Stirling engine help please

[Matts BitsNBobsParticipant @mattsbitsnbobs]

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.

[Matts BitsNBobsParticipant @mattsbitsnbobs]

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

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.

Ian S C

[Matts BitsNBobsParticipant @mattsbitsnbobs]

thanks Ian will have a look

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

Thats ok Matt, can't help much with English motors, I'm about 12,000 miles away, and more into building my own.

Ian S C

[Matts BitsNBobsParticipant @mattsbitsnbobs]

thats brilliant, will put a pic of mine on soon.

[charadamParticipant @charadam]

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.

[Matts BitsNBobsParticipant @mattsbitsnbobs]

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

[V8EngParticipant @v8eng]

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

[Matts BitsNBobsParticipant @mattsbitsnbobs]

thanks v8eng very good quality product, thank you

[charadamParticipant @charadam]

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

[Matts BitsNBobsParticipant @mattsbitsnbobs]

thank you

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

My one cost $NZ 00.00, and a week in the workshop.

Ian S C

[Matts BitsNBobsParticipant @mattsbitsnbobs]

this is mine, not all my work my mate died before he could finish it so been sorting it, still having few niggles.

[Ian S CParticipant @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).

Ian S C

[Matts BitsNBobsParticipant @mattsbitsnbobs]

ha it has blu tac, its at the bottom on this pic

cheers

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