Spec me a toy claw machine

[cheesefest]

It’s not for me, it’s for my friend’s autistic son. He loves these machines in amusement arcades etc. plus wins many.

Now another colleague has managed to get a rare Build a Bear from USA. So colleague wants to put this soft toy in a claw machine.

I have only seen grabber machines for sweets and small things. The soft toy is 16-20 inches long. So needs to cater that size.

 

[Malevolence]

 

[Dis86]

I can't really see how this is going to work.

So you find the machine, bear goes in, kid wins bear (hurrah)...then what? You take the bear off the poor kid to put it back in? Kid has to win it again and again and again?

 

[Tony Edwards]

I can't really see how this is going to work.

So you find the machine, bear goes in, kid wins bear (hurrah)...then what? You take the bear off the poor kid to put it back in? Kid has to win it again and again and again?

Youve not been here long. Let me introduce you to cheesefest.

 

[Dis86]

Youve not been here long. Let me introduce you to cheesefest.

The alternative I guess is that they put the kid in the machine. Now that would provide endless hours of entertainment!

 

[Puzzled]

I can't really see how this is going to work.

So you find the machine, bear goes in, kid wins bear (hurrah)...then what? You take the bear off the poor kid to put it back in? Kid has to win it again and again and again?

Easy, put a sign up saying "insert 1 credit bear here"

 

[cheesefest]

I can't really see how this is going to work.

So you find the machine, bear goes in, kid wins bear (hurrah)...then what? You take the bear off the poor kid to put it back in? Kid has to win it again and again and again?

It will be a one off. Might use the machine for birthdays

 

[potatolord]

See if one of those companies that do wedding events will hire you one fir a few days.

Cheaper than buying, and avoids the storage issue.

 

[dlockers]

No.

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

The OP's username is Cheesefest, so fill the bugger up with cheese. Bonus man points if you stink the place out with brie or camembert

 

[Efour]

Phone and rent one for the Day or you'll end up paying thousands for nothing.

 

[ShiWarrior]

No.

If you have nothing to say, why bother posting here , just a "no?" no what ?

 

[dlockers]

If you have nothing to say, why bother posting here , just a "no?" no what ?

No I won't spec a claw machine for such a ridiculously stupid use case.

 

[potatolord]

On second thoughts, buy a big technics lego crane set and make one. Bonus points for building a compressor to operate the claw with pneumatics.

 

[Scuzi]

Arcade Grabber / Crane, Coin Operated Single Player Claw Machine. | eBay

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">Arcade Grabber / Crane, Coin Operated Single Player Claw Machine.</p> <br> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">Was in working condition is n a busy bar, haven't been used since lockdowns began in 2020.</p> <br> <p dir="ltr"...

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[Richard_16v]

arcade Claw / Crane machine, sega CLENA FLEX | eBay

4 machines available, all working and have the ability to work as a claw or push prize machine -Sold as seen but currently working in a busy arcade.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[builder22]

kid wins bear (hurrah)...then what?

this seems pretty accurate!

you've only seen grabber machines for sweets and small things because those are toys/novelty type things - a proper arcade machine is going to be thousands, or as above £250 but slightly foosty with no guarantee of anything working

 

[jpaul]

seems like you need a home build crane with either lego .. or meccano

Lego 42082 Crane full RC mod with BuWizz​

Rough Terrain Crane 42082 | Technic | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop GB

Reach dizzying heights with the Rough Terrain Crane!

www.lego.com

maybe chaparel has that.

 

[Efour]

You should buy one of these 250 quid ones without hesitation if your serious.