I was always fascinated by the silent blue one. You gotta love Japan, masters of their craft From what i heard, heating the cylinder from the front, instead of the side, is more efficient
To my eyes, the Kontax Rhombic drive engine is the most interesting. But i really prefer the flame licker engines, because in addition to the movement, they offer a great sound.
I live off grid, and I'm trying to figure out a way to generate electricity from my woodstove. I've seen a lot of little phone charging stirling setups, and I'm wondering what do you think would be the potential for getting multiple stirlings and hooking the dynamos up in series to make 12v, and also what the best model for that would be?
Stirling engines are weak for their size; you would only be able to generate low to medium power. Older large engines are costly partly due to their relative novelty. Newer, better engines become expensive fast. So used hardware store generators, solar, wind or water power are all more practical...
She's massive: My 13-year old calls her our blind, deaf and tumorous goldfish; "Goldie" named after a famous New Zealand artist, obviously. We are in low-level talks about saving the water...and dumping the fish: putting her out of her misery. Then... we come into the kitchen in the morning and she does three laps of the tank in three seconds like some mad orange speed-boat, sending spray over the hungry cats and me. Wet pussy everywhere and then the nonagenarian fish does a lazy victory lap on her back with a cheesy grin from ear to ear while humming "Islands in the Stream" by Dolly Parton. You don't just kill a fish like that all at once, if at all then maybe just one fillet at a time. Meanwhile, Goldie Lives Another day (wasn't that a James Bond film?).
Welcome fellow Kiwi! Yeah I do like the Stirling engine for its simplicity like a steam engine, and its many configurations. I doubt I will buy and more though
09:38 ha, making things american-proof. Probably in airline industry they forgot to do it once and paid the price. I don't know why they do things even if those are counter-productive.
Your fish is sad. Get it a bigger tank with decorations or Dobby will arise from the grave and suck you toes in the middle of the night. Fix yourself bbg.
Our fish was very sad. The children of the house were traumatised looking at its explodey cancerous growths and opaque eyes this last year our once perky Goldie (named after the famous NZ painter, of course) looked ...just over it. It has been a great 12-13 years and Goldie and her pump and stuff were all worn out. After a family meeting, Goldie was decanted into a sunbeam. She didn't complain, just drifted off surrounded by 3 curious cats. Thank you Goldie and for your caring comment.
I'd like to know which would be your pick of them?
Nice collection. I have the Tarod stirling and it is certainly one of the most outstanding stirling engines.
Mmm you've rekindled my interest. Tarot, right? Chinese?
Hello from Kentucky-amazing collection!!!-glad I found your channel!!
And I'm glad you found it too! You're most welcome!
Another GREAT video Mr Thomas! I'm happy to see that you're enjoying the engine 👍. Keep up the fantastic work
Thanks again! Nice job...:)
i just got my first one yesterday and i haven't stopped running the poor thing. got a display shelf cleared off, i guess this is my new addiction lol
It's probably my healthiest addiction, my friend :) Welcome
@@ThomasPCGuruENGINES i bought two new shelves just to load up with Stirling engines lol
That'll do it for now
Thomas the manufacturer of the Japanese engine still has them listed on their website unless I am mistaken.
Yep. Haven't contacted him in a while though
I was always fascinated by the silent blue one. You gotta love Japan, masters of their craft
From what i heard, heating the cylinder from the front, instead of the side, is more efficient
Yeah hard to beat that one for a model Stirling engine :)
@@ThomasPCGuruENGINES hot air vs steam?
Amazing things especially that quiet running Japanese one.
Not counting the semi-scale ones and low temperature ones in my collection which I'll do a separate video on :)
have several of them engines plus one I made myself , great fun sterling's even for a steam man like myself
Very cool! Nice to hear from you again :)
To my eyes, the Kontax Rhombic drive engine is the most interesting.
But i really prefer the flame licker engines, because in addition to the movement, they offer a great sound.
Totally agree! Thanks for joining the discussion!!!
how many volts on that japanese engine ?
5 to 8 I think. Not exactly shocking :)
I live off grid, and I'm trying to figure out a way to generate electricity from my woodstove. I've seen a lot of little phone charging stirling setups, and I'm wondering what do you think would be the potential for getting multiple stirlings and hooking the dynamos up in series to make 12v, and also what the best model for that would be?
Stirling engines are weak for their size; you would only be able to generate low to medium power. Older large engines are costly partly due to their relative novelty. Newer, better engines become expensive fast. So used hardware store generators, solar, wind or water power are all more practical...
9:43 pardon me? Is that legal fuel?
Hey Brian! what fuel? Propane gas? Methylated spirits?
@@ThomasPCGuruENGINES i heard meth
Ahhhhhh..... :)
I don't want to pick little stirling, but i want to learn about the big nasa stirling
That is quite a large goldfish!
She's massive: My 13-year old calls her our blind, deaf and tumorous goldfish; "Goldie" named after a famous New Zealand artist, obviously. We are in low-level talks about saving the water...and dumping the fish: putting her out of her misery. Then... we come into the kitchen in the morning and she does three laps of the tank in three seconds like some mad orange speed-boat, sending spray over the hungry cats and me. Wet pussy everywhere and then the nonagenarian fish does a lazy victory lap on her back with a cheesy grin from ear to ear while humming "Islands in the Stream" by Dolly Parton. You don't just kill a fish like that all at once, if at all then maybe just one fillet at a time. Meanwhile, Goldie Lives Another day (wasn't that a James Bond film?).
Isn't you PM Research one noisy because it's on a box though.
Hmmmm. Good thought. I guess that doesn't help, but it was always kind of percussive even without the sounding board.
One would think you like Stirling engines ? I have one amongst the steam toys
Welcome fellow Kiwi! Yeah I do like the Stirling engine for its simplicity like a steam engine, and its many configurations. I doubt I will buy and more though
me too , well half a dozen really
Hello, do you have Stirling engine for sale , I need engine with power from 5-50w
Nope, good luck Sajjad.
09:38 ha, making things american-proof. Probably in airline industry they forgot to do it once and paid the price. I don't know why they do things even if those are counter-productive.
Do you have Stirling engine for sale?
Sorry my friend, no.
And the whole concept is Scottish!
Och aye, I should ha'' thought o' Robert! 'Twas a grand laddie!
Your fish is sad. Get it a bigger tank with decorations or Dobby will arise from the grave and suck you toes in the middle of the night. Fix yourself bbg.
Our fish was very sad. The children of the house were traumatised looking at its explodey cancerous growths and opaque eyes this last year our once perky Goldie (named after the famous NZ painter, of course) looked ...just over it. It has been a great 12-13 years and Goldie and her pump and stuff were all worn out. After a family meeting, Goldie was decanted into a sunbeam. She didn't complain, just drifted off surrounded by 3 curious cats. Thank you Goldie and for your caring comment.