Any ideas for making a coin sorter?

[Bigjakkstaffa]

Hiya, wondered if anyone could help me with my college work.
Im trying to design a machine to seperate 1p and 2p (p=pence)coins. Eg like the type of thing in a vending machine etc.
Any ideas guys - it would be greatly appreciated :D
Cheers,

[flea]

You could have a sieve like device with holes just big enough to let 1p's through, and keep the 2p's in the seive. You could have a mechanism to jiggle it about, then drop the 2p's into annother container(by tiling or something), before more mixed coins are dropped into the seive. Or a magnet that was strong enough to lift 1p's, but not 2p's.

[Ed_S]

Don't know about in the UK, but sorters are readily available here at office supply stores and some dept stores. I'd suggest going to one & studying the design.
Why reinvent the wheel?

OH, BTW - you're really doing the opposite of what happens in a vending machine. There, the coins enter sorted but fall into one common container.;)

[cadetstimpy]

I'm not familiar with your currency but if one is affected by a magnet and the other is not ...that would make a very reliable sorter (not prone to jamming)