16yr olds one car garage :)

[Lesbos]

Hey Guys...

At first, I want to say sorry for my english, which is not perfect, because I'm from Germany... I got english lessons for only 4 years now, so please don't be angry about my mistakes

This summer I started to renew my garage , while my father was in china for working, we got the whole garage in a new style

At first I want to show you some pictures, how it was before :

So we had to put out all the things, to get a new floor... we didn't have that much money, because... I already said, that I'm 16yr old, and it's hard to get enough money to get a perfect garage... so we got garage-floor-color and we painted it grey, we got new cables, because there was only one plug for the wohle garage, before we started working and also only one light... now theres 4

So, that's a picture, while we put out all the things:

And then painting walls and floor:

now we started putting everything to it's new place and we got a new working table from the shop, which is 3km away we got it by bycicle, it was very hard to transport it... 2.60m long and pretty heavy The transport looked really funny

Now I also got a new toolbox, but I don't have a picture with the toolbox inside... I'm gonna shoot a picture of it soon

And I'm very proud of my... (small) ...erm... I don't know how to say in english this one:

In Germany it's "Standbohrmaschine"


I think this garage is very nice for someone in my age , okay... it's only for motorbikes, but that's all I need... at least, at the moment

When I start working on cars, I will have to get a bigger garage...

So... have a nice day.. hopefully you were able to understand my english

Yours,

Jan

 

[chammyman]

Your English is very good.

Nice garage, I bet it was tricky gettign that table back on bicycles

The tool trolley on the right hand wall, is that a Hazet/Gedore/Klann one?

 

[SEHRAA]

Hey

yeah your English is fine dont worry,
your garage looks similar to the one in a house my family just sold (we buy houses, fix them up and then sell them), fine for motorbikes (like you said) but it'll be okay for one car, maybe, depends how big the car is...,

did a nice job of renewing it

take care

 

[Lesbos]

thanks

no, I think it's a noname toolbox... but it works and it's good quality... but I got high quality tools in it

I can show u a manufactors picture:

that one I will get an old Mercedes W108 280SE from 1972... my father got the car for 20 years now, and 15 years it stood without engine in the rain... It's gonna be a lot of fun, but it's a very big car, and a lot to do, so the small garage won't work with the car

I LOVE THIS CAR!


but the back of the car got a LOT of rust... it goes through the material

as i said, a lot of work to do

EDIT:


aaah, now i understand the question... yes, the tool thing on the picture is a hazet in germany most popular is hazet and Wiha...
i also got Wiha tools for about 250$ now... that's all money, i get in 3 months xD

 

[TejasBimmer]

Your English is very good.
I wish someone took a photo of you carrying the wood.
Now that you can carry wood, you could start working for a bed mattress company.

The transformation to an organized garage is very good.
I bet your father was suprised and so happy of what you did.
Makes is so much easier to work on stuff.

By the way -- nice tool chest and ol' Benz.

 

[Brookesy]

The equipment you didnt know english for is a "Pillar Drill"

 

[atvmech]

or "Drill Press"

 

[LanCat]

Nicely done Jan.

That will be a much better place to work.

 

[CaveDweller]

Nice Garage, Nice clean up job! My garage is 24ft by 36ft and I am cleaning it up now and I wish it was smaller when I'm cleaning it

CaveDweller

 

[Nova72]

nice work!

 

[goodfellow]

Herzlich Wilkommen!! Ihr habt alles sehr gut geplant.

Die "Bohrmaschine" ist "Drill Press" auf Englisch.

We have several members from Germany and Norway --and your MB project looks great.

 

[justinmc]

Great work! That W108 is a classic. We have one or two owned by original owners that still bring theirs in for work. Love that garage space.

 

[Coach James]

Very nice job on fixing up the garage. It looks like a different building.

What kind of welder is in the picture on the right hand wall?

Also, your English is better than some of the students I teach.

