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by little john 1
Mon Aug 25, 2014 2:19 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: big gamma stirling engine
Replies: 2
Views: 3072

Re: big gamma stirling engine

im thinking big as i have recently acquired some kind of cast iron 20" wheel looks like its off some kind of small train ( possibly a mine cart ) and weighs approximately 40 kg i have already begun messing at making a smaller one but i dont think i have the displacer cylinder at the right size ...
by little john 1
Sun Aug 24, 2014 5:14 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: big gamma stirling engine
Replies: 2
Views: 3072

big gamma stirling engine

reet here goes :question) i recently went to a museum full of old steam and stirling engines and saw many examples of stirling engines wich used to run small mills and brewerys and such and got the seed of an idea planted in my daft head over the last 5 years i have been collecting oldschool enginee...
by little john 1
Sun Aug 24, 2014 4:42 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: New Members PLEASE read! - OR, having problems registering, being deactivated
Replies: 516
Views: 675836

Re: "Hi" We are new here!

hi im now the new edition im no stranger to building my own model steam engines using anything and evrything i can find in my shed or sticking out of skips or the scrap mans van ( one mans junk is another mans treasure ) i have now directed my attention to building a stirling engine and i dont do th...