[TheForge] Forge welding...The unfortunate truth OT:

[peter fels]

How did you know Jerry?
They have a strangle hold on the pop rivet feedstock supply.

On Jul 27, 2011, at 12:52 PM, Jerry Frost wrote:

> Doesn't the military industrial complex work into this somewhere Pete?
> 
> Jer
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "peter fels" <artgawk at thegrid.net>
> To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 1:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Forge welding...The unfortunate truth
> 
> 
>> This whole preceding discussion is fatuous posturing and extremely 
>> deceptive.
>> It's a fabricated veil, drawn to protect the entrenched fabricating 
>> industry.
>> The unromantic reality is that almost all modern blacksmith joinery for 
>> some years,
>> Has been accomplished using pop rivets and crazy glue.
>> All too often, crazy glue has been used to affix cheaply purchased, 
>> Chinese pseudo-arc welder beads, used
>> to cover the glue joints.
>> The massive lobbying efforts of the  world wide pop-rivet monopoly has 
>> successfully suppressed the disheartening  truth.
>> 
>> I'm sorry to tell you this...but the truth must out!
>> 
>> Forge welding? Hah!!!
>> 
>> You'll thank me when you are older....pf
>> 
> 
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