Music Roll Perforator

My version of the Bob Essex MIDster Punch. I made a motor driven punch head instead of a solenoid. A scrap removal system pulls the "confetti" through the lower punch arm with a small muffin fan and deposits it into a plastic box. It is mostly made from salvaged parts of photocopiers, printers, and typewriters. The linear bearings are ball bearing drawer slides.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Organ
• roll
• busker
• perforator
• punch
• midi
• bandorgan
• Bryan
• n9ybo
• monkeyorgan
• streetorgan
• music
• MIDster

[anglerfly]

what kind of needle did you use?

[jfbflash]

@anglerfly It is a punch and die that I made on the metal turning lathe from tool steel.

[anglerfly]

@jfbflash from what tool?

[jfbflash]

@anglerfly Tool Steel is the type of steel. It is very hard and durable and holds an edge well. It works just like a hand held paper punch.

[kingpav]

where's the monkey?

[jfbflash]

The monkey is operating the camera!

[Suitcasemachine]

WOW!!! I love your punch. I have been cutting my music with an exacto knife. Very well done. I want to make one soooo bad. I wouldn't even know where to begin. Awesome machine :)

[anglerfly]

IS there a piano to play and then it hooks up?

[jfbflash]

They are stock ball bearing drawer slides, mounted sideways. I purchased them at a Home Improvement store.

Jim

[cbkidder]

are those shelf sliders underneath the punch? you rock!!!

[AAErikCO]

Not in this video?