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Wanted to say "hello" from Germany
Hi,
my name is Andy (age 47) and I am based in Frankfurt Germany. Sky has been my Nickname for a long time. Whilest customizing a motorcycle in 2013/14 I had a really hard time getting the metalwork done to my satisfaction. I experienced the same major problems during the restoration of our classic car. This although we had appointed “specialized” shops only. At first I was really frustrated but in retrospect I am even somewhat glad I had those problems. Although I have always been very interested in metal shaping and welding I (for some reason) had never felt the real urge to learn the crafts myself. Now I am investing every minute that my day job and my family allow. I found that I love designing and customizing motorcycles and would eventually like to get involved in rebuilding/customizing classic cars as well. Unfortunately metal shaping is a dying trade/craft in Germany. True and experienced craftsmen seem to be “extinct” already and metal shaping is no longer a taught profession. So at the moment beside trial and error I draw knowledge from books, DVDs and online resources. Can’t wait to start learning from this forum of experts as well and hope that I can contribute something in return. Thanks for offering the opportunity to participate in this forum.
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Hi Andy welcome to the forum
Peter
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P.Tommasini Metalshaping tools and dvds www.handbuilt.net.au Metalshaping clip on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEAh91hodPg Making Monaro Quarter panel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIpOhz0uGRM |
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Moin aus Hamburg. Greetings chrischan
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Thank you both Peter and Chrischan.
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Welcome to the board,
since there are more and more german members, there seems to be a growing interest in the skills. And there are a few schools in germany that teach metal shaping (both steel and aluminium), though none in the surrounding of FFM, AFAIK. But this board is a tremendous help in getting started and broadening the knowledge. Have fun and stay safe
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