Hello from Germany

[Richard K]

Jens,

Welcome to the forum.

A couple of questions:
In your profile you list an interest in "wood gas". what is that?

And your forum name "Blechpatscher"; I look up "Blech" and "Patsch" in the German/English dictionary and am confused. Is there a story behind the screen name you use?

[Jere]

Hello Jens and welcome. Do you have any picks of your past projects?

Jere

[mr-cooper]

Hallo Jens, grüße

[Blechpatscher]

Hi Olli,

your projects look like mean fun machines, If I ever come around your town, would you give me a ride?

[Blechpatscher]

Hi Richard,

wikipedia has an article about wood gasification, that should clear things up:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_gas_generator

There is a german word "Patsch"?

It's hard to translate a colloquial term but I'll try:

Blech = sheet metal
patschen = to affix something in the rough way (just slap it on there and let's get going)

so, it's just a slang word for a panel beater, used mainly in the south of germany

I hope that clears a few things up, feel free to ask more...


Jens

[Blechpatscher]

Hi Jere,

not really, since I haven't had the chance yet to build something worth mentioning at home and didn't take pictures at work.
Currently I'm building a toolbox for my neighbour, but since it hasn't got much to do with sheet metal, I don't think it would fit into this board.

But be assured, as soon as I have workshop, that will change!