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by davnea
Fri Nov 29, 2013 12:25 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Locks for a Beromat /Gunther Wulff wall machine
Replies: 42
Views: 16779

Re: Zeiss ikon locks

The D & B blanks I got for the K2 (ZE3R) and K5 (S61) were a perfect fit in the locks. They have a minimum order of something like £10 so if you're thinking of getting some it would pay you to order 1 of each of the similar sized Zeiss and CES blanks to make an order up. I also tried a couple of...
by davnea
Wed Nov 27, 2013 3:09 pm
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Bingola at Coventry Auction
Replies: 3
Views: 2247

Re: Bingola at Coventry Auction

Right, I’ll put on my detective hat and go and search the far flung corners of the domicile. -/00\- I do wish that I’d stored them in a nice neat pile now and not all over the place. I bet I shall be receiving a prompt for the purchase of Magazine Binders from Jerry any minute now. :tut Thanks Stuart
by davnea
Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:12 pm
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Bingola at Coventry Auction
Replies: 3
Views: 2247

Bingola at Coventry Auction

Picked up a nice Jameison’s Bingola at the Coventry Auction on Sunday. The Oak case was in very good condition and it had been completely rewired and fitted out with a modern transformer and a new bank of relays. Works really well. I’d like to get some more information on it and compare it to the st...
by davnea
Thu May 23, 2013 12:07 pm
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: Toy slot machines
Replies: 64
Views: 30495

Re: Casdon toy allwin

'Build your own working Meccano slot machine' If anyone wants a copy of this mag, the Meccano guys are selling it and many more for £3.95 postage inc. It's a lot cheaper than the US copy. !!IDEA!! !!IDEA!! Their weblink is: http://www.hsomerville.com/mwmailorder/ I was going to scan my copy and put...
by davnea
Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:24 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Thickness of 2p coins
Replies: 15
Views: 6040

Re: Thickness of 2p coins

For me the best of all was a half crown. In a child's hand it was massive, if you dropped it made a fantastic sound As a 50s child, the most I ever got my hands on was a Thrupp’ny bit or very occasionally, a Tanner. :cry: Half a Crown, wow! You must have been one of those ‘Rich Kids’ who barged up ...
by davnea
Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:45 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Locks for a Beromat /Gunther Wulff wall machine
Replies: 42
Views: 16779

Re: Zeiss ikon locks

Key blanks came today !!YIPPEE!! so I tried them in the various locks I have. The K5, K50 and K53 Zeiss locks all used the S61 blank (D&B No. H0270). The catalogue also lists the alternative identical blanks, Silca-ZE5 and Errebi-ZE15PD The K2 Zeiss locks use the blank ZE3R (D&B No. XH197) T...
by davnea
Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:03 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Locks for a Beromat /Gunther Wulff wall machine
Replies: 42
Views: 16779

Re: Zeiss ikon locks

Made contact with a company called Davenport Burgess the other day and have got them to supply a full set of blanks from their catalogue which are applicable to the Zeiss Ikon & CES locks used in the German Wall Machines. Hopefully when they arrive I can identify the correct blanks for the numer...
by davnea
Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:41 pm
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Bargains in the Pennymachines Auction?
Replies: 79
Views: 26534

Re: Bargains in the Pennymachines Auction?

Just got back from picking up the Adretta I won on the Pennymachines Auction, adding even more 'to do' time to the already sizeable list. !!SUICIDAL!! Spent hours chatting and looking over some real gems from PM's Aladdin's Cave. Thank you very much PM, just hope I didn't outstay my welcome. It real...
by davnea
Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:06 am
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Bargains in the Pennymachines Auction?
Replies: 79
Views: 26534

Re: Bargains in the Pennymachines Auction?

Me too TF. I had to go out before the end of the Allwin auction so my last bid stood. You're quite right about only bidding up to what you are willing to pay, but when you're sitting there with the seconds counting down, it's all too easy to get carried away and put in an over-the-top counter bid in...
by davnea
Mon Feb 18, 2013 3:38 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Primus slot machine
Replies: 52
Views: 19276

Re: Primus slot machine

The vertical bar has only to be held momentarily, just long enough to stop the disc from rotating inside the handle assembly and to allow the handle crank mechanism to engage. You can feel this engagement when playing the machine, it occurs when the handle is roughly horizontal. The levers and gubbi...
by davnea
Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:17 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Primus slot machine
Replies: 52
Views: 19276

Re: Primus slot machine

Hi tazmantic, to answer your questions: The RHS finger is under the influence of the angled lever above it when the mechanism comes to a rest, as shown in Picture 1. When the mechanism is actuated, this lever pivots clockwise and releases the finger. The spring attached forces a clockwise rotation o...
by davnea
Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:25 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Primus slot machine
Replies: 52
Views: 19276

Re: Primus slot machine

The free play mechanism uses a horizontal bar which passes through the 2 side frames so you should find 2 empty holes as the bar in your machine does not appear to be present. There are 3 fingers on this bar but I only have pictures of the 2 outer ones. The centre finger rests on the disc attached t...
by davnea
Thu Feb 07, 2013 12:01 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Primus slot machine
Replies: 52
Views: 19276

Re: Primus slot machine

Hi tazmantic. I've also got one of these Primus machines with the tilt mechanism. The bad news is that it's in bits awaiting restoration (one of many)! I can remember though that it was a bitch to set up correctly. The Perfekta is another similar Wulff machine as shown below. Check out this German w...
by davnea
Thu Dec 27, 2012 1:17 am
Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
Topic: Wulff Rotina
Replies: 18
Views: 7521

Re: New member needs help with Rotina

Hi Farrol As copinpr said, the clock mechanism is first rate. The cover, however, is a different story. As shown in the first 2 photos they are either pretty much OK or real basket cases. A combination of cheap plastic and overly zealous lubrication usually makes the plastic extremely brittle so rat...
by davnea
Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:44 pm
Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
Topic: Bingolett..... help please!
Replies: 50
Views: 35784

Re: Bingolett..... help please!

Hi everyone. Having joined the Forum a while ago I have been happy to sit back and enjoy the friendly banter bouncing back and forth. Now I feel it's time to put pen to paper as it were and to join in. I have 2 Bingoletts and a later, variant machine called the Rialto. One of the Bingoletts has an E...