Coin dispenser

For the cupholder in my son's car. I would rather have made this from a solid piece of wood but only had this glued up piece at the time.

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HardyPritchell

Registered: June 2008
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Date: Mon January 5, 2009
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Bill Bolen

What a great original idea! Nicely executed also...Bill..

#1 Mon January 5, 2009 11:21pm

Mike Baber

This is really cool!!!

Wizzy

#2 Tue January 6, 2009 12:12am

yorksub

Hardy, I really like the coin box.\
Do you mind if I copy it.
Can you give details on how it works??

Charlie

#3 Tue January 6, 2009 1:31am

Junior Adams

yes indeed... very cool... a tutorial would be off the hinges!!

#4 Tue January 6, 2009 3:41am

Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

that is a really cool piece. What that a kit? Tell us more, please. 8-)

#5 Tue January 6, 2009 6:08am

HardyPritchell

The coin dispenser was an idea that had been brewing for awhile born of my frustration that the comercial ones had places for nickles dimes and quarters but not for pennies. The first one I did was just made from a board before I had a lathe. When I got my Jet mini, I thought I could do one that would fit in a cup holder. It is quite simple. I turned a solid blank to the right dimensions (leaving the center part about 1/8" high) and drilled four holes for the coins. I believe I used a 1" drill for the quarter, 7/8" for the nickles, and 3/4 for both pennies and dimes. I got four light springs from the hardware store and turned caps to fit inside the holes and over the springs. The top is a disk of cedar left over from another turning. The design could use some improvement. It dispenses quarters and dimes well because of the groved edges and the size of the quarter. Nickles dispense quite well because of their size. Pennies however don't dispense as well as I would like. They are small and smooth edged so it's a little harder to roll them out. I filed away one side of the lip of the hole to make it easier. It would also probably work better if the cap were a bit smaller or if I had placed the penny hole closer to the edge of the block. Feel free to copy and to improve the design.

#6 Tue January 6, 2009 6:57pm