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I have about 500 tokens of various sizes and weights that I bought on Ebay. Right now I have a hidden button under the control pannels of all my games that is in parallel with the coin mech microswitch. I want to remove the buttons and go straight tokens.
Has anyone found a good material or method to make a coin mech replacement cute?
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I'd try 1/8" plastic.
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Re:Replacing coin mech with a straight chute
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I use sheet metal and a bending brake, but thats probably more trouble than you are willing to go through for a one time construction. You could still try using a piece of thin sheet metal and some straight edges to create a rectangular "tube".
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Yeah, I can make one from materials, I guess what I was asking is there some readily adapted tube product. Something you can pick up at Home Depot and cut sections off.
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I made mine with aluminum foil and hot glue. I guess that probably wouldn't be the best of materials to use though
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Not quite the answer you are looking for but I used Imonex mechs from Happs (
#42-6901-00
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