What are some of the related professional/hobby associations?
ABANA – Artist Blacksmiths Association of North America PO Box 206 Washington, MO 63090 (314) 390-2133 Dues are $35 per year, which also includes their publication “The Anvil’s Ring” (see earlier, magazines) The British counterpart is apparently the BABA (British Artist Blacksmiths Association) but I don’t have an address for them. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 345 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017 (800) 843-2763, toll-free Mexico phone: 95-800-843-2763 toll phone: (201) 882-1167; fax: (201) 882-1717 & (201) 882-5155 email: infocentral@asme.org The ASME publishes codes and standards for drafting, pressure vessels, machine tool accuracy, etc. There was recently a thread in which a gentleman asked about alternate sources for an ANSI standard (published by the ASME). Unfortunately, the third-party publishers charge more for these documents than the ASME does (the originator). In this particular case the third-party wanted $100 for a standard that the ASME charges $
