[Swansea Hackspace] Vending Machine?

[Alan Cox]

On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 11:53:01 +0100
Nathan Hackett <nhackett1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I already know the answer will be "we can't afford it" but I thought I'd
> post this anyway...
> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Snack-Vending-Machine-sells-snacks-crisps-chocolates-Fridge-Part-Not-Working-/172293532212
> 
> It's for collection in Swansea, and they might go for a lower price. Would
> be great to stock with cheap microcontroller boards and other commonly
> needed parts. And also a fun group project to get it running and looking
> nice. :)

We aren't in any hurry - it's too heavy to ship and probably nobody else
in Swansea will want it. Why not wait until after it doesn't sell and
offer to pick it up for free when he's bored of trying to sell it and has
to pay someone to dispose of it ?

Some years ago in North Carolina btw I actually met someone who had
converted an old fridge into his machine cabinet by boring a hole in the
side and running a pipe through it for the network and power cables, plus
some other mods to handle condensation 8)

Alan