Need "Piggy Bank" suggestions

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I work with a guy who has put his spare change in a huge metal can for years. He intended to use it for a "family treat" (like maybe a trip somewhere fun) in the future. Now the future is here and he opened it up and his wife has been raiding it for the same amount of years..........so.......the family treat ended up being a trip to Dairy Queen. I got to thinking that it would be a great novelty gift (not for my friend) to build banks that you'd need real equipment to break open. So far my ideas are:Making a pig shaped bank that you have to cut the snout off to gain access.Make a long skinny slot so the coins can't be shaken out.Put a bell inside so when you deposit coins, it Dings.I'm looking for other suggestions.............I'll give anything a shot!Thanks,TimmerTimmer
Reply:Plenty of old "tin" bank ideas you can use for inspiration. Personally I wouldn't bother to build something you needed to cut open to get the money out. I'd just give it some sort of plug or door that is inconspicuous.As far as making it hard to shake out the money, an inverted V under the slot would take care of a lot of that. With the bank inverted, the V would catch or deflect the change and make it tough to get lined up on the slot. Just set id down far enough that the biggest coin won't get stuck going in. A hinged flap would do something similar..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:long ago i welded a top and bottom to a 4x4" stainless tube with a slot on top for coins and bills. it wasn't much to look at but it was tamper-proof. maybe you could make your bank out of a large diameter copper water tube like used for residential plumbing? it's easy to form and takes to silver solder very well.i.u.o.e. # 15queens, ny and sunny fla
Reply:I am working a Pig  bank for the grand kids the prototype is with 2x4 tube  the end product will be with 4x4 tube
Reply:I don't know, doesn't look all that "kid friendly" to me with those pointy ears and tail.
Reply:I didn't  have a "piggy bank" in mind when I built these so much as I was just trying to make some shinny things from left overs to hand out as workmanship samples.   As it turned out though dimes and pennies fit nicely thru the slots in that ss perf plate.   They're 2" square.
Reply:Originally Posted by 4956I didn't  have a "piggy bank" in mind when I built these so much as I was just trying to make some shinny things from left overs to hand out as workmanship samples.   As it turned out though dimes and pennies fit nicely thru the slots in that ss perf plate.   They're 2" square.
Reply:Yes I realized that about the sharp ears  easy to fix  but need to find something for a softer tail.
Reply:I think propane tanks would make a nice pig, anything from the fat little one pounders to the 20 or 30 pounders
Reply:I never sausage a pig!!!Burt _____________________Miller Syncrowave 250Millermatic 211Miller 375 Plasma Cutter Hobart Handler 12010FtDrillBit.com
Reply:might have to try that with a 30lb freon tank.handler 187hobart air-force 625one old azz lincon cracker box
Reply:Tank from a helium balloon party kit.I have over a hundred of these things.  Most of them are pigs.The horns are forged from 3/4" sucker rod.
Reply:Love the cow!
Reply:COW?,  COW?,  COW?.See dem pointy thangs stickin out just above dem ears?Dem is HORNS!Shoot, dat aint no cow.  Dats a BULLLLL!
Reply:Originally Posted by rlarkinTank from a helium balloon party kit.I have over a hundred of these things.  Most of them are pigs.The horns are forged from 3/4" sucker rod.
Reply:I'll get some pics of the ones I make for a co worker this week sometime.