Alright, peer pressure got to me. I wasn't really ready to reveal the work in progress, but another member (you know who you are) talked me into showing this thing as-is.
I haven't been able to spend a single minute on troubleshooting this sorter since I put it together after painting it. It was trucking along great before I took it apart to paint it. Now, I have some issues with jams/clogs and with cents falling right off the chute before even hitting the comparator. I guarantee that I'll get the bugs worked out once I have time to make fine tunes to it.
In the mean time, you can see that it's not as simple as just putting all of the pieces in a line. Once you get that far, the last mile makes or breaks the race. I've been through all of it before with FrankenSorter though and know that I can get to where I want to be.
Some of the features this thing has over FrankenSorter:
- . . . quick-removable covers to see and clear jams as they happen. I did this by . . . I had to . . .
- Nearly infinite speed control from creeping to whirly bird. I did this using . . .
- 2-channel counter. Self explanatory really. One channel counts accepted Zn, the other, accepted Cu. I can add a 3rd one to show count of coins exiting the hopper by simply mounting another counter. I might do that if I get so inclined.
- . . . I think it will look kinda cool.
- Bag holder for the Zincers. It is . . .
- The aesthetics . . .
The first video is . . . The second shows . . .
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As a side note, I am committed to getting this sorter working how it is intended. However, I am onto a GEN3 that was inspired by something that popped into my head while doing this one. When I get that concept functional, everything else I've done will seem child's play. It's a ways out there though. Alas, I am finding it harder and harder to put time into CRH. I am having a blast messing around with this gear - I dig it as much as I do the coin hunt (except for when I'm finding seated liberty halves in bank-wrapped rolls, that beats wire nutting scrap wire harnesses to . . . power supplies any day). Why didn't I start this hobby 5yr ago? Why can't I do it today full time?
I haven't been able to spend a single minute on troubleshooting this sorter since I put it together after painting it. It was trucking along great before I took it apart to paint it. Now, I have some issues with jams/clogs and with cents falling right off the chute before even hitting the comparator. I guarantee that I'll get the bugs worked out once I have time to make fine tunes to it.
In the mean time, you can see that it's not as simple as just putting all of the pieces in a line. Once you get that far, the last mile makes or breaks the race. I've been through all of it before with FrankenSorter though and know that I can get to where I want to be.
Some of the features this thing has over FrankenSorter:
- . . . quick-removable covers to see and clear jams as they happen. I did this by . . . I had to . . .
- Nearly infinite speed control from creeping to whirly bird. I did this using . . .
- 2-channel counter. Self explanatory really. One channel counts accepted Zn, the other, accepted Cu. I can add a 3rd one to show count of coins exiting the hopper by simply mounting another counter. I might do that if I get so inclined.
- . . . I think it will look kinda cool.
- Bag holder for the Zincers. It is . . .
- The aesthetics . . .
The first video is . . . The second shows . . .
[. . .]
[. . .]
As a side note, I am committed to getting this sorter working how it is intended. However, I am onto a GEN3 that was inspired by something that popped into my head while doing this one. When I get that concept functional, everything else I've done will seem child's play. It's a ways out there though. Alas, I am finding it harder and harder to put time into CRH. I am having a blast messing around with this gear - I dig it as much as I do the coin hunt (except for when I'm finding seated liberty halves in bank-wrapped rolls, that beats wire nutting scrap wire harnesses to . . . power supplies any day). Why didn't I start this hobby 5yr ago? Why can't I do it today full time?
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