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- Sun Jan 31, 2010 1:38 pm
- Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
- Topic: How tight and how to loosen?
- Replies: 4
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Re: How tight and how to loosen?
yes surgy my bad on this, should have checked my info before i spoke.
- Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:37 pm
- Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
- Topic: How tight and how to loosen?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6059
Re: How tight and how to loosen?
close to air tight is probably the best way to say it. On one of my first models I made it as close to 100% air tight as i could get and blew out the jb weld seals each time just as it started running because the presure couldn't escape fast enough. i let the displacer piston leak slightly aroung th...
- Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:22 pm
- Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
- Topic: my working engine :D
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4838
Re: my working engine :D
Ok the convience store bit is because it is very close to my home and the owner a good friend. Was just easiest to film it right there. (i don't have a good cam and she did hehe) the water cooling is very very simple, a small raised edge around the top of the displacer chamber (about 1/2 in) with a ...
- Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:30 pm
- Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
- Topic: my working engine :D
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4838
my working engine :D
Hello everyone I probably should have haunted the forum sooner, but.... I had detailed plans and was sure if ROTC kid from my sons school could build one so could I. My biggest problem was I tried to duplicate other peoples designs and failed for 1 reason or another on my first few attempts. Finaly,...