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JOHN4
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New Zealand
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 Posted - Feb 21 2006 : 02:22:06 AM
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While on some message boards the other day,I discovered a new hobby.
These nifty little buggers run off a flame from a candle.
Heres a link on how to build one for next to nothing
http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/astro/courses/egr112/StirlingEngine/stirling.html
Sadly,I can not get one major piece of this kit(the diet shake can)They don't sell this stuff down here in New Zealand.
So has anyone built one of these?
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cirvin
Nobel Prize Winner
USA
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Posted - Feb 21 2006 : 4:19:03 PM
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They don't sell Pepsi, CocaCola, Sprite, Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, etc there?
Perhaps some can of a similar volume like a small paint can or even a peice of metal pipe?
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JOHN4
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New Zealand
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Posted - Feb 21 2006 : 8:45:53 PM
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You can not buy these drinks over here....You still can buy pepsi,dr pepper,coke e.t.c
Could I prehaps use a weedeater cylinder and piston??I have tonnes of weedeater engines.
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Aaron Cake
Administrator
Canada
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Posted - Feb 22 2006 : 11:21:45 AM
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Surly they have beer cans in NZ? Food cans? I would imagine that any light metal cylinder of the appropriate size would work.
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guitarfreak
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New Zealand
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Posted - Feb 23 2006 : 8:27:11 PM
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i'd say that any soft drink can would work. Im from new zealand aswell :-) Just use a Coke can out of a vending machine.
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JOHN4
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New Zealand
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Posted - Feb 24 2006 : 02:41:32 AM
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OK I'll go down to the alcohol store and see what I can get tomorow..
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JOHN4
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New Zealand
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Posted - Feb 24 2006 : 6:50:01 PM
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Ok..I got some suitable cans.
..On abither note,could a small 2 stroke cylinder and piston(maybe crank and rod aswell) be modified to work.I have lots of small engines.
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Stirling/Minature Stationary engines??
