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Hi Ian The displacer chamber is stainless steel, 1mm wall thick the cup shape you mention that is a slight cut dish in the end the hot chamber tube so when tighting down you use a aluminium washer to squash and seal the chamber better? have i got the wrong end of the stick? I am using bearings from ...

Hi Ian I put some images up to help us (picture is a thousand words they say) as you can see i have based my design of proven designs, why i am scratching my head why i had no joy. The plate is now warped and i will have to make a new one, i have bolted it down as i was convinced it was air loss tha...

Hi Ian Thanks for helping. I made a lightweight brass piston in a glass tube that does as you say takes 3 seconds to slide down and hardly any drop when the end stopped. I have a slight leak at the brass to stainless rod on the gland on the displacer rod ( i can adjust it to be even tighter) Timing ...

Hi Guys New here, struggling with my Stirling engine, came across this forum while trying to trouble shoot my engine, seems this a great place for all things Stirling! My engine does not start when i wind it to start the motion, i thought it was a air leak so sealed it tighter and now it air tight 9...