Variations of the Coin Shooter Apparatus
Copyright 2012 by James
P. Riser
http://jamesriser.com/Magic/JamesRiserMagic.html
For fun I have decided to make two half dollar sized
coin shooters. Below I will post progress pictures as construction
moves along. You will notice some changes I will be making from
the examples shown at the bottom of this page. Construction will
be a little slow as I will be squeezing this project in between
others as machines become available. You will need to check back
now and then to see the current state of progress.
The metal to be
cut is laid out on the shear...
and cut to length.
The pieces are
marked for bending.
The first bend.
The second bend.
Shown here are the bodies of the two coin shooters
next to a stack of four half dollar coins.
To keep weight down, an aluminum alloy was used for
the body.
This is how the
coins fit in the shooter.
More to come as I find time...
Shown below are three variations of the coin shooter
apparatus.
Sold on Kenna Thompson
Auction
Problems with this model:
1) thickness of the gimmick
2) lack of sleeve guard covering
3) difficulty in loading coins
Mystery maker coin
shooter with Higgins pull
Problems with this model:
1) thickness of the gimmick
2) lack of sleeve guard covering
3) difficulty in loading coins
Possible Martin
or Hammerton model (note sleeve guard)
This is by far the best of the lot. The type of strap
helps to date this model. Sleeve cover finish could be either
maker.
Problems with this model:
1) thickness of the gimmick
2) difficulty in loading coins
Does anyone own a different model that I could add
or have any info on these three? Thanks. My email link is at the
top of this page.