Stirling engine help please

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22 May 2017 at 11:06 #299133
Matts BitsNBobs
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Hi all, sorry if this is in the wrong place or been covered before, my father in law is not a big engineer but he loves the Stirling engines even making a coke can one! but for his birthday he has asked for one like this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Low-Temperature-Stirling-Engine-Motor-Model-Steam-Heat-Education-Toys-/322207813824?hash=item4b051510c0:gJAAAOSwIgNXmZgc

Are they any good? or can someone put me onto an English version but not to much money, i don't mind paying for quality but we have already got a gift this is a little extra,

many thanks Matt.
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22 May 2017 at 11:06 #25253
Matts BitsNBobs
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22 May 2017 at 11:53 #299141
Ian S C
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The site I looked at had about 50 motors on it, anything from L8.99 up, I think by the look of them it would be hard to go wrong.

It might be worth looking at the Bohm motors from Germany, but even the cheapest of these are more expensive than the ones on ebay.

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22 May 2017 at 11:58 #299142
Matts BitsNBobs
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@mattsbitsnbobs
thanks Ian will have a look
23 May 2017 at 12:02 #299300
Ian S C
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@iansc
Thats ok Matt, can't help much with English motors, I'm about 12,000 miles away, and more into building my own.

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23 May 2017 at 12:45 #299310
Matts BitsNBobs
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thats brilliant, will put a pic of mine on soon.
23 May 2017 at 14:26 #299330
charadam
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Mine arrived from China well-packaged and in 12 days.

£26 all in as I recall. Couldn't buy the materials for that.

Runs perfectly.
23 May 2017 at 14:30 #299331
Matts BitsNBobs
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thanks charadam, probably go for one of them, its only to keep him amused, can you tell me the supplier? so at least i may have the same luck.

cheers
23 May 2017 at 15:01 #299334
V8Eng
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There is a UK company who exhibited at Kew Stirling Engine Rally, the products looked good, no idea how prices compare though.

Kontax Stirling (I think), anyway I have put a link here.

**LINK**

Edited By V8Eng on 23/05/2017 15:02:16
23 May 2017 at 15:12 #299337
Matts BitsNBobs
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@mattsbitsnbobs
thanks v8eng very good quality product, thank you
23 May 2017 at 16:28 #299356
charadam
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matt sw – here you go.

Malaysia, not China. My duff memory!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/ja-stirlingengine/m.html?item=282008034684&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562
23 May 2017 at 16:49 #299360
Matts BitsNBobs
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thank you
24 May 2017 at 11:49 #299450
Ian S C
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@iansc
My one cost $NZ 00.00, and a week in the workshop.

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24 May 2017 at 12:46 #299457
Matts BitsNBobs
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@mattsbitsnbobs
this is mine, not all my work my mate died before he could finish it so been sorting it, still having few niggles.
25 May 2017 at 14:08 #299555
Ian S C
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@iansc
Keep at it, absolute minimum friction is essential, you may also need a balance weight on the flywheel(a bit of Blu Tac should do to start with).

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25 May 2017 at 14:23 #299558
Matts BitsNBobs
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ha it has blu tac, its at the bottom on this pic

cheers
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