Wanted to share with the collectable community an idea I am using for hologram placement.
Hope it helps current coin makers and future ones as well.
I am currently working on a collectable project and of course with it comes placing a hologram on top of the private key.
Initially I was just peeling with fingers and placing on top of private key area, but that left blemishes on the holo such as fingerprints and was not that accurate as it should be.
I asked around, MinerJones and Anonminer suggested the peel and place method, which works great and also prevents any blemishes from fingertips.
In the meanwhile I had been looking up another way, either something a bit tacky to grab the holo or a small vacuum pump pen..all this without damaging the hologram.
I went searching for the vacuum and came across this SMD vacuum pen..problem was the vacuum is finger pumped once...it does the job but yet sometimes vacuum was lost and holo fell off.
So I looked for something similar within the same price range....but didn't feel like paying what I found as I knew there had to be cheaper vacs.
That being said, I looked under black head removals as I know vacuum is used to do the job.
I came across a nice cheap small held vacuum on amazon. It comes into two different speeds and works perfectly.
Following is a video of the vacuum in action. I used stickers instead as I do not want to reveal my product just yet.
Ok...as promised I have come up with an
even more precise way on applying holograms..especially for those with
shaky hands!
I introduce the
Krogoth Holomatic...
You can watch the video of it in action!>>>>
https://imgur.com/a/sz3OetD 
I have labeled each component, where you can buy and explained as follows...
A) Toggle Clamp 90 Degree B) Hose Clamp C) YaeTek Lab Stands Support and Lab Clamp Flask Clamp Condenser Clamp Stands 60CM D) Pneumatic Air line 1/4" Od E) Copper Brake Line Hose Tubing Kit 1/4" F) Blackhead Remover Pore Vacuum G) 1" suction cup H) Permatex 84109 PermaPoxy 4 Minute Multi-Metal Epoxy, 0.84 oz. If the vacuum is too great for your hologram, you can always install a small
1/4" Hose Barb 3-Way Valve in the airline and bleed some air IN to regulate the amount of suction.
You do not have to buy from the sites I have shown you, as I have not. These are given as reference in case you need more information.
Once you place the holo on top you can either press down with your other hand or simply turn vacuum off and the hologram will disconnect from the tip..if not then simply use a finger to disconnect.
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