There is a time when sometimes you are almost defeated and despite your best efforts a fresh set of eyes are required. In 2010, I must have a spent a large number of hours troubleshooting to get the LTD running and it has been sitting on my shelf ever since. When I read a message [...]
A quick update… last night I sealed the cylinder to the top plate: and then I sealed the side of the displacer onto the top plate: This evening I managed to cut the counter weight but I have to admit I struggled with this. At one point the flywheel was clearly falling to the bottom [...]
I`m pretty sure that this is all the parts are now complete and I`ll spend tonight polishing them up and then finally sealing the displacer if I have time. Here is the displacer being cut from foam board. It actually cut very nicely on the lathe with a sharp tool, much better and more accurate [...]
I`m off work for 6 weeks at present and so I`m getting more done than I ever have! – I`m having a great time between the workshop and looking after my little one. I was lying in bed last night thinking about gluing the rest of the crank shaft and then I thought again, should [...]
A little update here as I feel I am coming to the final straight! Here is a picture of the parts so far but not including the glass cylinder and graphite piston – they are safe away from potential smashes! I`ve now cut the main parts for the crank shaft assembly – the displacer and [...]
Still pushing on with this, I have now cut a new cylinder to size and with a better finish from a 16mm OD test-tube with 14mm ID. This is the graphite piston to a perfect polished fit. This is the first time working with graphite and I`m very impressed with the fit! Wasn`t quite finished [...]
I made an attempt at an LTD Stirling Engine several months ago and failed quite miserably. I know these things are temperamental but after my first attempt I did have quite a few ideas for improvements…nothing new, things that people have already been doing but stuff that I ignored! So over the last few months [...]