Duchess one arm bandit in Lincoln. Help fix?

[glittering-prize67]

Let's see Jeremy, pot full of molten metal, walking 'round the garden - where's me camera, I bet you melted it.

[Golden12]

Straight breaks, like the slide shown in the Market, I have had more than a modicum of success in repairing with modern adhesives

Hi Badpenny,

It is my ad on the Market looking for a replacement to the broken coin slide. I have tried to super-glue it but it didn't hold.
One tip I have had is to leave it for a few days to harden so will try again as it looks unlikely anyone has spares.
I am restoring a Princess bandit which is in excellent condition apart from the broken slide. Out of the five coins slides, three are made from steel. It is one of the pot metal slides which has snapped (see image). I will try again tonight and leave it for a few days this time.

Dan

[treefrog]

Got loads of spare individual and complete slide sets for beromat machines, both brass and alloy if you need help...

[badpenny]

Got loads of spare individual and complete slide sets for Beromat machines, both brass and alloy if you need help...

Good man TF .... poor old Dan has been advertising on the market for a replacement since Mafeking was relieved.

I wouldn't use super glue incidentally, I'd use a two pack epoxy glue.
It's a bit like using car body repair stuff, you put on more than you need and then rub it back.
Firstly I'd make sure the edges of the break were as rough as possible.
Then I'd place the two parts on Greaseproof Paper.
Make up double the amount of adhesive you'll need.
Leaving a tiny gap between the parts to ensure the gunk gets in there, use a cocktail stick and lather it on and into the gap.
Wait until it's starting to go off and force the parts together.

Now go on holiday for a fortnight, that'll ensure you don't even look at it, let alone touch the little beastie.

It should peel off the Greaseproof Paper easily, but don't be clumsy with it.
Using something like a Dremel and a sanding attachment address the height of overlap of adhesive on the top and bottom of the slide.
You can leave excess on the sides as not only will it add strength but it won't foul on the other slides.

Be very careful when doing the sanding back and take lots of breaks (no pun intended) as it will generate a lot of heat and the melting point of Pot Metal is just a fraction above ice.

BP

[Golden12]

Hi Badpenny,

Thanks for the advice - it is all about knowledge. I should have come to the forum first!
I have e-mailed Treefrog to take him up on his kind offer of help.
In the meantime I am off to the DIY to buy some epoxy resin.

Cheers,

Dan.

[badpenny]

Right I've got those pesky, dagnabbit replacement slides up-sized.

I used the bottom slide which is the brass one that resets and releases the stack at the beginning and end of the cycle to mark them all.

Once I knew how much meat had to come off them I stuck a rough circular file in my electric drill and chewed out the excess.

Then I taped them together and threatened them with a small sanding barrel to smooth off the edges and hey presto, job's a good 'un.

Now to chuck it all together and make the slug rejector.

Aluminium stack in vice with brass one and old penny for comparison.

BP

[dicky_88]

Machine is now in good working order thanks to Jeremy's hard work. Brought her back to life for me. Much appreciation and thanks once again.

David

[badpenny]

Glad you're pleased D.
Now I know why I can't stand throwing away bits and bobs, it's amazing what will come in handy.

Now you need to chuck a few hundred pennies through it to let it bed in.
Don't hesitate to shout if a problem arises.

[dano4658]

Hi treefrog

I'm new to this forum and new to coin op machines.
I've just got my hands on a Dutchess one arm bandit. On the surface it looked like a good one. On closer inspection there is a big issue. The payout is not working properly. I've taken the coin sliders apart to find all of the slides have broken in two. On a post you wrote back in 2014 you said you have spare sets. Is this still the case? Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks dano

Got loads of spare individual and complete slide sets for beromat machines, both brass and alloy if you need help...

[badpenny]

Hi dano ...

I've been mending Gunther Wullf mechanisms 50 years man and beast.
Treefrog is your best chance of replacement bits and bobs, however if you want another pair of eyes or a bum steer advice, t'would appear I am very close.
I live Uphill in Lincoln.

Don't hesitate to contact me if you want.

Cheers and welcome to the forum

BP

[treefrog]

I've been mending Gunther Wullf mechanisms 50 years man and beast.
Treefrog is your best chance of replacement bits and bobs, however if you want another pair of eyes or a bum steer advice, t'would appear I am very close.
I live Uphill in Lincoln

BP, I think Dano attached to original poster on this thread who came from Lincoln.

Dano, probably still have some and will send you a message once confirmed,

[dano4658]

BP

Thanks for the welcome and offer. Very much appreciated. Treefrog that would help me out very much. I'll wait for your reply.

Dano

[dano4658]

[badpenny]

That's typical ...
A) That I'm confused about who is where, and when.
B) That the Mazak slides have broken and where.

Seems to me if we banned all adverbs it might be clearer, if only for me.
Finally, have I had my dinner yet?
BP

[dano4658]

Hi BP I'm in Hereford. I seen this very old post and I've got the same problem. On the off chance I commented on it. And I've got to say it worked. I've been in touch with treefrog and he has come to the rescue

Dano

[badpenny]

He is a good lad.

[bwdjai]

Hi there.

I have just drawn them up and had some made.
I'm using old pennies BTW.