dperry Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Found an interesting rack stand for vista panel head machines. This looks like the holy grail of rack stands. I've been looking for something like this for a long time. Wonder how hard it is to replicate. Expect some photos of prototypes in the near future. http://cgi.ebay.com/Mobile-Gumball-Stand-4-Oak-Vista-Machines-/170662140579?pt=BI_Vending&hash=item27bc419aa3 If anybody can download the pix and upload them here for posterity, that would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherlock Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 That's an interesting design. It's not bad. One thing I don't like about it is the need to remove the top machines to access the bottom ones. If I need to access one globe on a lower machine, I'd hate to have to unscrew a total of two lids (top and bottom) and remove two whole machines from on top. With a traditional rack stand I just unscrew one lid and I'm there...No need to mess with the other machines. It also looks like the design limits you to 1" or bulk product, too. I like having the flexibility of putting flat vends on the top of my 4-ways. Others like being able to add 2" on top. I do like the look and basic idea, though. But, IMO, because of it's limitations, it's little more than a glorified U-Turn....without the spinning heads of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dperry Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 I think it would work well in cases where there is not a lot of room. I expect that once you remove the screw rod that goes between the machines, the top rack will swing one way, while the bottom will swing the other, thereby giving you easy access to the bottom rack. It should be easy to come up with a concept that would allow a mix of different types of machines. I know that Havending has some custom NWs that have them stacked one on top of the other. This isn't really any different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havending Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Contact oak they may have been involved in the making of that one. Looks very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will.vend Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 that is an oak or victor stand from the 60's, (I think victor) the top two machines will swivel giving you access to the bottom two machines, it also has wheels built into the base. I remember my dad using them alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherlock Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 If you have to remove the screw rod in order to swing the top machines out of the way, that's not much better than taking off the top 2 machines. It's almost as time consuming isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpvnc Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Why was all the good stuff made in the 60s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I've posted pictures of a similar rack that I have that was made by Beaver in 1962. The one I have the machines do not have lids. It also has 4 rods(1 in each corner). It has 2 wheels on the bottom like this one. If I can ever find 2 more machines I plan on refurbing the rack as a keepsake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dperry Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Somebody here has been talking to oak about my interest in this stand. I got an email today that gave a little history on it. Seems it was popular, but they stopped making it because of the lawsuits from kids climbing on it and hurting themselves. They included a pdf of the brochure for it. Unfortunately, I can't attach it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpvnc Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Seems it was popular, but they stopped making it because of the lawsuits from kids climbing on it and hurting themselves. I guess we should be careful in the stands we build then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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