen 1/8" rivets and he seems to be doing just fine now. I've included a book for the purpose of reading him his rights, should he stray and start acting up again. He is on the way back to you today.
Regards;
Bob Avery
P.S. No charge -- all the other parts in the bin took up a collection to pay his fine -- seems they don't want him around since he is such a bad boy!!
Needless to say, it took me about 15 minutes to get up off the floor and stop laughing. As if I did not already know it, Bob Avery and his folks are top drawer. We are so blessed to have folks like him in the home building family.
As a side note, I have just finished both of my tanks on the 8A and am proceeding to skin the wings. I hope to order the fues kit at Sun-N-Fun. I also hope to see lots of RivetBangers there.
Steve Ashby
March 20, 2006
Dear Stephen:
I disassembled your squeezer and left him locked up overnight with all the loose parts in my squeezer parts bin. I threatened him with life without parole in the parts bin should he not straighten up & fly right. (It's quite easy to get that here in Texas -- it's called "cowboy justice" and all you need to get a conviction is to wear cowboy boots & a cowboy hat to court and present as exhibit "A" a 6 pack of longnecks !!).
The next day I cleaned up all the parts, polished a few key internal parts, re-greased all the bearings, and reassembled. Gave him a serious talking to and reminded him what fate awaits him should he return to Texas. I've had him squeeze a couple dozen 1/8" rivets and he seems to be doing just fine now. I've included a book for the purpose of reading him his rights, should he stray and start acting up again. He is on the way back to you today.
Regards;
Bob Avery
P.S. No charge -- all the other parts in the bin took up a collection to pay his fine -- seems they don't want him around since he is such a bad boy!!
Needless to say, it took me about 15 minutes to get up off the floor and stop laughing. As if I did not already know it, Bob Avery and his folks are top drawer. We are so blessed to have folks like him in the home building family.
As a side note, I have just finished both of my tanks on the 8A and am proceeding to skin the wings. I hope to order the fues kit at Sun-N-Fun. I also hope to see lots of RivetBangers there.
Steve Ashby
Ill move this over to the Vendor forums. We put customer service reports over there to help keep track of the good guys and the bad guys. Thanx again and welcome!!
CJ
i've been looking forward to challenging the steak champs!! not gonna be there? 
wazzup widat?