Love this video! Finally, NO demos showing it off! The REAL way to MAKE one! Great! Love this genious guy and the uploader! NO talkers! they are doers!
I can see that construction and assembly needs to be very precise using exotic and difficult to work with materials. NOT! FINALLY, plans for a stirling engine I have a chance of not screwing up! Thank you very much!!!
Thank you ever so much for your plans for the ez stirling.I am retired and am looking forward to building the EZ in my spare time.Keep up the good work MyFordboy THANKS I will keep watching your videos.
Awesome video! I fell in love with the quiet ambient noise. It kept me enthralled, attentive to study your actions to try and figure out the project as you continued. Also, as a novice, I found it awesome how you cut the corners off the square wood, and then flushed up the circle, as opposed to trying to do it in one step. I will be remembering that trick. Thanks for the half hour of entertainment and education! :D
Hi - As I’m sure you know, this design is over 100 years old and has a quite benevolent story to its invention/creation. Given that even today, there are businesses who charge people a lot of money to provide instructions for something that you are providing FOC, I just wanted to say how pleasing it is to encounter someone so charitable as yourself and this broadcast, and that nothing could be nearer to the original inventors wishes than what you have placed so much effort in providing.
Oh, i m not disappointed, we speak and write English in America too. Churchhill and i would have shook ur hand without a doubt that you have wise concerns for us here in U.S.A.! Thx much for ur wonderful tips in the video. Contnue to do more and educate us!
He visto cientos de videos acerca del motor stirling. pero este es el mejor. y sobre todo, sin decir una sola palabra ni mostrar tu rostro. Simplemente Gracias y felicidades por tu video.
Ok that was the most clean, well thought out stirling engine ever. Ive tried 2 plans and they never worked, this might just work, very well planned, thought out, and scripted well done.
Thanks so much, I am going to do this for a Christmas present. I will show you my results hopefully in couple of weeks. Cheers and again thanks for taking the time to show us how to DIY.
I am so impressed. Not only is your engine working beautiful it looks great. Your video was done and edited very professionally. The plans was the icing on the cake. I really enjoyed the whole build. Thanks for your time and interest.
Thank you very much for taking the time to make and post this video! Absolutely great instructions... I was mesmerised.... (It's 3am now in my part of the world, but I will head straight to my shed and try and build this engine, first thing after a little sleep.)
As modelbuilder for more than 45 jears i stil learning tricks here. seems much fun to build ,i asked the plans. This time no heli or airplain but a stirling engine Fun..thx
hi i am goin to build this engine and install it in a 2 foot boat i plan on running a belt from the wheel to a moter as the generator then that will power my drive moter that way i only need batterys for steering servo ,, big up for the vid mate you showed the build perfectly step by step all for free and i bet this took some time ,
I just successfully built this Stirling Engine from the plans. They are really good, and the engine works perfectly. Thank you myfordboy! Check it out in the video response :)
It should only take a minute or 2 to warm up. The thread should not go slack. If it does the displacer must be touching the bottom of the tin (or it's sticking) With the displacer crank at the top the displacer should very nearly touch the top of the can and when it's at the bottom should nearly touch the bottom. Adjust the length of the thread to achive this. If you cannot achive this adjust the crank length although this should not be necessary if made to the plan.
The hole in the lid under the diaphram is18mm. Size is not important it just needs to clear the disc on the connecting rod and not foul the actual diaphram.
@super8camera If you were making a high performance engine you would need the gap as small as possible. The sweet tin is a bit narrower around the top so the diameter needs to be smaller to pass through. The engine runs fine with the specified gap.
Myfordboy when doing larger holes in the lid try using a paddle bit. i am able to make perfect holes in my jar lids for jam jar jets with no snagging or clean up work needed! perfect flat and round easy as pie
Just in case anyone's interested, if you sit one of these engines on a packet of frozen peas, it will spin backwards. That is why it is actually called a "heat differential" engine.
The bigger temperature difference between the hot end and cold end the more power is available so on a large engine water is often used to cool it. Not necessary on a simple engie like this
@paulius360 Balsa is a good material for the displacer as it is dense and light. it needs to be light enough for the engine to lift it and be able to fall under its own weight. I don't think foam would withstand the heat. Another builder has used cardboard but he hasn't given exact details of what was used. A few layers of corrigated cardboard to make up the thickness and a strip of thin card around the edge might work. It needs to be airtight.
