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21 Jul, 2010

LTD Stirling Engine - Part 2

Posted by: admin In: LTD Stirling Engine

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 in this picture but you can see the mirror finish starting.

This is the graphite bush for the displacer rod.

Since I don`t have a boring head for the mill and didn`t want to offset the plate in the mill, I luckly had this step drill that gave me just the 16mm by 3mm shoulder I needed just to sit the glass piston cylinder inside.

I then turned up two supports…

And here is the insert for the graphite power piston.

And what I have so far....

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