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severdhed:
hey guys, i bought a coin operated candy dispenser for in my family room at a local flea market this morning.  the unit is closed, but the center part of the lock is missing.  the guy claims i can go to any hardware store and get a lock for it, but i just don't know what to get.  i don't see how anything i stick in there will open this, other than by turning the entire piece.  how does this work?  did i get ripped off/




i tried turning the entire unit at the top, but it only turns slightly and then gets stuck...how is this supposed to work?
92greenyj:
those work with a screw style lock. Basically the lock mechanism is threaded at the bottom and that threads onto the rod going thru the middle of the dispenser. Without the lock mechanism you should be able to just lift the lid off, followed by the globe, then the base from the bottom plate. Unless there is still a bit of the old lock stuck in there, which i can't tell from the pics, it should just lift right off.

Not sure about going to any hardware store to get the right style lock for those. Not sure if its a beaver or not, but most of these machines are the same and will use similar locks. Here is a link to a site with everything you should want or need for that, including locks and stands. I get my stuff from here for my machines at my work arcade.

http://www.gumballmachinesdirect.com/oakgumballmachineparts.html
severdhed:
it doesnt lift off.  it moves about 1/8" or so, but wont lift off. in the bottom of the hole, there is a nut which is threaded onto the shaft that runs up the middle...i dont see how to get that nut off though
92greenyj:
you mean inside the hole where the lock cylinder should be? If thats the case try a socket to remove it. the guy u bought it from probably put the nut in there to keep the whole thing together. Normally the lock cylinder is the nut. Or, alternatively, if you look on the bottom plate there should be a screw head right in the center, that should be the center rod. you could maybe try turning it from the bottom to loosen the nut.
severdhed:
well, there was no way to get a socket in on that nut, since it was pretty much the full diameter of the hole, and there was no slot for a screwdriver on the bottom of the threaded shaft..  luckily, i was able to use a flat headed screwdriver and squeeze it in next to the nut and unscrew it a little at a time until it popped off.  i just wasn't sure how this was supposed to work, and i had no idea that the nut didn't belong there...thank you.

now i just need to find out if there is an easy way to make it take only a quarter instead of 35 cents.  any ideas?
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