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Ian,

I don't think, in the case of Andy Ross's B-20, there is need to extend the conrods.
Look at the movie and you'll see there is only a rather small angle-movements of the conrods.

Chris

Hi guys,

Removed the first YouTube movie and replaced it with a correct one.
Still, one or two minor errors have to be corrected.
This is the new link :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lqoEAUY7r8

Thanks for watching and thanks to Andy Ross for his support.

Chris

Hi, Just finished Ross's B-20 engine drawings. This is a small movie of it. To have a clear view I did not assembled some parts(panels). I also used some transparent parts(cilinders) to have it all very clear. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lqoEAUY7r8 I will contact Andy Ross about th(h)is lovely e...

Hi, This very moment I'm busy redrawing Andy Ross's B-20 engine. Has someone built this engine before...? I have some important questions. To be clear, I'm not redrawing, just converting Imperial to metric, almost finished. I have to change the main body because I have no casting and I suppose there...

Hi guys, I did not say : nobody 's willing to share at all. I wrote : only in the high power range engines amateurs ar not willing to share. In the smaller engines ranges there are tons of plans to be found, please reread my first post in this topic..! Someone wrote in another post : there are'nt th...

Ron, I'd love to see a project like this get started. I'm interested to in make a more powerfull stirlingengine. In fact I'm in the middle of a learning process right now. Built myself a few small engines powerfull enough to drive a small train on gauge 1. Me, only building stirlingengines for about...

Ante,

This is indeed a very nice way of making objects. I have a small movie (how to).
I'm not sure if this technique can be used to make a displacer. I'll try it one of these days.


Chris

Hi Ante,

Not quit sure what you're trying to say. Could you explain a bit.
I did some sheetmetal spinning in a lathe quit often. Pressed between the chuck and the tailstock some octagonal piece sheet metal. Purpose is to make these small pieces perfectly round.


Chris

Vamoose, I understand your concern, but do not understand why you mentioned water, air and concrete in your list. These items are not used while building engines. Coefficient of thermal expansion you say, yes indeed there might be a problem but in most cases it will not cause problems at all. For in...

Google is your friend...;-))

Loctite : 510 - 121078 - 3479

Although I hardly use it myself I suggest using Loctite. Some types can withstand high temperatures.
The only reason I use it myself is to secure ball-bearings.

Ian, I understand what you're trying to say. But there are lots of people who need a set of good drawings to start with. Particularly people starting in this hobby need just a bit more info. If you just got started, not knowing exactly how these engines work it would be most helpfull you got some ex...

Hi all,

Why not post links from sites with usable projects in this thread...?
It would be of great help for noviced/futur hotair-engine-builders.
This way they have an overview in a nutshell what possible engines they can build.

Chris

Hi,

Someone else got plans and drawings of working models of owne design and willing to share them with us..?


Chris

Thanks Ian, Lots of fun, that's what we had making these engines. This is the very first year I made Stirling engines. Without the help of a few members of KMYCA klub here in Belgium this would not have been possible. They introduces me in the world of the hot air engine. Now I'm affraid I'm hooked ...