Plans, projects and How-to's for Home Machinists and Other Makers
Jan Ridders recently updated his plans for a vertical flame eater engine that he originally made in 2003 as a birthday present for his son Marc. He made a number of improvements and redrew the plans using a CAD program. Jan says this engine is “more forceful and noisy” than his Stirling engine models.… Read the rest
Here’s how I made the hub for Jan Ridders’ New Simpler LTD Stirling Engine. I started with a piece of 1.25-inch diameter aluminum and turned down a shoulder to fit the CDs that are used for the flywheel. This part has only two critical dimensions and this is one of them. … Read the rest
Here is a list of the materials you will need to build Jan Ridders‘ new simple low temperature differential Stirling Engine. You can download the plans here (PDF).
I was going to build his Coffee Cup Stirling but I have started building this one instead because it will take a lot less time. … Read the rest
I am a big fan and admirer of Jan Ridders. He is a talented and prolific designer of Stirling, flame-eater and internal combustion engines that are both beautiful to look at and fascinating to watch operate. Jan generously shares his plans for free and you can also frequently find him answering questions on the Yahoo Barstockengine discussion group, a group that I highly recommend if are interesting in building one of Jan’s designs or some other engine that doesn’t require castings.… Read the rest
