If you mean the Walking Bean Stirling Kit, yes absolutely. The kit comes with the drawings, but other then a tip sheet from LMS, there are no machining instructions. The displacer, the hot cylinder, and the hot piston are already machined for you, but that's it. The tolerances are tighter then on the steam engine for the hot cylinder. There are many small parts to make. I sometimes spent a day or two just thinking about how to hold and machine one part. I very much enjoyed it.
This was my first engine kit. The video wasn't available at the time, but I thought the written instructions were well done, though I would have gotten the video as I didn't have a clue as to what I was doing. Machining the kit gave me an appreciation for the level of care and tolerances that are required, particularly with the cylinder and piston. I've since built the Walking Beam Stirling Kit. This kit was considerably more difficult. I'm glad I started with this little steam engine first.
Great video and an excellent explanation of how it works. I'm building a similar engine called Dodi, which I started about 12 years ago. :) I finally decided to finish it.
Hey great job on it, a really good mod you can do for this thing early in life is give it actual crank ball bearings, it will last forever! Im pretty sure you know why. have fun'
one thin i dnt understand once the piston comes down hw will it come up... because oscillating steamengine has a inlet and outlet on top and bottom too. could you please specify
@sciman001 what about other tools? offcourse you can drill a hole in a squareformed piece and buy a round piece of metall and so on but lathe is veeeeeeery helpfull:) mill is also a good thing:D
truly no, a ball bearing as long as it is lubed every so often it will take away the crank wobble, giving you a higher rpm that can be maintained, normally all you gotta do is make a raceway to hold a bearing in place.
i just built a engine but it is double acting so it like a two cylinder of yours look on my account to see it and i am building a V twin double acting so it like a four cylinder to yours great vid by the way five star
If you mean the Walking Bean Stirling Kit, yes absolutely. The kit comes with the drawings, but other then a tip sheet from LMS, there are no machining instructions. The displacer, the hot cylinder, and the hot piston are already machined for you, but that's it. The tolerances are tighter then on the steam engine for the hot cylinder. There are many small parts to make. I sometimes spent a day or two just thinking about how to hold and machine one part. I very much enjoyed it.
This was my first engine kit. The video wasn't available at the time, but I thought the written instructions were well done, though I would have gotten the video as I didn't have a clue as to what I was doing.
Machining the kit gave me an appreciation for the level of care and tolerances that are required, particularly with the cylinder and piston.
I've since built the Walking Beam Stirling Kit. This kit was considerably more difficult. I'm glad I started with this little steam engine first.
Great video and an excellent explanation of how it works. I'm building a similar engine called Dodi, which I started about 12 years ago. :) I finally decided to finish it.
Is it finished?🎉
Thanks for putting this video together. Very helpful.
cool, going to make one, with scrap on my spare time. Perhaps another way to have the cylinder stationed?
Wow this channel has come a long way good on ya mate👍
Nice engine, good explanation of a "wobbler" engine.
Hey great job on it, a really good mod you can do for this thing early in life is give it actual crank ball bearings, it will last forever! Im pretty sure you know why. have fun'
drill a hole on each side of the thing that the rod connects to on the crank that would help it run smoother
one thin i dnt understand once the piston comes down hw will it come up... because oscillating steamengine has a inlet and outlet on top and bottom too. could you please specify
thankyou.
hello what psi are you using ?
who new u made steam engine
How to make piston
It's very similar to the one I built
@sciman001 what about other tools? offcourse you can drill a hole in a squareformed piece and buy a round piece of metall and so on but lathe is veeeeeeery helpfull:) mill is also a good thing:D
Diesel, of course.
truly no, a ball bearing as long as it is lubed every so often it will take away the crank wobble, giving you a higher rpm that can be maintained, normally all you gotta do is make a raceway to hold a bearing in place.
Do you need a mill for this kit?
i just built a engine but it is double acting so it like a two cylinder of yours look on my account to see it and i am building a V twin double acting so it like a four cylinder to yours
great vid by the way five star
@sciman001 Good luck :D