Coach

 

[Robbob]

And I'm very proud of my... (small) ...erm... I don't know how to say in english this one:

In Germany it's "Standbohrmaschine"

That's a "drill press".

By the way, your English is much better than a lot of my fellow Americans on the internet.

 

[G TownGLI]

Welcome, the garage looks MUCH better with some simple organization. What part of Germany are you in? My mother is from Nürnberg

 

[Dave928]

your english is better than some american's...

get some lights in there and get the Benz on the road

 

[bchee]

thanks

no, I think it's a noname toolbox... but it works and it's good quality... but I got high quality tools in it

I can show u a manufactors picture:

That is a very nice job on the garage. Please show us your tools!!!

How did you choose your username?

 

[jhn9840]

Your use of English is excellent, better than alot of people I know. Great job of fixing up your garage. Doesn't look like the same place.

Please keep us updated on the restoration of your old Mercedes, always look forward to pics.

jhn9840
John

 

[348guy]

Awesome job Lesbos! Get some lighting in there now. Keep us updated.

Love your user name by the way.

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

Would love to know how you chose your name too!

In england we call that a Pillar Drill I do love how the german language stacks up words to make names for things.
Stand-bohr-maschine = Standing boring Machine.

German is full of such examples, and they never fail to make me smile. Its an the very epitomy of german efficiency!

 

[Lesbos]

Haha

What's so funny about my nickname?, That's kind of my Family-Name, causi my Family name ist Lösbrock and a friend of mine calls me lesbos always...

And thanks for all these nice comments , yes, I will keep you updated about the W108, but I will start working on it in 1 month...

okay... I will take photos of my tools, when I feel better... today I haven't been at school, because I'm very Ill at the moment... I have been lying in bed all day long and I'm so sick of it... Just want to get out, go to my mercedes to pic some parts of it and start working... (At the moment it stands 4 or 5 km away from my garage )

Okay, someone asked about the "weldor"... I had to look up, what that is Erm... it's an Einhell weldor... it was about 500$ but it's really crappy... Einhell is a very good brand, but they should stop selling weldors, with this weldor, no one can do nice work... I'm gonna sell it and buy a Metabo MigMag... That's much better, my neighbour has one...

The mercedes Light are in my garage perfect condition like all the other chrome...


So, maybe this evening or tomorrow, I will will show you pictures of my tools

Yours, Jan Lesbos

 

[goodfellow]

Hope you feel better soon Jan. You have a wonderful project and apparently have good support from your parents to take on such a challenge. Few 16 year olds could make such a committment -- congratulations.

As far as your name is concerned; it's simply the fact that the spelling your name coincides with that of a very famous Greek island that was of great interest in mythology --

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


Good luck!

 

[atvmech]

I was thinking something else....

 

[goodfellow]

I was thinking something else....

Well, I'm not sure what the "something else" is, but if you read the historical significance of the island, you'll see the modern cultural relevance.

 

[atvmech]

Well, i thought it was coincidence..so i wasnt going to brush up on any geography..GUESS I WAS WRONG! haha...Id like to take a trip to LESBO ISLAND....just to go sight seeing

 

[Lesbos]

haha allright... I feel a bit better 'cause of laughing

I don't think, that I will take the photos today... maybe the day after or sth...

 

[cyclopsblown34]

Get some rest Jan. The car will be there when you feel better. Very nice redo of the garage and excellent grasp on the english language.

 

[gesoffen]

Willkommen! Wo in Deutchland wohnst du? Dein Englisch ist sehr gut! Und auch deine Garage!

 

[Lesbos]

haha, ich bin aus Mönchengladbach und du?

zufälligerweise ist dein deutsch sehr gute... besoffski

Danke trotzdem

Gruß,

Jan

 

[Blacknwhitepit]

Mit Babelfish auf Yahoo, sogar mögen eine Person mich, der nur versteht, dass Spanisch auf Deutsch in Verbindung stehen kann.

