wisky18
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Can you tell us approximately how far apart your rollers are as ours are only about 2 inches apart, thanks.
Inkjet tumbler for $0!
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Oldsjunkie
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They're about 3.5" apart. It shouldn't matter how far apart they are really.
Bodyman
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Ink jet printer coin cleaner
I was in Goodwill today and saw a pile of printers and said hum! . There was an HP calling to me for $ 4.99 with a full load of paper no less. I took it home and tore it apart ,I didn't even remount it to a board , just gutted it of all unnecessary bits and wired the power adapter to the motor ,( note the power adapter had three wires for two speeds , use the slow one ) .A little hot glue here and there to secure the wires and the power supply and that's all. Then I filled a vitamin bottle with some very used powdery Black sand blasting slag and no water I will see how this works. and dirty money and plugged it in . total time invested, maybe an hour. I also used my not to dirty clad to pay for it. Ultimate Recycling!!! Time will tell how long it holds up, but for$ 4.99 it was fun just to see what makes it tick. I have a batch running now! opps! glue the flap lid on the bottle closed first. Looks good after 1 hour much much cleaner. anybody would except them at this point.
I was in Goodwill today and saw a pile of printers and said hum! . There was an HP calling to me for $ 4.99 with a full load of paper no less. I took it home and tore it apart ,I didn't even remount it to a board , just gutted it of all unnecessary bits and wired the power adapter to the motor ,( note the power adapter had three wires for two speeds , use the slow one ) .A little hot glue here and there to secure the wires and the power supply and that's all. Then I filled a vitamin bottle with some very used powdery Black sand blasting slag and no water I will see how this works. and dirty money and plugged it in . total time invested, maybe an hour. I also used my not to dirty clad to pay for it. Ultimate Recycling!!! Time will tell how long it holds up, but for$ 4.99 it was fun just to see what makes it tick. I have a batch running now! opps! glue the flap lid on the bottle closed first. Looks good after 1 hour much much cleaner. anybody would except them at this point.
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Oldsjunkie
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Looks like she'll do a fine job! Good work!
drruthless
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Good idea....
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However personally,
I have found that poverty not necessity to be far more inspiring. ~ drr
Bodyman
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No truer words have been said!
wisky18
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Hi, thanks for your reply, have a printer in bits and hope to have one up and running soon.
Bodyman
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The used up sand blasting slag was to course, now i am trying some fine rock polish grit with a little water and soap . I am also using one of those juice bottles that are kind of octagonal in the center for easy gripping to get more action inside the bottle . its a learning process.
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so i have stripped my canon s400 down like the one's here,when i wired leads from 24v adapter to motor nothing happened,when i wired mains into motor it move a bit then stopped,i left circuit board on mine and when i pressed power button rollers rotated maybe one turn,our electrian has told me they are "stepping motors and are designed to rotate just enough to feed paper through,are we missing something here?
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Oldsjunkie
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Your printer may be different, but the motors on mine were 12 volt. Yes, if run through the board on the printer, it would probably just turn enough to feed the paper until the sensor notices there's no paper there and then it stops. I'd check the voltage where the power cord plugged into the printer, I couldn't imagine it being 24V, but I don't know. Bodyman, I use masonary sand for grit. Works pretty well, and is super cheap!
Bodyman
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I just checked my power supply and out put is 32volts and 16 volts I guess that is what makes one wire spin the motor faster than the other I wired directly to the motor. No printed circuit board ,just power supply and motor I just did trial and error
Bodyman
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Dosen't the sand leave a pitted finish on the coins
wisky18
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Great idea, have tried it and works great, total cost to make $o.oo. A detecting buddy and i Have now built tumbler mk2, has a bigger motor and will take bigger barrels, just a matter of finding the right printer.
That's pretty darned impressive! Gonna make me one.Also planning on making one you mount out in your yard with a fan on it.Go to bed during a windy night.Wake up and your coins are tumbled.No electricity at all! Should be easy to build.Just plan on tumbling coins on a windy day.
That's pretty darned impressive! Gonna make me one.Also planning on making one you mount out in your yard with a fan on it.Go to bed during a windy night.Wake up and your coins are tumbled.No electricity at all! Should be easy to build.Just plan on tumbling coins on a windy day.
Now that's a set-up I've gotta see! Pic's please when done.....
Bodyman
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Inkjet tumbler up date {recall}
Tumbler has been doing a good job of cleaning my coins and other small nut and bolts etc. but It developed a catastrophe this Morning . One of the drive wheels on the printer had a small ridge around the edge and it eventually sawed the end of my jug off and Yuck!!! I just sanded the ridge off and got a new jug now I am back in business again.
Tumbler has been doing a good job of cleaning my coins and other small nut and bolts etc. but It developed a catastrophe this Morning . One of the drive wheels on the printer had a small ridge around the edge and it eventually sawed the end of my jug off and Yuck!!! I just sanded the ridge off and got a new jug now I am back in business again.
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Finnerman
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I have tried a lot of things in my tumbler but have settled on Fast Orange hand cleaner with pumice. Works great and washes away cleanly with no mess. I also add some large copper nuts (3/4" - 1") to my copper and Stainless nuts (and a 1" stainless steel ball) to my clad to help the coins turn over and mix better. They will also help break away heavier corrosion and crust. These are just ones I have found detecting.
If you are using a smooth and slick plastic bottle on your printer/tumbler mod you may end up with your coins just sliding without tumbling. Adding the nuts and balls
may help keep things mixing if you run into this issue.
If you are using a smooth and slick plastic bottle on your printer/tumbler mod you may end up with your coins just sliding without tumbling. Adding the nuts and balls
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CopyTech99
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How much fast orange per load ??
Thanks,
Thanks,
Steve77
Elite Member
I know there's a printing money joke in there. Nice project. Even I find enough clad to pay for one of those. Definitely gonna be trying it.
