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by 120ThingsIn20Years
Wed Jul 24, 2013 4:18 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: what is a good alternative fuel?
Replies: 20
Views: 12450

Re: what is a good alternative fuel?

120 I love those pop can ethanol stoves. I thought of having an air lock on a fermenter ,run that tube to a pop can ethanol stove. You would heat the bottom of the fermenter till the mash was 170f. At this point you would have a prestill. The ethanol would be pressurized gas to run the stove. You c...
by 120ThingsIn20Years
Wed Jul 24, 2013 4:09 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: what is a good alternative fuel?
Replies: 20
Views: 12450

Re: what is a good alternative fuel?

My lawnmower at present is a goat. She is a little rough on the edging but works out in the long haul. By edging, do you mean where the lawn runs out and the veggie garden begins? This is where goats go when you squirt them with a hose if you catch them eating your aquaponics system :) http://1.bp....
by 120ThingsIn20Years
Wed Jul 24, 2013 3:53 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: what is a good alternative fuel?
Replies: 20
Views: 12450

Re: what is a good alternative fuel?

Alternatively you could do a beer can stove that uses alcohol? http://vimeo.com/tomallen/how-to-make-an-alcohol-stove There's a book titled "How I built a 5-HP stirling engine" by Lockwood. Its about how he and his team built a stirling engine that was fueled by rice husks from the rice t...
by 120ThingsIn20Years
Wed Jul 24, 2013 3:46 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: what is a good alternative fuel?
Replies: 20
Views: 12450

Re: what is a good alternative fuel?

120 I love those pop can ethanol stoves. I thought of having an air lock on a fermenter ,run that tube to a pop can ethanol stove. You would heat the bottom of the fermenter till the mash was 170f. At this point you would have a prestill. The ethanol would be pressurized gas to run the stove. You c...
by 120ThingsIn20Years
Thu Jul 18, 2013 12:10 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: what is a good alternative fuel?
Replies: 20
Views: 12450

Re: what is a good alternative fuel?

I made one of those little coke can methanol gas burners that worked pretty well with ethanol... http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3frh_ZFuaT8/UHbryUmuhMI/AAAAAAAACm0/YQh8L1swjYk/s1600/120+Things+in+20+years+-+Fire+-+Home+made+ethanol+stove+6.JPG And then filled it with chop fat (it needed a charcoal wick a...
by 120ThingsIn20Years
Wed Jul 17, 2013 3:19 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: varible phasing
Replies: 27
Views: 23645

Re: varible phasing

I made this as a way to explore the results of adjusting the crank shaft on my little tin can Stirling engine... http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T83KHQgkBa4/UaSQNdYDEpI/AAAAAAAADeA/Kzh3OAG21yE/s1600/120+Things+in+20+years+-+Adjustable+Stirling+engine+crankshaft.JPG Perhaps the most useful bit is the fact ...
by 120ThingsIn20Years
Fri May 03, 2013 9:18 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: New Members PLEASE read! - OR, having problems registering, being deactivated
Replies: 511
Views: 498609

Re: "Hi" We are new here!

Hi from Adelaide, South Australia. I've just started learning about Stirling Engines as part of an ongoing attempt to learn 120 new skills over 20 years. I'm active on a lot of forums, and often go by the name of BullwinkleII. I also blog about my learning adventure. I'll have my head down for a whi...