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madmax800
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Re: Cleaning and disposal of coins
I have a Lortone T3A tumbler. Today I used the ceramic beads mixed with salt and white vinegar, after a few hours almost like new. now put another batch in, been running for 6 hours and will leave on overnight and see how well they look 2moro.
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1/17/2009, 8:20 pm
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neilo
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Hi mad one about time you came aboard. welcome. Have you been out detecting lately,I am coming to terms with Etrac but its all a slow learning curve. seeya Neilo
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1/17/2009, 8:52 pm
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DavidCo
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Welcome aboard MadMax
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1/19/2009, 10:49 am
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madmax800
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Thanks Neilo and Davidco.
When I was a child I wanted to be superman, then as I grew into a teen I wanted to be a fireman, now I am an old man I want to be just like the two of you.
IS THAT GOOD ?????????
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1/19/2009, 8:03 pm
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angela3
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Mmm, what I do with my coins is this: I use a tumbler for some really badly discoloured ones, or just clean with soap and a soft vinyl scourer. I separate all my coins into differrent containers, 1c, 2c, 5c, 10, 20, etc. The ones the bank don't accept, I can use in the car wash. Once I've reached a certain amount, I cash the coins in for notes. Every now and then I shout myself to something, dive gear, clothes, whatever i fancy. Even bought some vegie seedlings for the garden once... 
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1/19/2009, 8:55 pm
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hungry1
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Tumbler arrived Yesterday. I cleaned 1 load last night, and am currently trying to get a bit better finish on them. They have been in for an hour with some plastic media with abrasive in it, It's only small stuff,8mm long x 1 1/2 mm diameter, and are looking slightly better, I'll keep checking.
When i put the load in yesterday afternoon, I went in a few times in the first couple of hours to see if it was working alright, then i left it for the next couple of hours. When i went out it had stopped going around. I pulled the cover off, and the belt had come off.The pulleys were a 1/4" out of alignment Simply fixed, and i tightened the belt as well.
I have a few days tumbling in front of me, as i have about $600 worth of coins, and $100 of it is silver, thank god I'm not turning a handle.
Thanks Davco for the pictures and " how to "
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1/20/2009, 10:04 am
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Mercury4
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Hi, Hungry1
How are you going with your coin cleaning?
Best Wishes, Brian
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2/5/2009, 2:15 pm
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hungry1
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G'Day Mercury,The latest method of cleaning my Goldies is, 500 grms of the ceramic media, 1 1/2mm diam x 8mm long, and a teaspoon of GREEN washing powder. run for 2 hrs. I have'nt got enough silvers that need cleaning to do a batch yet, but will see how long they need with the same process. I bought this media when i got the tumbler, so i will use it up first
The first lot i did i used sand, but it took the shine off. i then put them in with the media for 2 hrs, and that made them look a bit better, so i will just try the media straight up next time and see how it goes.
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2/5/2009, 7:52 pm
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angela3
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Poker machine venues are good.Get the cashier to change them for good ones then walk out the door. Our local woolworths has counters where you serve yourself. I bought some stuff the other day for $35 paid for it in 20cent pieces.It took a while spat out a few really bad coins but I got rid of most of them. I still have about $40 of ten cents to get rid of yet that might take a bit longer. I went into our local bank with somebags of coins which I had counted and cleaned. The woman who was counting them asked me where I had got them, I told her metal detecting on beaches or parks. She looked at them as is they were poison and said they will have Dogs wee on them. I told her they were all washed in detegent but she was still not happy. I guess she was Peed off. seeya Neilo :thumbsup:
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2/6/2009, 6:09 am
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drew qld
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HI Hungry1, Your bank has to take them by law , read below
The Royal Australian mint says , "Anyone with coins that are worn or damaged through normal use or accident should deposit these coins with their bank"
http://www.ramint.gov.au/about_ram/default.cfm?defaultPage=WornAndDamagedCoinPolicy.cfm
At my local Comm Bank They have a change counting machine(public access) , Place the coins on the belt and hit the button , it counts them then spits out a piece of paper , go to the counter and they give you the cash .
It rejects some coins , just wipe the sand off and put them back trough LOL.
If you are NON Comm bank customer there is a charge for changing it over.
Drew
And it wont Discriminate against colour
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2/10/2009, 11:53 am
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