Plastic/rubber stopper needed for coin bank

[Darrell KSR]

Friend of mine who used to play for Auburn many years ago gave me a coin bank today to give to my 14-year old son, who is an Auburn fan. (He's also a Kentucky fan--basketball and football, but folks, it's hard to avoid Alabama and Auburn allegiance in this state growing up lol.)

Anyway, it's a pretty neat little bank he's had for years--he claimed since he played for Auburn in the 70's--and it was a bank give-a-way from a bank that has long since been out of business, or changed names, or something.

Here's the bank. Forgive the paperwork in the background. I wish I could (my desk).

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Unfortunately, he has long since lost the stopper to it, or it broke or something. Here's the bottom of it (I know these are bad pics, but it's 10:30 pm my time on a Sunday night, and I'm still at the office. So nothing I'm doing is working right now lol.

Anyway, I was hoping to fix this up with a stopper if possible, or make one if it could be done very easy, or better yet, buy one. Anybody have any great ideas? I'm sure there is a ruler around here where I could measure it too, but I'm not looking for one tonight.

Any great thoughts are appreciated. And no hurry on the great thoughts.

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[Darrell KSR]

Oh--if it matters, it's some sort of metal. It's bronze looking, but it's probably some old pot metal of sorts. It's still pretty cool. (I love vintage stuff like this myself. Show me a mechanical pencil with advertising from a company in the 1950's, and I'm in hog heaven. Anything like that.)

[dan_bgblue]

If the hole is 3/4" x 3/4" then this is one solution. http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=102922&catid=701

I know they also make plugs for 1/2"x1/2" ID tubing, just have not found them on the net yet.

[BigBluePappy]

The closest thing I have been able to find is here (http://www.mcmaster.com/#square-tube-plugs/=1054n0b), but I don't think the qty is feasible for you.

[Darrell KSR]

Thanks, guys. I'll measure it and this looks great.

Although I wouldn't want 100, that price isn't astronomical. So if I need to go that direction, I could


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[KeithKSR]

Cut a piece of plastic or metal to fit the hole then epoxy into place. Cut a 1.5 inch hole in the bottom and go to auto parts store and get a rubber expansion plug for the new round hole.

[Darrell KSR]

Cut a piece of plastic or metal to fit the hole then epoxy into place. Cut a 1.5 inch hole in the bottom and go to auto parts store and get a rubber expansion plug for the new round hole.
Another very good idea.

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[kingcat]

Another very good idea.

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And if it freezes while wet the bank won't bust. :)

You can also use what they call a blind grommet (hardware store) with Keiths idea (below)

or any type hole grommet I guess. Or just the screw on square cover

http://www.midatlanticrubber.com/images/oem-illustrations/blind-grommet.jpg