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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: fgarvin on July 17, 2010, 06:35:31 pm

Title: DIY Crane Claw Machine
Post by: fgarvin on July 17, 2010, 06:35:31 pm

I would like to build a crane claw machine....  Does anyone have any suggestions, plans or links?   

Thanks,
fgarvin

Title: Re: DIY Crane Claw Machine
Post by: EightBySix on July 18, 2010, 05:32:07 am

Got my daughter one of these (http://www.firebox.com/product/1160/Candy-Grabber)

(http://media.firebox.com/pic/p1160_big.jpg)

It's cheap enough to rob for parts or even ideas maybe.

Title: Re: DIY Crane Claw Machine
Post by: Marsupial on July 18, 2010, 07:58:17 am

where do you get one of those??

Title: Re: DIY Crane Claw Machine
Post by: EightBySix on July 18, 2010, 03:40:20 pm

I put the link in the text above...

Title: Re: DIY Crane Claw Machine
Post by: wp34 on July 18, 2010, 05:09:58 pm

Smart Industries in my home town builds these.  I understand you can buy spare parts through them.

http://www.smartind.com/ (http://www.smartind.com/)

Title: Re: DIY Crane Claw Machine
Post by: Marsupial on July 18, 2010, 08:22:04 pm

Quote from: EightBySix on July 18, 2010, 03:40:20 pm

I put the link in the text above...

D'oh!