[TheForge] ABANA membership

Tue Jul 9 14:45:05 2002

It is possible to subscribe to NOMMA's magazine Fabricator without joining
NOMMA.I think it is $24 a year.

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Mark & Sylvia Mondloch
Silver Creek Pottery & Forge
W6725 Hwy 144
Random Lake ,Wi 53075
[email protected]
http://www.silvercreekpottery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fiorini & Skiles" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] ABANA membership

> Dave,
> I would love to know what metal mags you get for the cheap price.  Or are
> they only newsletters?  Your ABANA membership dues barely pays for the
> magazines.  The cost of producing a major mag such as the Anvils Ring is
> extensive, let alone receiving the Hammers Blow to boot.
> It was also brought up earlier that it would be better for people to join
> NOMMA rather than ABANA.  I belong to both and the NOMMA membership is
over
> $200 a year and only one mag.
>
>  Bill
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Bendall" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 11:02 AM
> Subject: [TheForge] ABANA membership
>
>
> >      Look out, I just had an idea, sparked by several folks mention of
> > what they feel they get by being members of ABANA- two magazines, and
> > attending a conference every two years. Personally, I like the magazines
> > just fine, but may not attend another conference. Therefore, my $45.00
> > goes for a monthly magazine. All my other magazine subs. run $10.00 to
> > $18.00 per year, with no conferences.
> >      Some other organisations have different levels of memberships-
> > cheapo magazine only, then the more expensive magazine plus discount on
> > merchandise, and voting rights. Would it be practical for ABANA to offer
> > similar levels of membership? All the apparent corruption in the ABANA
> > board really irritates me, even more so when I consider that something
> > like $27.00 to $35.00 of my membership fee is just wasted, unless I buy
> > stuff from ABANA at a discount, and attend conferences regularly.  If I
> > could just get the mags. and not foot the bill for the more questionable
> > goings-on of ABANA, I'd sure prefer it.
> >      Just my two cents. What do others think?
> >      Dave Bendall in Phoenix
> >
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