Noodling Machine? Going To Build One....

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dibby33 Valued Member Australia 465 Posts	Posted 02/23/2011 6:31 pm Late last night I was opening up rolls of 20c and was thinking that there must be an easier way to view the coins. A machine! Load it up one end with the coins, the coins are shifted one at a time through the machine, stopping between two cameras (one on either side). View of the coins takes place on the screen. This will be a lot easier on the eyes and you could even record the images for future use. I think I am onto something here : Going to have to build one! Report this Post to the Staff

Tim Stroud Pillar of the Community United States 2661 Posts	Posted 02/23/2011 7:54 pm Dude if you build it make sure you get a patent on it. That thing could be worth a small fortune. Good luck with it. Report this Post to the Staff
dibby33 Valued Member Australia 465 Posts	Posted 02/23/2011 8:57 pm lol - I have just gone to the hardware store and got some wood. Still not much idea on how to build it but have worked out the stages required and roughly have an bit of an idea of what to do! Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 02/24/2011 01:08 am I wish you every success. As a boy I visited the Cadbury's Chocolate factory near Hobart. The choccies used to travel past an examiner on a continuous belt of some transparent material (maybe PVC or vinyl). Below that was a mirror, so both sides could be examied, almost at the same time, and with onlyone pass. Your idea uses cameras, I take it, to enlarge as well as record the image. How will they pass: in a horizontal plane; vertical; something else ? You're dealing with circulation coins, so no need to get hung up on handling issues ... Peter in Darwin Report this Post to the Staff
dibby33 Valued Member Australia 465 Posts	Posted 03/03/2011 7:04 pm update - design has been changed three times now. Issue is getting the coins in an orderly fashion to the noodler section. Found some software that will probably do it but having problems getting to to work! Progress made though... Report this Post to the Staff
steve - Oz 50c man Valued Member Australia 490 Posts	Posted 06/29/2011 08:22 am how did you get on? inquiring minds want to know... Report this Post to the Staff
dibby33 Valued Member Australia 465 Posts	Posted 07/20/2011 8:02 pm No progress made so far. Been busy with family / work. My first task is to obtain the software which will detect the date on the coin from a saved picture. Will deal with live feeds and coin movements later :-) Anybody out there worked with OpenCV? Report this Post to the Staff
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