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• Love Stirling engines, would be interested to know how well this would would perform in reverse, applying an electric motor, would it produce much cooling?

  Posted by: mikiex on August 13, 2006 at 1:42 AM

• This would be a cool project to make. However, the PDF only goes to page 93, while the instructions begin on page 94.

  Posted by: Reynolds on August 13, 2006 at 2:39 PM

• reynolds "Ok Makers, here's a excerpt from MAKE 07" - excerpt (gotta get MAKE to get the entire article) -- here's a link with an additional $5 off (USA) - so that's about 50% off!

  https://readerservices.makezine.com/MK/subnew.aspx?PC=MK&PK=cmake&FC=UNITED+STATES

  Posted by: philliptorrone on August 13, 2006 at 2:44 PM

• mikiex, yes they work in reverse. Several cryogenic coolers out there are based on Stirling Engines, and Coleman has a more conventional model.

  Posted by: aplumb on August 13, 2006 at 6:52 PM

• Oh, I gotcha. Should have read it as:
  Ok Makers, here's a excerpt from MAKE 07 - "The Two-Can Stirling Engine by William Gurstelle. The Stirling engine has long captivated inventors and dreamers. Here are complete plans for building and operating a two-cylinder model that runs on almost any high-temperature heat source."

  Posted by: Reynolds on August 13, 2006 at 7:23 PM

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