Hillbilly Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 About 6 month's ago I asked will.vend about a problem I was having with some Oak mech's. The change was piling up on the chute cover and the sweep was not sweeping it off. It caused me several jams and at one location I made .25 in 4 months. He gave me some advice on how to modify the mech. Also how to cut out the drop thru hole. I now get spare change all the time when I service and haven't had a jam in a couple of month's. I serviced a double head today and had 1.06 in one head and .84 in the other. All in pennies, nickels, and dimes. If this keeps up it will pay for a couple of machines a year. Thanks Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicglide Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 About 6 month's ago I asked will.vend about a problem I was having with some Oak mech's. The change was piling up on the chute cover and the sweep was not sweeping it off. It caused me several jams and at one location I made .25 in 4 months. He gave me some advice on how to modify the mech. Also how to cut out the drop thru hole. I now get spare change all the time when I service and haven't had a jam in a couple of month's. I serviced a double head today and had 1.06 in one head and .84 in the other. All in pennies, nickels, and dimes. If this keeps up it will pay for a couple of machines a year. Thanks Andy. I agree that extra change adds up.Have an extra 20-30 cents in just about every machine at each pull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will.vend Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 one of the great by-products of bulk vending is the free pennies, nickels and dimes. I average about 60.00 a month, I save them all year and spend it on Christmas. drop thru mechs rock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted April 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 5, 2011 My spare change goes in my daughters college savings fund. My paycheck is going in my son's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will.vend Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 My paycheck is going in my son's. lol well my paycheck and pennies, nickels and dimes go to my daughters! her Christmas present is an education! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted April 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 5, 2011 lol It's funny, when he comes home all my quarters in my piggy bank(yes I still have one)seem to disappear. He doesn't touch the pennies, nickels, and dimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherlock Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 He gave me some advice on how to modify the mech. Also how to cut out the drop thru hole. I now get spare change all the time when I service and haven't had a jam in a couple of month's. So what's the process to modify the mech and drop-through hole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivend Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Boy, you guys are lucky..all my money and spare change goes to my wife!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted April 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 5, 2011 The first picture is a regular Oak mechanism back plate. The second picture shows the drop thru hole I cut out with a Dremel tool and the bottom of the mech cut off using tin snips and flat files. Removing the bottom of the mech allows quarters to be ejected rather than just falling onto the chute cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGranger Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 The first picture is a regular Oak mechanism back plate. The second picture shows the drop thru hole I cut out with a Dremel tool and the bottom of the mech cut off using tin snips and flat files. Removing the bottom of the mech allows quarters to be ejected rather than just falling onto the chute cover. Have you considered selling the modified mechs to those of us who don't have a dremel or the skills to use it? I could send you a stack of Oak mechs and pay you to customize them for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEREMYTINA Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Have you considered selling the modified mechs to those of us who don't have a dremel or the skills to use it? I could send you a stack of Oak mechs and pay you to customize them for me. Or better yet, patent your modified plate and offer to sell it to Oak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 I'd have to pay a royalty to Andy. Seriously, I hadn't really thought about it. I don't think I would want to do a whole lot of them at one time. I usually grab a couple when I'm waiting on other stuff to come in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will.vend Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I'd have to pay a royalty to Andy. Seriously, I hadn't really thought about it. I don't think I would want to do a whole lot of them at one time. I usually grab a couple when I'm waiting on other stuff to come in. hmmmm! bub does all the work and I get paid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEREMYTINA Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 hmmmm! bub does all the work and I get paid! I still say that the 2 of you could have someone with a CNC machine make the modified plate for you, and then you could sell it to Oak. That idea could be worth a considerable sum to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherlock Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Thanks for the pics Hillbilly. I probably wouldn't have understood without them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendguy Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I still say that the 2 of you could have someone with a CNC machine make the modified plate for you, and then you could sell it to Oak. That idea could be worth a considerable sum to them. You can buy the drop thru backplate from oak for about $3.00. sometimes they have them on special at a reduced price. I think the modification shown in this thread is .75/ea. I have not found it to be necessary on newer backplates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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