Penny squashing macines

WillowTheWhisp · 27-06-2004, 19:02

Refering to one of Kipax's photos of Blackpool posted today

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Originally Posted by AccyStanFan

just offtopic a little bit, arnt them penny machines like befacing the queen?

I thought it was actually illegal to deface coins of the realm but there are machines like this all over the place aren't there?

KIPAX · 27-06-2004, 19:05

First time I ever saw this one.. Must have walked past it a million times as well. certainly never seen one anywhere else.

WillowTheWhisp · 27-06-2004, 19:07

I've seen one in SeaLife Centre and one in the Tower. I'm almost sure there was one in Scarborough when we went earlier this year. Can't remember where I've seen others.

Doug · 27-06-2004, 19:10

Most of the popular museums and attritions have them now. My lads got about ten of them. Quite a cheep souvenir really…..lol

Mik Dickinson · 27-06-2004, 19:42

Used the one at the tower.Now if it was Princess Annes face on it it would not matter.Owt must be an improvement on the one she has now LOL!

ShortStuff · 27-06-2004, 19:47

I think they're a great idea - I always get one if there's a machine about. I first came across them at Disneyland a few years ago - but they're everywhere now.

Mik Dickinson · 27-06-2004, 19:49

Aye but it say 10p on it and it should only be 9p because it screws my penny up as well

AccyStanFan · 27-06-2004, 20:55

ive always though it was illegal to like burn money so this is the same innit....Doug your sons goin prison

Roy · 28-06-2004, 02:41

I do believe if you look closer on the machine there is some blurb that explains that the machine is not illegal. I can't remember the reasoning but it defo says something about it.

Gobsmacked · 28-06-2004, 06:57

I recall seeing bracelets made from the old silver thruppenny bits by drilling holes through them to link with a chain loop. When I asked someone about 40 years ago to drill a hole in a coin for me I was told it was High Treason! Maybe times have changed.

WillowTheWhisp · 28-06-2004, 08:56

I must have a closer look at one of these machines next time I see one. I'm just a bit of a skinflint when it comes to spending 50p in order to demolish 1p. lol but you are right that it is a cheap souvenir when compared to other things.

Mik Dickinson · 28-06-2004, 08:57

When i was an apprentice we used to make rings out of old bob coins, that would be a shilling to any young uns out there

WillowTheWhisp · 28-06-2004, 09:11

How did you make them? Did one coin make one ring like a signet ring? At first I had visions of you drilling a big hole through the middle to put your finger through and then realised that didn't seem likely.

Then I thought I've seen the gold rings etc made with Krugerrands and sovereigns but they are in a sort of gem type setting which I presume doesn't affect the coin itself. Is that how you did them?

Mik Dickinson · 28-06-2004, 09:23

Right then willow here goes.First you drill an 8 mm hole in the middle.That then goes on a jig and is tightened on with a nut.We then placed it in a lathe and turning the lathe slowly with our left hand we hammered away with an hammer lightly with our right hand.
When we had it formed we used a file while the lathe was moving to round it off.Polished it up with emery paper.
Next step was to place the ring in a collet and drill the hole to finger size,deburr it and bobs your uncle.We only used the old shilling pieces because they had a high silver content than the newer ones.

Mick · 28-06-2004, 10:28

They have those m/c on Liverpool docks too