Seeking Stirling fan plans

[tmuir]

Hi Everyone,
I've been AWOL for some time now, mainly due to the fact I've picked myself up a couple of BSA motorcycles I've been restoring that have overtaken my workshop and left me no bench space for model building.

A few months ago I gave my dad my spare lathe, an old Sherline that was a bit rough.
He fixed it up and just finished building himself T e Haynes Hot air engine as he has always had an interest in Stirling engines.
He now wants to build a Stirling engine fan he can sit on his pot belly stove to blow warm air across the room, but I've been struggling to find him plans for this.
If anyone knows where I can buy a set of plans for one of these, or even better someplace I can download a free set can you let me know?

Thanks
Tony

 

[deverett]

Myers do a casting kit for a stove top engine. Have a look at

http://www.myersengines.com/engines/stove_fan_engine.htm

However, on the home page they say it is in stock, and on the linked page it is out of stock!

Dave
The Emerald Isle

 

[Tin Falcon]

The other option is the Moria plan set found in steam and Stirling book one by village press.
Tin

 

[tmuir]

Thanks for that.
As the casting kits are out of stock I'll look into the book.
I can see though if me dad does decide to build it there will be many trips to my place to use my larger lathe and milling machine.

 

[gocy]

Myfordboy on http://myfordboy.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_27.html has a complete set of YouTube videos for building such a fan from castings. I think he even sells the plans along with castings. Hope this helps.