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Alwow Special user Los Angeles 544 Posts |
Recently my fli***r seems to have gotten stuck and won't open now. Anyone have any advice on fixing this?
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Mule Henderson Regular user 168 Posts |
Have you dropped it? Or have you changed the band?
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Alwow Special user Los Angeles 544 Posts |
Neither. It's just been in my coin purse with some of my other coins.
"Everything I show you is the truth... And the truth is the loveliest of lies"
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Mule Henderson Regular user 168 Posts |
Maybe giving it a light cleaning with a Qtip inside the rim, otherwise I'm not sure.
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billappleton Inner circle Los Gatos, California 1154 Posts |
I disassemble the fli**er entirely, then take the sh*ll part and find a coin that fits inside exactly. You can roll the two coins against a hard surface, I use sheet plexiglass, but not a scratchy surface like tile or concrete. When you roll apply interior pressure against the inner coin pushing straight down. The outer sh*ll will straighten out and resume the original shape slowly.
Reassemble the inner parts to test, be aware that the orientation needs to be the same on a fli**er for appearance and because sometimes they only fit one way. For regular sh*lls spin them gently against the interior, they should go 360 degrees without binding. If there are other sh*lls that fit the outside then do the same, and so on, working from smallest to largest. Another trick is to have some super fine steel wool, this can polish an inside rough edge, sometimes there are bang marks from the milled edges of the coin inside. You can carefully use a small file to fix a milled edge that was banged up. Another thing I like is Acetone. This will clean the heck out of the coin, be careful if you have a special finish. Hope this helps. |
Alwow Special user Los Angeles 544 Posts |
I'll try cleaning it to see if I have any luck. Right now the fli***r won't open to allow me to disassemble it.
"Everything I show you is the truth... And the truth is the loveliest of lies"
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J-Mac Inner circle Ridley Park, PA 5338 Posts |
Are you sure that you're trying to open the flipper?!
Wouldn’t be fun if you found out that the flipper is still in your purse and you're trying to open a regular coin?! And finally.... would you post back and tell us all if that actually was the problem? Jim |
Alwow Special user Los Angeles 544 Posts |
Ha... Yes Jim. I can easily keep up with which is the flipper because its my only coin that is dated 2012. Besides the slit on the back of course.
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J-Mac Inner circle Ridley Park, PA 5338 Posts |
Now see, if you had one made by Todd Lassen, Schoolcraft, or Bob Swadling, you wouldn’t even notice a "slit on the back"!
Jim |
webtech Regular user 185 Posts |
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On 2013-01-09 22:23, J-Mac wrote: Lol. |
baobow Special user 510 Posts |
Try a scotch and soda type bang ring to dislodge it
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Alwow Special user Los Angeles 544 Posts |
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On 2013-01-09 22:23, J-Mac wrote: That's true but, but I wouldn't have been able by the kid as much for Christmas either. Plus since this was my first exposure to this type of gaff I wanted to get used to utilizing one before shelling out more for a better quality coin.
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tomsk192 Inner circle 3894 Posts |
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On 2013-01-10 01:16, Alwow wrote: That's the spirit! One day I'll own gaffs that I don't notice: until then I'll stick with gaffs the audience doesn't notice. |
Sir Richard Special user 650 Posts |
Are you saying the magic words? There's a certain mantra that needs to be uttered when trying to open a stubborn F*****r coin: "C'mon, open up you @#$%^&*() coin!" Try it, if it doesn't work at least you might feel better! That being said an X-acto knife might help loosen the edges. Try penetrating oil or WD-40. What ever you do DON'T throw it across the room in disgust, trust me, that doesn't help, I know! Just some thoughts, some are serious.
Sir Richard.
"In the land of Murphy there is but ONE law!"
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manreb Special user 666 Posts |
This may work, take a piece of duct tape cut it so that icovers the as much of the face of the [ componet and make a loop another loop and fit it to the fl***er surface and attache it that surface only. The gently pull. If it is not jammed shut this should work. Good luck.
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BanzaiMagic Inner circle 1339 Posts |
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On 2013-01-10 01:06, baobow wrote: This sounds like the best advice so far (along with the duck tape idea). I would try both methods a few times, if I was you. If neither of these work for you, you might try using a small amount of superglue to glue a thin metal rod to the insert so that you can get a grip to pull the insert out. Acetone (household nail polish remover) will remove all trace of the residue from the metal when you are done. http://www.supergluecorp.com/removingsuperglue.html Alan |
Alwow Special user Los Angeles 544 Posts |
Thanks for the help gents. I soaked it in alcohol over night and was able to disassemble it using an exacto knife afterwards. I was going to try sir Richards $&@*#* approach next.
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Mr. Tango Elite user Argentina 465 Posts |
Watch this video, here I teach how to fix coins
http://www.tangomagic.com/video.php?video=17467 |
Alwow Special user Los Angeles 544 Posts |
Thank you for your response Mr. Tango. When I purchased your product it did include a DVD which provided this video however, the portion of the coin which is supposed to open was stuck closed which isn't covered in your instructions. I ended up filing down the "functioning" portion of the coin a little to get it to function as it should again. Anyway the issue has now been resolved. Thank you again for your response.
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