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jimlarsen: don't you get a lot of friction if you run the wire through just two holes in the can / tin? junkie: if the wool isn't tightly wrapped, won't all this air in the wool reduce the efficiency of the engine? My displacers are probably heavier than 10g because of the can bottoms. I'll have to ...

According to my unit converter, 1/32'' is 0.79375 mm, therefore a gap of roughly 0.4 mm all around. But if it works, no problem. Another question: You are using displacers made from tightly rolled steel wool. Is it really necessary for efficient regeneration to make them completely from steel wool? ...

Junkie: 1/16'' in 3/32'' means there is a gap of 0.4 mm between shaft and tube all around the shaft. Isn't that too much leak? The iv needle would probably be almost completely airtight without having much friction (I have already used them as low friction bearings). jimlarsen: how do you create a s...

Hi, I'm new to this forum. I have built a coke can stirling with a nylon thread for connecting the displacer to the crankshaft. While this works well, it limits the speed to how fast the displacer drops under its own weight. So my next model will have a solid connecting rod instead. I have thought t...