@efudim I have another video, Easy to Build Stirling Engine Part 2 which gives an alternative displacer construction and there are more details at myfordboy.blogspot .com Black coating could be an advatage on a LTD engine but would not make any difference on this one.
muy interesante la forma como ilustra la fabricacion del motor, lo felicito me ha sido de mucho interes. Alexander Dj de Colombia. very interesting the way it illustrates the manufacture of motor, congratulations I have been of much interest. Alexander Dj from Colombia
well made vid, I watched it once, everything is there and explained/demonstrated. This is wall to wall content, not 30 minutes of tangent and two minutes of "why you clicked."
@TheDracfink Yes it would worrk fine. If you go to my blog myfordboy.blogspot.com and look at the EZ Stirling engine page you can see a video of one running like this.
Have you read the fault finding details on the blog and watched the video about what to do if your engine won't run. There should be about a 4-5mm gap all around the displacer. Aluminium not so good bearing, a bit soft. Most problems are air leaks can be found with the pressure tester in the instructions. Everything must be very free.
I would recommend buiding it as show as this a proved method of construction. It is stonger like this. If you must use glue, epoxy would be the choice. It is essential the joint to the lid is airtight or the engine will not run.
@OldmillsAD1010 The engine described is a simple one using everyday materials. There is little power in this engine so it's not realy suitable for this application.
It needs to be heavy enough to fall under its own weight. Have you checked out my what to do if your engine won't run advice and video, accsseable from myfordboy.blogspot.com
If you are looking for more power you need a different design. For example,a displacer to fit inside a 55 gal drum would be very heavy and has to be lifted by the turning flywheel.
I like your attention to detail and patient, precise work. This is a work of art! Well almost. I wouldn't have used the CD as the flywheel, it looks kind of tacky compared to the excellent craftsmanship of your other parts lol. I understand you wanted it to be made from easily accessible materials though, so for the purposes of this video, the CDs are great lol.
What you refer to as the stamp is called the displacer. It moves air from the top of the can to the bottom. It is not a piston and does not touch the sides. please read how the engine works over at myfordboy.blogspot.com
@sw1ft3 Replace the specified bearings with ball bearings and replace the dislplacer bush with a brass one. This what was used on my origional tin can stirling engine. The E Z Stirling is designed for easy build with easily available materials.
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I wish this guy was my nieghbor! He must be a real American helping others to SAVE money! He deserves 2 thumbs up!
Love this video! Finally, NO demos showing it off! The REAL way to MAKE one! Great! Love this genious guy and the uploader! NO talkers! they are doers!
I can see that construction and assembly needs to be very precise using exotic and difficult to work with materials. NOT!
FINALLY, plans for a stirling engine I have a chance of not screwing up! Thank you very much!!!
Thank you ever so much for your plans for the ez stirling.I am retired and am looking forward to building the EZ in my spare time.Keep up the good work MyFordboy THANKS I will keep watching your videos.
Awesome video! I fell in love with the quiet ambient noise. It kept me enthralled, attentive to study your actions to try and figure out the project as you continued. Also, as a novice, I found it awesome how you cut the corners off the square wood, and then flushed up the circle, as opposed to trying to do it in one step. I will be remembering that trick.
Thanks for the half hour of entertainment and education! :D
I like the use of pop rivets for the displacer gland and crank shaft bearings.
Excellent, the best build I've found on YT.
vky khan I need an email address not a phone number.
myfordboy thanx for reply sir
I was totly hopeles plzzzz send ur diagram .. u r shinig star for me im waiting sir
Thank you for sending the plans it was very nice of you to send them. Hope you have a fantastic easter weekend x
Hi - As I’m sure you know, this design is over 100 years old and has a quite benevolent story to its invention/creation. Given that even today, there are businesses who charge people a lot of money to provide instructions for something that you are providing FOC, I just wanted to say how pleasing it is to encounter someone so charitable as yourself and this broadcast, and that nothing could be nearer to the original inventors wishes than what you have placed so much effort in providing.
Oh, i m not disappointed, we speak and write English in America too. Churchhill and i would have shook ur hand without a doubt that you have wise concerns for us here in U.S.A.! Thx much for ur wonderful tips in the video. Contnue to do more and educate us!
Cheers for putting this video up =) glad to see people still promote craftmanship and engineering.
He visto cientos de videos acerca del motor stirling. pero este es el mejor. y sobre todo, sin decir una sola palabra ni mostrar tu rostro. Simplemente Gracias y felicidades por tu video.
Please watch my video Easy to build Srtirling Engine part 2 where an alternative construction is shown.
this is the best and simpiiest construction for a DIY kid , thanks much
I don't have any ready built engines for sale. I am hoping people will be encouraged to build their own.
Ok that was the most clean, well thought out stirling engine ever. Ive tried 2 plans and they never worked, this might just work, very well planned, thought out, and scripted well done.
