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copperpennies
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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jpf231
Penny Collector Member
USA
340 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2008 : 19:18:09
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Don't waste your time friend - consider a Ryedale if you're truly serious.
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cyberdan
Penny Collector Member
USA
289 Posts |
 Posted - 04/25/2008 : 16:07:34
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Originally posted by copperpennies
Will that work for sorting pennies?
That plus several other hand made parts, a lot of elecrtonics knowledge and a bunch of tinkering will probably work.
you still need to think about a power supply and how to feed your coins into that little box and a framework to hold it all together.
Also if it is used (and still good) why would someone pull it out of a vending machine and put in a new one. |
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copperpennies
Penny Pincher Member
USA
222 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2008 : 17:54:47
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Also if it is used (and still good) why would someone pull it out of a vending machine and put in a new one.
True i will wait for other auctions to come up and jpf231 if i bought a Ryedale i would have about $100 left to sort so, that is out of the question. I am looking to sort about 15-20 hours a week and hand sorting that is sonly a few boxes but if i can speed it up by a factor of 2 or 3 then i could cycle all my money weekly. |
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Delawhere Jack
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1680 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2008 : 22:25:21
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| I've tried two of that model with no success. Seems like ther're burned or worn out. If I try again, it will be with a new-in-box unit. |
"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty." Thomas Jefferson
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Saul Mine
Penny Collector Member
USA
343 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2008 : 23:00:06
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This will get you suppliers of new comparators for about $22. But then what? Hunt around for a coin feeder? Feed it by hand? Where will you get a frame to hold it all together? I have been in engineering and I can tell you it's not easy building a prototype. You are going to spend about $379 trying to do it on the cheap and it still might not work right. It's much better to get a quality instrument to start with and put that effort into sorting coins. |
A penny sorted is a penny earned!
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misteroman
Administrator
USA
2565 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2008 : 23:05:31
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Not allowed to and be on this site. Must buy from Andy
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Buying CU cents!!!! Paying 1.2 unlimited amounts wanted. Can pick up if near Ohio area. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 04/25/2008 : 23:11:55
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I made the same determination Saul did. I bought a couple of new comparitors, a couple of power supplies. Then decided it was a much better idea to go ahead and buy a proven machine. For just a few hundred bucks I got the benefit of Andy going through all the hassle of trying different components, getting the feed system to work, doing all the engineering and testing, etc. One of the best deals I ever made. Save your money.. just buy the real thing. Everyone that has ever cobbled together a home built machine has later gone ahead and bought a Ryedale. Of course if you were to build that home machine it might help you to realize just how good a Ryedale is, but why waster the time, frustration and money? Just get a real machine and start some serious sorting.
Maybe jpf will give you a little discount on his used Apprentice and apply that to the purchase of a brand new Coin Artist instead of having to ship it back and forth and pay the upgrade fee. Might be possible for both of you to come out well on the deal. |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available. |
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PennehChaos.
Penny Collector Member
USA
269 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2008 : 12:50:03
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If you get a CC-16 comparitor, try to find one that doesn't have INH in the name- that's an "inhibitor" function that can slow down coin processing. Also, there are CC-16s that run off several different voltages- 12VDC and 24VDC power supplies are easier to find than 13VDC ones.
i'm experimenting with this:
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Seems to sort accurately enough, now i'm just working on a feeder. Running it off an extra computer power supply, which will also power my feeder motor. i don't expect to hit the volume or reliability of a Ryedale, but i like to tinker with stuff... it helps justify my wife-disturbing collection of disassembled old junk! |
Considering Verizon Business service? Perhaps you'd like to consider a nice drain cleaner enema instead? |
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Tourney64
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1035 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2008 : 20:23:37
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Those of us who have built working coin sorters, like myself and Horgad, have purchased the Ryedale machines. They are much faster than anything you can build yourself. Time is of utmost importance as the copper coins are diminishing in percentages and are disappearing quickly. Why waste your time and money on something that may work but will not be nearly as fast and effective as the Ryedale coin sorters.
Here's a link to the coin sorter I built before I bought the the Ryedale Apprentice:
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More details are on the web site. I don't have it any more, my son has it. Can't provide anything else that's not on the web site in the more info section.
You continue to try and build your own, and I'll continue to take more of my share of the coppers out of circulation while you do.
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horgad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 04/29/2008 : 08:12:27
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After building my first coin sorter (with a manual coin feed), I thought up a couple of automated feed systems that would likely have made it as fast as a Ryedale, but after punching some numbers I decided that a Ryedale would pay for itself faster than I could engineer my feed system and rebuilt my home-made sorter.
In other words, since my goal was to hoard copper, it made more sense for me to spent my time sorting copper as opposed to building sorters. Building a one-off coin sorter that gives you Ryedale performance is just not practical. Fun yes, but practical no... |
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