I have found myself being "too smart by half" I have found that it is easier to use a copper pipe stacked full of pennies and push them through the pipe with something smaller (I use a breaker bar) one at a time. It is actually faster and more reliable than the coin separator. It takes a while to get the hang of it but I can do a whole box of pennies in 15-20 minutes now. I will post a video when I get the chance.
@gooneybird999 let me try to explain in more clear terms. I have a copper pipe about a foot long. I fill it about 3/4 of the way full with pennies (about 2 to 3 rolls) so now I have a copper pipe stacked almost full of pennies. I use a breaker bar because it was the best thing I could find to use from my toolbox. The handle side of the breaker bar fits almost perfectly inside the copper pipe. I put the breaker bar in one end of the pipe handle end first and I use it to push the pennies out...
@gooneybird999 as I am pushing the pennies out the other end. they come out one at a time. I line it up with the comparator and am able to guide them into it one at a time. It takes about 30 seconds to a minute at most to empty all the pennies in the pipe into the comparator.
The top of the tube can be flared with a hammer-driven flaring tool that will give a perfect flare. Keep tapping the tool until the pipe just fits the opening. On the bottom end, If the copper tube has been cut with a pipe cutter, ream the inside edge with a knife or rasp to remove any lip. Put a metal bar about the width of the inside of the pipe and the thickness of the slot that you want to make and squeeze the end of the pipe in a vise. Pull out the bar with pliers. No more stuck pennies.
@DAMFORDable that is basically what i did. they were still getting stuck. they dont stay vertical going down and would get stuck in the middle where the pipe got smaller than the width of the penny.
Yes, a video would be good. Did you replace the feeder only or do you have a method that eliminates the comparitor as well?
hailgov 1 year ago
@hailgov still use the comparator. I feed them into the comparator by the method described above.
gooneybird999 1 year ago
I have found myself being "too smart by half" I have found that it is easier to use a copper pipe stacked full of pennies and push them through the pipe with something smaller (I use a breaker bar) one at a time. It is actually faster and more reliable than the coin separator. It takes a while to get the hang of it but I can do a whole box of pennies in 15-20 minutes now. I will post a video when I get the chance.
gooneybird999 1 year ago
@gooneybird999 let me try to explain in more clear terms. I have a copper pipe about a foot long. I fill it about 3/4 of the way full with pennies (about 2 to 3 rolls) so now I have a copper pipe stacked almost full of pennies. I use a breaker bar because it was the best thing I could find to use from my toolbox. The handle side of the breaker bar fits almost perfectly inside the copper pipe. I put the breaker bar in one end of the pipe handle end first and I use it to push the pennies out...
gooneybird999 1 year ago
@gooneybird999 as I am pushing the pennies out the other end. they come out one at a time. I line it up with the comparator and am able to guide them into it one at a time. It takes about 30 seconds to a minute at most to empty all the pennies in the pipe into the comparator.
gooneybird999 1 year ago
The top of the tube can be flared with a hammer-driven flaring tool that will give a perfect flare. Keep tapping the tool until the pipe just fits the opening. On the bottom end, If the copper tube has been cut with a pipe cutter, ream the inside edge with a knife or rasp to remove any lip. Put a metal bar about the width of the inside of the pipe and the thickness of the slot that you want to make and squeeze the end of the pipe in a vise. Pull out the bar with pliers. No more stuck pennies.
DAMFORDable 1 year ago
@DAMFORDable that is basically what i did. they were still getting stuck. they dont stay vertical going down and would get stuck in the middle where the pipe got smaller than the width of the penny.
gooneybird999 1 year ago