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DIY arcade coin pusher
skydivepaul - 1/4/17 at 09:15 PM

So my daughter says to me "daddy can you build me one of those 2p machines like we play at the arcades?"

No problem I say.
3 weekends later and a lot of google searching and measuring I have a working model.
Needs finishing off but the main working are done.
Both Megan and her friend managed to put their phones down for a couple of hours and play!
Happy days

link to you tuby vid here

tegwin - 1/4/17 at 10:07 PM

Very impressive. Well executed

skydivepaul - 1/4/17 at 10:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
Very impressive. Well executed


Cheers, has been good fun researching and building the machine
Stands me at around £150 for materials So far including lights , mdf, Perspex, motor and pwm controller plus decorative items such as poker chips, dice etc.
I am wrapping the mdf in 3D carbon fibre vinyl, not done that before so will be interesting
I'll put a video and photos of the finished unit once completed

trextr7monkey - 2/4/17 at 01:19 PM

Very good you could pass A level DT with one of those
Ian looking forward to seeing the candy floss maker using the washing machine drum next week !
Atb
Mike

skydivepaul - 2/4/17 at 03:02 PM

quote:
Originally posted by trextr7monkey
Very good you could pass A level DT with one of those
Ian looking forward to seeing the candy floss maker using the washing machine drum next week !
Atb
Mike


hahaha my missus would probably take a dim view of dismantling the washing machine to use the drum on a project!
good idea though.

Progress has been good today, just go to get the carbon vinyl wrap on, edging and lights

LBMEFM - 2/4/17 at 08:14 PM

Brilliant, well done I'm sure the kids love it.

nick205 - 3/4/17 at 08:23 AM

Excellent - very good effort!

IMHO something that gets kids away from phones (screens) is worth the time and effort.

Don't get sucked in to providing buckets of 2p coins for them to play with though


ETA...our 3 kids (11 =9 + 9) each have an Amazon Kindle. They have a limit of 30 mins at a time then it's turn off and do something else - even dare to play a game with your Dad! I've taught them chess and backgammon so far - the oldest can now beat me at chess and is not far off with backgammon either!


[Edited on 3/4/17 by nick205]

skydivepaul - 10/4/17 at 09:53 PM

Spent a bit more time on the coin pusher over the past week and got the vinyl wrap on, edging strips and lights.
Just about finished now. Need to fit some handles as the thing is heavy!!! 20+ KG



you tube linky



with lights





without lights