I loved your simple instructions. I specially love the old fashion craftsmanship. Thank you for posting. Love and bless
BRAVO! Thank you for your highly detailed DIY How-To video. One of the best I've ever seen.
Very impressive but my goodness, what a lot of work! No wonder these things sell for so much.
Thanks so much, I am going to do this for a Christmas present. I will show you my results hopefully in couple of weeks. Cheers and again thanks for taking the time to show us how to DIY.
Great job nice build no talking or Hair pulling music straight to the point .... Nice job
I am so impressed. Not only is your engine working beautiful it looks great. Your video was done and edited very professionally. The plans was the icing on the cake. I really enjoyed the whole build.
Thanks for your time and interest.
Thank you very much for taking the time to make and post this video! Absolutely great instructions... I was mesmerised.... (It's 3am now in my part of the world, but I will head straight to my shed and try and build this engine, first thing after a little sleep.)
Thank a lot its taken me a long time to find a video like this! There should be more people like you! :)
Details on how to get plan are at myfordboy.blogspot.com or send a message to me via youtube
Quality workmanship with very cheap materials, great tutorial, you are skilled
You are an engineer who also is an artist!
Congratulations!
Cool! This would be something for building in schools!
As modelbuilder for more than 45 jears i stil learning tricks here.
seems much fun to build ,i asked the plans.
This time no heli or airplain but a stirling engine Fun..thx
Great plan and easy to understand tutorial! Thank you very much for your sharing!
hi i am goin to build this engine and install it in a 2 foot boat i plan on running a belt from the wheel to a moter as the generator then that will power my drive moter that way i only need batterys for steering servo ,, big up for the vid mate you showed the build perfectly step by step all for free and i bet this took some time ,
I just successfully built this Stirling Engine from the plans. They are really good, and the engine works perfectly. Thank you myfordboy! Check it out in the video response :)
The balsa is a displacer not a piston it needs a gap around it. It does not touch the sides of the tin. 5mm gap is fine.
genius design, you put a lot of soul in the build and that's why you did it so well
The instructions and how to get your free plan are at myfordboy.blogspot.com
It should only take a minute or 2 to warm up. The thread should not go slack. If it does the displacer must be touching the bottom of the tin (or it's sticking) With the displacer crank at the top the displacer should very nearly touch the top of the can and when it's at the bottom should nearly touch the bottom. Adjust the length of the thread to achive this.
If you cannot achive this adjust the crank length although this should not be necessary if made to the plan.
This is amazing, I was riveted throughout the entire video. Thanks for posting myfordboy
What a truely wonderful video, I can not remember when I enjoyed watching one that was better. Also thank you for sharing this great project.
excellent video I really enjoyed watching a real craftsman at work perfect.
The hole in the lid under the diaphram is18mm. Size is not important it just needs to clear the disc on the connecting rod and not foul the actual diaphram.
I learned some good general construction techniques in this video which I'll be able to use in my scratch RC plane construction, so thanks.
@super8camera If you were making a high performance engine you would need the gap as small as possible. The sweet tin is a bit narrower around the top so the diameter needs to be smaller to pass through. The engine runs fine with the specified gap.
Nice clean build! For an alternative displacer gland, use 1/16" brass rod and 3/32 brass tube.
The displacer is 18mm thick and made of balsa wood. A ply one would be too heavy.The 3mm wood is used for the engine frame.
Myfordboy when doing larger holes in the lid try using a paddle bit. i am able to make perfect holes in my jar lids for jam jar jets with no snagging or clean up work needed! perfect flat and round easy as pie
You don't spend much time sitting around watching TV or surfing the net...do you?? Great video. Thanks.
Very much helpful.
Thumbs up!
wow the amount of skill and patience that you show is just amazing, bravo!
It did not take much experimenting as I have made similar engines before. Not tried a regenerator, concept was to keep it simple.
Just in case anyone's interested, if you sit one of these engines on a packet of frozen peas, it will spin backwards. That is why it is actually called a "heat differential" engine.
thx for sending the plans mine half way built already thx!!!!!!
@myfordboy Go to myfordboy.blogspot.com for details
Enjoyed watching the video, what dexterity and precision,
great job ... Thanks...
Nice design, it really seems very doable. You have good build technique! Thanks for posting and sharing your project
Why not have a go at one yourself just follow the video. I am trying to encourage people to make theire own.
Very cool! Very clear and easy to follow, nice design. Thanks!
All the dimentions and a full material list are at myfordboy.blogspot.com
Look at the EZ Stirling instructions at myfordboy.blogspot.com and there is a page on alternative materials that can be used.
