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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;treylxapi47, post: 2199411, member: 41863&quot;]I am ok with reducing the diameter if that will create a better coin than reducing the thickness. Ive got no problem with that, and I actually have a 1/4 ounce copper token that would be about the largest of the size i would like to see if I have to limit the diameter to create what I want. I wouldnt want to be much if any smaller than a Susan B. Anthony though and as close to a 1/2 ounce of whichever precious metal</p><p><br /></p><p>I am totally against custom medals or tokens, this is a novelty item to draw people into a hypothetical shop and be something better and more unique than the elongated penny machines found at every park, attraction, or museum. (Not to say i dont collect those or enjoy making each one, but as a coin nerd, I want something more)</p><p><br /></p><p>I was also thinking a fairly cheap hydraulic press machine would accomplish what I wanted. Maybe even find a way to heat the coin enough to make an easier impression. I dont know, I am still brainstorming here. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder if this could be modified to where the pressure is constantly moving downward and squeezing harder and harder as you turn the crank versus just squeezing the planchet through and distorting the image. It wouldbt be difficult to install a mechanism much like what you would find on a boat winch to stop backlash motion as a safety mechanism. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also think this could work if you had two dies aligned above and below one another and simply turning a screw that brings bottom and top together while keeping the mechanism safe by utilizing a back stop, and creating enough pressure by altering the amount of gears and the ration involved. </p><p><br /></p><p>The basic principle is one planchet being squeezed between two vertical dies and just bringing those together with enough pressure to leave an impression on both sides with relative relief and clarity, i dont really care about time as long as a crank can be turned within 5-7 minutes to produce the piece. </p><p><br /></p><p>The item pictured above is clearly mounted on a table top and I am imagining something similar or about the same size and possibly able to stand on its own housing. It also appears as if that lever was only meant to be pulled down until is was fully engaged. I wonder how much pressure you could create using a crank instead with a different gear setup. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks to all who have responded, I think we are bringing this idea together and at least figuring out if its even possible and worth doing. </p><p><br /></p><p>Cost isnt a terribly huge issue on this venture, as I would find ways to sell the product to walk ins, and maybe even write some of it off as advertising or something, im not sure, but I dont think a primitive piece of equipment like what I want would be terribly costly to manufacture or especially difficult. The dies may be a different story, but I think the press can be done, and I feel like it can be done without hydraulics or electricity necessarily.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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