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by Mr Machine Guy
Mon Apr 01, 2024 4:48 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Giant sterling engine
Replies: 8
Views: 3351

Re: Giant sterling engine

Fool wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2024 6:43 am Mr. Machine Guy,

Awesome engine. Thanks for sharing. How did you make that crankshaft. How did you retain the crank pins in the disks? Are they press fit? It seems to me the most difficult thing to build is a robust crankshaft. Good work.
Pressed. There are actually two cranks, 4 main bearings
by Mr Machine Guy
Mon Apr 01, 2024 4:40 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Giant sterling engine
Replies: 8
Views: 3351

Re: Giant sterling engine

Tom Booth wrote: Sun Mar 31, 2024 10:29 pm It seems there was a typo:
A missing capital A after CAD in your link

This should work:

https://youtu.be/zNnyuCADAas
Thanks Tom! Strange, I copied the link right off the address bar. It had no extra "A"
by Mr Machine Guy
Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:57 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Giant sterling engine
Replies: 8
Views: 3351

Giant sterling engine

Hi everyone! I've been working on a sterling engine for a while now. When I started I had some design criteria. They are: An output between 500 and 1000 watts. Water cooling for eventual secondary hydronic heating Beta configuration for maximum thermal isolation of seals and wear surfaces Avoidance ...