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Punch for punching out small hole 45's?

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Tom

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Dec 30, 2000, 1:36:44 PM12/30/00
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I acquired a bunch of foreign 45's with the small hole. Where can I
get a punch for punching the large 1 1/2 inch hole in these so I can
put them on my Rowe? I thought of using a tube socket punch, will that
work? Or how about a hole saw

Tom

Mike

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Dec 30, 2000, 8:59:25 PM12/30/00
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I think a hole saw would work well except I would change out the drill bit
for a smooth pilot shaft. That way as you are cutting the new hole, the
center will not tend to wander.

Also, make sure the pilot shaft is a nice snug/slip fit. You dont want it
loose or the new hole you create will not be concentric to the outside
perimeter.

And finally, be sure to do a test piece first with your holesaw and make
sure that the finished hole size is is not larger than what you are looking
for. I've seen that in cheaper hole saw sets.

oh and use a drill press if you have one handy : )

good luck

Mike

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Tom Harvey

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Dec 31, 2000, 6:36:08 AM12/31/00
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In article <3has4tc0ugfokvqck...@4ax.com>, Tom
<tsul...@mail.fwi.com> writes

This is a common problem in the UK. Try visiting some UK/European based
dealer web sites and buying a tool designed for the job. They are known
as 'dinkers' and are fairly inexpensive. I am sure Jens would be able to
supply one for you.

I would steer clear of home-made devices. I have been there and they are
rarely successful. You usually end up with off centre holes that sound
awful on a Juke.

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drj

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Dec 31, 2000, 10:37:27 AM12/31/00
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On Sun, 31 Dec 2000 11:36:08 +0000, Tom Harvey <t...@tomh.demon.co.uk>
wrote:

>as 'dinkers' and are fairly inexpensive. I am sure Jens would be able to
>supply one for you.

Nope!, How about thejukeboxman?
Jens

UK

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Dec 31, 2000, 12:00:29 PM12/31/00
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Hi,
yes, the jukeboxman sells them. Ask for a record dinker. What it
actually is is a 1.5 inch QMAX cutter for cutting sheet metal. Its not
big and works perfectly on records. If your records do not have a
paper label and have a painted/screen printed label, with the writing
stamped in, then you cannot use these as the records shatter. If your
records are like this then buy a 1.5 inch (38mm) circular wood cutter
attachment for your drill, and drill the centers out. It works very
well.

If your Rowe has the 'Automix' turntable then you could just remove
one of the wires from the switch below the turntable so that the
machine plays both large and small centers at the same time.


Happy New Year,

Nigel Pugh (UK)

PS. Incidentally since the early 1970's the majority of UK singles had
to have the centres removed to play on jukeboxes. The operators and
distributors and a few record shops used a proffesional tool called a
dinker, which would allow centres from 100s of records to be removed
very quickly. These are VERY expensive and almost impossible to come
by, It took me years to come by one, but they do the best job by far.
Since those days the process has been referred to as dinking, even
though the tool is different.

Hope that helps

pu...@npsyssoft.force9.co.uk

drj

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Dec 31, 2000, 1:03:56 PM12/31/00
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I have enough jukeboxes to play the small hole 45s on, so it's been a
long while since I had to make a larger hole. I used to drill them,
too, but some 45s (those made out of styrene?) were prone to crack.
Happy dinking!
Jens

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An Alternative

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Jan 1, 2001, 11:36:41 AM1/1/01
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Jooks sell a great little dinker. ( WWW.JOOKS.COM)

I bought one when I got my machine, and must of done in excess of 400
records with no problem. Including the hard plastic ones.


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mike.f

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<Nigel Pugh (UK)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> yes, the jukeboxman sells them. Ask for a record dinker. What it
> actually is is a 1.5 inch QMAX cutter for cutting sheet metal. Its not
> big and works perfectly on records. If your records do not have a
> paper label and have a painted/screen printed label, with the writing
> stamped in, then you cannot use these as the records shatter. If your
> records are like this then buy a 1.5 inch (38mm) circular wood cutter
> attachment for your drill, and drill the centers out. It works very
> well.
You can sometimes get away with injection moulded disks by *quickly* running
a cigarette lighter around the centre of the disk where the cut will be
made.

Fred Pentney

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Jan 2, 2001, 3:40:08 AM1/2/01
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Hi! We have dinkers that work no problem!
Priced at $20 or £15 plus post and packing!
If anyone would like a quantity I can arrange discount!!

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Fred Pentney

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Jan 2, 2001, 3:48:56 AM1/2/01
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Hi! Everyone!
I replied to this email before but it did not appear
and so this is a repeat!
We sell dinkers (cutters) no problem!
$20 or £15 plus p+p
Discount for quantity!

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www.jukeboxes-uk.com

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