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Coin sorter

duration: 30 - 45 minutes

age: 7 - 14 years

Sort your coins with this automatic coin sorter. (this sorter works with euro coins)

Coin sorter

tools

  • Gluegun
  • Laser cutter
  • Marker pen

materials

  • Cardboard (about 3mm thick)
  • transparent sheet

downloads

step 1 - Cut the cardboard

  • Use the lasercutter with the .dxf file to cut out the cardboard.

step 2 - Cut the transparent sheet

  • Trace the outside of the piece with the holes onto the transparent sheet.
  • Cut out the transparent sheet.

step 3 - Mark the bottom and the back

  • Place big square piece and put the piece with the holes on top.
  • Align the left and right sides to be flush with each other.
  • Mark the big piece between each of the holes.
  • Repeat for the big back plate. Make sure to place it with the small side left.

step 4 - Glue the back on top of the bottom

  • Glue the back on top of the bottom plate, with the marks facing the inside.
  • Try to glue as perpendicular as possible.

step 5 - Glue the divider pieces

  • Align the divider pieces with the marks you made earlier. Start with the smallest one on the left and place progressively larger ones as you move to the right.
  • Glue the divider pieces in place.

step 6 - Glue the coin slide

  • Alignment here is very important, so be precise.
  • Glue the slide piece on top of the piece with the holes.
  • Test! Roll some coins down the slide and see where they fall trough. Each coin should have its own hole.

step 7 - Glue the slide in place

  • Glue the coin slide on top of the main assembly.

step 8 - Top and front

  • Glue the front.
  • Glue the top, make sure the small cutout is over the entry of the coin slide.

step 9 - Glue the transparent sheet

  • Glue the transparent sheet over the coin slide.

step 10 - Mark the coin slots

  • Mark the coin slots with your marker.

step 11 - Done!

  • You're all done! Go sort some coins.