my first stirling running on alcohol

[Fingers]

http://www.youtube.com/v/KELsXzSU06Q?fs=1&hl=en_US

 

[cidrontmg]

Excellent! And another Stirling with 5 holes in the flywheel ;D (I´ve done 3). Graphite power piston? What is the displacer material? Blue Styrofoam? How about the bearings, needles or ball bearings?

 

[Fingers]

Hi thanks for your comment yes the power piston is graphite and I used 6mm ball bearings,
For the displacer I used some grey foam packing which i found on a pallet in work, this is my first engine and it took me a lot of tinkering to get it to run, hooked now ha I am half way thru building a vertical flame eater design

 

[robwilk]

Hi Fingers just picked up on this post .
Love the Stirling looks like a good runner and easily started . I keep looking at the plans for this type of Stirling but that is as far as i have got ,looking,.
Well done. :bow:

Rob......

 

[Fingers]

Hi Rob
Thanks for the comment ,this has been the first engine I built I got the plans free on SteamEngineAustralia. This has been the first engine I built, it took me quite a while to get it to run but much persiverance and it finally ran. I made the displacer from some foam packing, when I originally made it to run on a cup of water which it did, I decided to try it on a mets burner which warped my displacer and now it will no longer run on a hot cup of water !. As soon as i am finished my latest project a Jan ridders vertical flame eater I will get around to making a new displacer.
Gretings from Ireland

 

[SignalFailure]

Very nice, Fingers!

I've built 2.5 hot air engines and not a runner to show yet...really should follow some plans instead of making it up!

 

[Fingers]

Haha ye I tried to more off my own ideas aswel both non runners except for a stirling coke can engine which runs very well 8)

 

[doc1955]

Nice running engine Fingers!
Good job!

 

[kustomkb]

Great job Fingers. I hope your next engine comes out just as nice!

I built the same one too.

 

[Fingers]

Thanks folks can anybody help me here with material choice for the cylinder on a vertical flame eater that im building ,my piston will be cast iron, I Would like to make a brass cylinder purely for looks but would both a cast iron cylinder and piston work better. Any help choosing would be appreciated
Cheers

 

[robwilk]

Fingers sorry i cant help with your question but if i were you i would start a new post in the Q&A section you will get more response that way.

Rob......

 

[Fingers]

Thanks everybody I think I will try repost a question on material choice