@nelling143 Go to myfordboy.blogspot.com for the details.
The bigger temperature difference between the hot end and cold end the more power is available so on a large engine water is often used to cool it. Not necessary on a simple engie like this
@paulius360 Balsa is a good material for the displacer as it is dense and light. it needs to be light enough for the engine to lift it and be able to fall under its own weight. I don't think foam would withstand the heat. Another builder has used cardboard but he hasn't given exact details of what was used. A few layers of corrigated cardboard to make up the thickness and a strip of thin card around the edge might work. It needs to be airtight.
Balsa. See myfordboy.blogspot.com for all the details.
@efudim I have another video, Easy to Build Stirling Engine Part 2 which gives an alternative displacer construction and there are more details at myfordboy.blogspot .com
Black coating could be an advatage on a LTD engine but would not make any difference on this one.
muy interesante la forma como ilustra la fabricacion del motor, lo felicito me ha sido de mucho interes. Alexander Dj de Colombia.
very interesting the way it illustrates the manufacture of motor, congratulations I have been of much interest. Alexander Dj from Colombia
@elcuervomata The wood is 3mm MDF (medium density fiberboard) or plywood. All the details are on my blog myfordboy.blogspot.com
You are just fantastic to watch very educational,Michael
Thank u very much for this such great and very very detailed video. great job!!
The displacer should be light weight and airtight. If using balsa as specified it would be an improvement to make it hollow.
well made vid, I watched it once, everything is there and explained/demonstrated. This is wall to wall content, not 30 minutes of tangent and two minutes of "why you clicked."
Thank you for posting this AMAZING video !!
thank you so much for the copy.
Thumbs-up
good build! and nice trick on how to straighten wire :)
Well done I like to hear how people get on. How about a pic or video, will post it on the Bolg.
Nice build.
No problem, that will work fine.
detailed video... liked it ! :)
please take care of those hands !
You Sir are a Genius !!
All the information is at myfordboy.blogspot.com
I have tried to give as much detail as I can. If you are not clear about anything please ask.
@TheDracfink Yes it would worrk fine. If you go to my blog myfordboy.blogspot.com and look at the EZ Stirling engine page you can see a video of one running like this.
@ArturBalthazar White glue (PVA) for the wooden parts. You also need superglue and epoxy.
Nicely done. Perhaps you make model airplanes or cars as a hobby?
I have an explination on how it works in the building instructions at myfordboy.blogspot.com
I had considered this but did not think it would stand up to the heat.
you have a beautiful watch in the background ☺ good job, thanks
Have you read the fault finding details on the blog and watched the video about what to do if your engine won't run. There should be about a 4-5mm gap all around the displacer. Aluminium not so good bearing, a bit soft.
Most problems are air leaks can be found with the pressure tester in the instructions. Everything must be very free.
I would recommend buiding it as show as this a proved method of construction. It is stonger like this. If you must use glue, epoxy would be the choice. It is essential the joint to the lid is airtight or the engine will not run.
I respect you a lot, sir!
@OldmillsAD1010 The engine described is a simple one using everyday materials. There is little power in this engine so it's not realy suitable for this application.
hello i saw your video on youtube (stirling engine). and I was interested in it. Can you please send the plan from Stirling-Motor.
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It needs to be heavy enough to fall under its own weight. Have you checked out my what to do if your engine won't run advice and video, accsseable from myfordboy.blogspot.com
If you are looking for more power you need a different design. For example,a displacer to fit inside a 55 gal drum would be very heavy and has to be lifted by the turning flywheel.
I like your attention to detail and patient, precise work. This is a work of art! Well almost. I wouldn't have used the CD as the flywheel, it looks kind of tacky compared to the excellent craftsmanship of your other parts lol. I understand you wanted it to be made from easily accessible materials though, so for the purposes of this video, the CDs are great lol.
What you refer to as the stamp is called the displacer. It moves air from the top of the can to the bottom. It is not a piston and does not touch the sides. please read how the engine works over at myfordboy.blogspot.com
@sw1ft3 Replace the specified bearings with ball bearings and replace the dislplacer bush with a brass one. This what was used on my origional tin can stirling engine. The E Z Stirling is designed for easy build with easily available materials.
You should be able to adjust your priner settings to get it correct although it's not too critical.
Excellent video. I have always wanted a sterling, but the prices are prohibitive. I'm going to try this. Thanks for the plans.
great construction!!
Muy buen trabajo.
Felicidades.
Super Video :) einfach genial auf gebaut 😊
Oldtimer make a dotted in the middle of the circle just like thats.! But,perfect!