Nette Arbeit über die Garage.

So geschah was überhaupt Falco?

-BWP

 

[atvmech]

Verlassenes sprechendes Deutsch weiß niemand, was Sie sagen

 

[gesoffen]

haha, ich bin aus Mönchengladbach und du?

zufälligerweise ist dein deutsch sehr gute... besoffski

Danke trotzdem

Gruß,

Jan

Mein Deutsch wird besser nach ein oder zwei Mass! Letzte Wochenende war gut für Mönchengladbach Fußball Fans, schlecht für Bayern München!

Ich wohne in die nahe von Washington DC aber besuche meine Familie oft - sie wohnen in Amberg (Bayern).

Back to our regularly scheduled program for all the other English speaking participants!

 

[Lesbos]

okay, lets talk english again... but your german is VERY good gesoffen! i'd never think, that you are from USA...

I Just decided to create a big carport in front of my garage, where I can put my mercedes so i can work in front of the garage without of rain... at least it will be cold, but dry

I will start working on the carport in one or two weeks, because my father is in china again and i need his car i don't want to carry all the wood by bike again

once was enough for me

Yours,

Jan

 

[ZRX61]

haha, ich bin aus Mönchengladbach und du?

zufälligerweise ist dein deutsch sehr gute... besoffski

Danke trotzdem

Gruß,

Jan

Well thats easy for you to say...



Years ago I worked alongside a German mechanic & he'd ask English names for tools he held up & I'd ask him the German name for tools I held up..

A typical conversation would be:

Me: Whats this? (holds up a screwdriver)
Him: Schroubennsier (doesn't ask me the correct spelling)
Me: *Schwartz*schroubennsier? (pointing at the black handle)
Him: Ja
Me: Schwartz*luft*schroubennsier? (holding up a black air powered screwdriver)
Him: Ja
Me: Schwartzluftschroubennsier mitt kaput motor? (pointing to the broken black air powered screwdriver)
Him: Ja

Then the boss would walk over & ask WTF we were laughing about...

 

[lh4x4]

Very good garage. It is perfect for your use. Without the table a small car would fit fine. Good tools and things necessary to do work. Is that a portable heater along the right wall?

 

[CRAZYASTRO]

Good job on the makeover!!

Jan, ich wäre froh gewesen in deinem Alter überhaupt ne Garage gehabt zu haben!

Don't forget to take pics of the carport, u know people love to see the step-by-step pics on here!!

 

[Lesbos]

yea... on tuesday my father will come back and we will plan the carport

maybe I can also put a 4 post Lift under there, but we would have to get a new ground for that... The Old one is not hard enough

We'll see

 

[GDA]

Great job on transforming the garage into something you like and will enjoy!

I'm a fan of Hazet tools so please post up whats in your toolbox in the my toolbox thread. Some pictures of the motorbike would be cool too.

 

[rocketman]

This picture looks like a cell in a Mexican Jail... don't ask!!

 

[Lesbos]

Haha okay... someone has to ask... why do you know, what a mexican cell looks like?

And... finally, after a long time, i found time to take photos of my tools and the vehicles

These are 50% of the tools... the "better ones", most nuts and tools are Hazet and Wiha, the whorse ones are in another room... so if i need some more tools, i can always get some

Here we go:

That's all I got in my garage + electric tools... from which i have no photos.

Here is my Garage-Computer, well stored in edge of the garage

And Now the Vehicles... at the moment 3 of them... + my fathers Cagiva Elefant 750 with Ducati Engine (it's so much fun to go out on the fields with this bike!):

And all on one picture:

AAH, I forgot the Cagiva

So far...

my father came back from china yesterday... today we put an engine and a lot of other parts on ebay, so i get space for my car... so, when he comes back from his next working trip (Italy, Mailand), we well put the roof in froht of the garage for the car nothing big, but the main thing is, that there is no rain on my car

Yours,

Jan