====== [hemmerling] Assembly by Rolf Hemmerling ====== *Here are samples of my skills as assembler and reassembler of ready made pieces made by industry to unique objects of art ( bicycles ): *During my compulsory military service 1981-07 - 1982-09 at the german army [[http://www.bundeswehr.de/|Deutsche Bundeswehr]], I passed a basic training with concentration on vehicle repair. Additionally I took an introductory course for gas welding at the [[http://www.hwk-flensburg.de/|Chamber of Crafts and Trades Flensburg]], Germany, in 1982-01. 1982-08 - 1982-10, I joined a basic practical training "Metall" ( "Metal" ) at [[http://www.stadtwerke-bielefeld.de/|Stadtwerke Bielefeld GmbH]], Germany. In the late 1980th, I improved my skills at the bicycle repair workshop [[http://www.fahrradwerkstatt-hannover.de/|Fahrradwerkstatt Glocksee]] Hannover. *Some assembled bikes in special bicycle stands, in front of the appartment house in which I lived 1991 - 1998. Digital photo, original size : 376 x 284 pixels, of 1993-08-05. {{craft:assem01.jpg?100|Some assembled bikes}} *Me on a children's bike, next to some assembled bikes and a toboggan, in front of the appartment house in which I lived 1991 - 1998. 24 mm x 36 mm negative picture, scan of the 9 cm x 13 cm photoprint, of 1992-08. {{craft:assem02.jpg?100|Rolf Hemmerling on a children's bike}} *Two assembled bikes. 24 mm x 36 mm negative picture, scan of the 9 cm x 13 cm photoprint, of 1993-01. {{craft:assem03.jpg?100|Two ready-assembled bikes}} *In winter, some of the assembled bikes put down in front of the appartment house were covered with a motorbike cover. *24 mm x 36 mm negative picture, clipping scan of the 9 cm x 13 cm photoprint, of 1993-01. {{craft:assem04.jpg?100|Assembled bikes in front of the appartment house, covered with a motorbike cover, in winter}} *24 mm x 36 mm negative picture, clipping scan of the 9 cm x 13 cm photoprint, of 1993-01. {{craft:assem05.jpg?100|Assembled bikes in front of the appartment house, covered with a motorbike cover, in winter}} *1991 to 1998, my lessor offered me special opportunities to run my workshop in his appartment house - E.g I was allowed to use a special room for storage and assembly, on the 4th floor. I am using banana boxes to store prefabricated bicycle parts. 24 mm x 36 mm negative picture, scan of the 9 cm x 13 cm photoprint, of 1998-01. {{craft:assem06.jpg?100|A view in the special room for storage and assembly, on the 4th floor}} *For moving raw material to my workshop and to move waste material to special recycling offices, I am using a special transport bike, sometimes. 24 mm x 36 mm negative picture, scan of the 9 cm x 13 cm photoprint, of 1998-03. {{craft:assem07.jpg?100|Rolf Hemmerling on a special transport bike}} *Sometimes, I am using the resources of the bicycle repair workshop [[http://www.fahrradwerkstatt-hannover.de/|Fahrradwerkstatt Glocksee]], Hannover, for advanced assembling and construction. 24 mm x 36 mm negative picture, scan of the 9 cm x 13 cm photoprint, of 1998-08. {{craft:assem08.jpg?100|Rolf Hemmerling in front of the bicycle repair workshop "Fahrradwerkstatt Glocksee"}} *Since 05/2002, in the appartment house where I live since 09/1998, I was granted access to a special room in the cellar, additionally to the regular one, for free. The cellar room is next to & behind the cellar stairs and is suitable to deposit bicycle pieces. The magic continues.. *Digital photo, original size : 640 x 480 pixels, of 2003-01-03. {{craft:assem09.jpg?100|Some assembled bikes}} {{tag>artist craft crafts arts art artist artists craftman craftmen assembler assembly assemblies "bicycle repair shop" bicycle bicycles repair shop}} This document is available in [[de:craft_assembly.html|{{flags:de.png|german}}]] language, too !