Duo-Mat machine on 6 pence

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Duo-Mat machine on 6 pence

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Hello! I am restoring a Duo-Mat machine and it works well but doesn't pay out. I was wondering if anyone has the 6 pence payout mechanism for this machine. See images attached.
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Was the mech missing or damaged? There’s a guy in Germany who make repro ones for this machine. I can find his link if you need it.
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All the parts for the payout were missing when I bought it.
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Never seen a 6 pence version, maybe was a German DM size......I assume you knew about missing parts when buying
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I knew it was missing something but it was too cool to pass up. With the internet I thought I would be able to find whatever I need. I hope someone can help.
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Slides here for pennies but you'll need the rest of the mech. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224131893009?ul_noapp=true
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I hope to find the six pence mech. If I use the penny slides I have a lot more to change.
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Your post confused me (story of my life)
Are you saying the machine operates on 6d or the pay outs cover the range of 6 old pennies?

The latter would seem unlikely as 6 coins maximum is mean, yet the diameter of the tube in the photos doesn't suggest 6d.
What size is the coin entry?
As mentioned, it might still be the original DM. Perhaps somebody removed the whole pay out mech to attempt a conversion, got bored and then lost it.
Personally, I lost it years ago.
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The instructions, the coin slot, and the tube are all 6d.
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Well this is the guy who offers remanufactured slides. https://t2balli.de These are for pffenig coins (not sure how the dimensions compare to sixpences but you might be able to modify them if he can't make them for your size....

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The German penny, or pfennig, is smaller than a sixpence, being 16.5mm as opposed to about 19.3mm for the 'tanner'.
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I will have to go to my local coin shop and get some German coins and make sure they pass through the coin slot
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Most of the German machines I have seen from this period, especially Duomats were on 10 pfennigs, not 1 pfennigs. The 10 pfennig is larger than a sixpence about 21.7mm and thicker. I remember Harold English when doing up his imported German machines would make them 20p machines as this was closed to the 10 pfennigs when using here.

Below is a set of 10 pfennigs slides with 12 sixpences lost in them. Maybe check the size of your coin tube. Also you may need other bits of linkage etc to finish your machine, I guess you may need to decide preferred coinage to head.
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If the labels &c. on the machine refer to 6d, then it has obviously worked on that coin.
I'd say that it would be easiest to concentrate on finding or adapting parts on that basis.
It also preserves the UK provenance. Like the Model T Ford, I would much prefer an example which had actually worked in Britain, rather than one brought-in as a collector's item.
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Yes, I would like to keep it six pence if I can.
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Here's the machine with the 6 pence coin slot.
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Lovely clean machine. Did it come like that or have you been sorting? Mine has similar slot running on 3d.
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I had to take it apart . Stain and clear coat the wood , strip and paint all the metal
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As a matter of interest, does it say 6D anywhere on the machine or awards. The Awards cards look fairly new, but difficult to read and look like it states it only pays 1 coin for the red and black and single increments for other awards up to 5. This would suggest that a single coin per slide, very unusual, was making me wonder if it would maybe have worked on 3D which are much thicker if they fit through the coin entry. The machine as previously mentioned was a 10pf machine as all the win stickers are still in German and as standard pays 2 coins per slide. The coin entries were typically butchered when being converted to UK coinage unless using a smaller coin, which yours has not and looks original.

We cannot see inside the cabinet and the coin acceptor, but does this accept and correctly pass through the 6D coin if complete?
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That’s a good point. You earlier said that coin slot, tube and slides were 6d. I can’t see on the instructions where it says 6d, not clear enough. However, from what I can make out the slot and tube looks exactly the same size as mine which is on 3d - which I believe was more common. Mine still has the pf amounts on the dial too. Have you tried a 3d in the coin mech? Mine is a snug fit in the entry slot (esp after spraying!) which I guess was designed for pfennigs. Usually fine but sometimes when I come across a ‘newer’ 3d it needs a little persuasion to go through.
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