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by Devo
Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:21 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Tin Can Engine
Replies: 2
Views: 6882

Thanks DB After reading here on the popular Mechanics stirling engine I got my wife to dig out the old set from 1968 we bought then years ago at a yard sale. It has a real neat steam engine & some kind of roatary 6 cylinder engine with 5 moving parts called the incredible elbow engine. No stirli...
by Devo
Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:43 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Tin Can Engine
Replies: 2
Views: 6882

Tin Can Engine

I am going to start my first tin can engine & go by the book, I had a few idea's/questions for down the road after I get 1 done. #1 does the hole in the piston cylinder into the dispacer cylinder have to be small like that to keep pressure or could the entire 1" be cut out as long as there ...