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« Reply #70 on: March 14, 2010, 09:23:16 pm »

Been a little slow with the pictures lately... here's how it looks tonight... waiting on the last few parts to arrive, and she'll be done..

Chris
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« Reply #71 on: March 14, 2010, 10:16:03 pm »

Thanks for the photos, great work bringing that machine back. 
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« Reply #72 on: March 15, 2010, 05:09:46 am »

Very Nice!! Good for another 50 years. Congrats.
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« Reply #73 on: March 15, 2010, 07:00:20 am »

Excellent work!  happydrinkers

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« Reply #74 on: March 15, 2010, 07:27:27 am »

WoW !!
You did a great job. Hope the bezel works out for you. Let me know.
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« Reply #75 on: March 15, 2010, 08:39:36 am »

Looks great,, it's very rewarding to bring a machine back to life isn't it... happydrinkers
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« Reply #76 on: March 15, 2010, 09:11:58 am »

Thanks for all the comments and compliments guys... Appreciate everyone help and advice... can't wait to get the bezel, Rod... I hope to finish this one this weekend... I think when it's done, it's going to be too nice to run...  laugh

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Cornelius SVM48E3, Cornelius Diplomat
AMI D80, G120
Gotlieb Genie
Bennett 956
Eco 240
Theatre Popcorn machine
Watling Horoscope Penny Scale
gum machines, parking meter, taxi meter, pay phone, etc...
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« Reply #77 on: March 15, 2010, 01:51:02 pm »

Is the vending stack in that machine a reproduction?  If so what did it run and will it vend both bottles and cans?

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« Reply #78 on: March 15, 2010, 06:38:13 pm »

Tim,

it's a repro that I got from Funtronics, made completely of stainless steel. I've gone over this thing carefully, and it's very high quality, both in construction, welding, fit and operation..... just lubricate the moving parts with white lithium and it vends cans right out of the box, and will vend the old style small bottles with the addition of the included clear vinyl sleeves... I did try vending the newer 8 oz bottles which as you know are smaller in diameter than the old ones... it seemed to handle them ok, but did give a double vend every so often... I think that issue could be resolved by installing a split piece of hose over top of the sleeves to make the diameter of the shafts even wider, but I haven't tried that yet... I'm still trying to decide how we are going to use the machine when I'm finished, we might just plug it in every once in a while, as we're using the V63 for daily use...I honestly don't remember exactly what I paid for it, but around $800 seems right... it was the last one they had in stock, but that was before Christmas....

Chris
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Cornelius SVM48E3, Cornelius Diplomat
AMI D80, G120
Gotlieb Genie
Bennett 956
Eco 240
Theatre Popcorn machine
Watling Horoscope Penny Scale
gum machines, parking meter, taxi meter, pay phone, etc...
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« Reply #79 on: March 20, 2010, 12:27:22 pm »

FINISHED! Rod, the bezel worked out just fine, thanks very much.... do you still want me to send you some before and after shots with higher res for your page?

Chris
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Cornelius SVM48E3, Cornelius Diplomat
AMI D80, G120
Gotlieb Genie
Bennett 956
Eco 240
Theatre Popcorn machine
Watling Horoscope Penny Scale
gum machines, parking meter, taxi meter, pay phone, etc...
it's getting out of hand..
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