Assembling a Stirling Engine Kit - The engine that can be powered by a set-top box

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[Perktube]

15:19 - Finally, something good to watch on Sky tonight. Brilliant!

[chris]

5:09

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but the screws for the pillars are always plastic, regardless of what color base you have. Apparently it's so the metal pillars don't transfer heat between the plates and lower engine efficiency.

[John_Ridley]

Thank you for NOT putting music in. I generally dislike this unless it's during a fast forward assembly montage.

[NapalmOrange]

We need more people like this, doesn't overlay with music, explains things with some seasoning on top, and actualy communicates with the people ofc with a bit of seasoning. Amazingly done, good quality. And ive seen worse fingers.

[chrisofnottingham]

I'm always amazed by how fast they run - I find it hard to imagine the air expanding and contracting so fast.

[MartinKronstrom]

Put it in your back yard and tell your neigbors you are drilling and pumping oil.

[centurybug]

I've always loved Stirling engines. And Techmoan assembly videos. This is the kind of video that makes Youtube worth watching. Great work!

[dylanlee]

Because of this video, I got my Stirling engine out and run it after 3 years because of a crack in the glass in the side of the engine that I thought was going to make it stop working, but it didn't! The crack wasn't wide enough to warrant pressure loss. It still works like it always did. I love your videos! Keep it up!

[Anacronian]

Came for the sterling engine stayed for the fingers.

[jpsned]

My dad had a Stirling steam engine kit that he put together when I was a kid. We all enjoyed watching it work. ❤

[reidwelch]

Your voice is the best music; your fingers are the best actors.

I first bought a Kontax kit about ten years ago. Later gave it to a friend. Today I have two: an old solar and a 1.5 year old Ross linkage. One or the other is always running on a wafer thin, small reptile heating pad.

Desktop ornaments rock and roll.

Thanks for your work! Or is that, play? Either way, you have endless friends in your fans, best YouTuber ever.

The tiny clicking noise of any Kontax engine is caused by the free play of the con rod at the power piston. A tiny dab of flexible goo, such as childrens school glue, will kill the click and slightly strengthen the running by removal of lost motion. Apply with a toothpick.

[bjwoodruff]

If anyone has an issue with Techmoan's fingers there is a fix. Take your finger and press the computer's power button until your screen turns black. Do not press power button again.

Also if you want to make yourself a better person take your right or left hand which ever is the strongest one for you. From that hand stick your thumb out and curl your fingers. Then wrap your thumb around your curled fingers. Extend that arm in front of you until you can no longer stretch. Then take that your curled fingers and connect with your face as fast and hard as you can. If you still have a problem with his fingers please repeat the previous steps.

[Paul-ourx]

This is a great company. So much better than the $25-30 china version. True precision work. They operated at a much lower temperature differential and runs for extremely long times.
(This is also how I found Techmoan while doing research on these engines!) Shipped assembled from overseas with (UK) with a glass display bell and base without any damage.
These can operate at room-temperature (No hot water) with 3 chilled stainless steel "whisky stones" on the top plate.

[jaynewton]

Brilliant vid, Mat! Really enjoyed!

Don't listen to the negative Nancies! You let them know they bother you when you mention their bad comments. This your channel and if they don't like it, they can find another. I think you do a great job and any errors or negatives I might see I keep to meself. Why? You're a decent human being and deserve the benefit of the doubt!

Keep doing it well, Mat!

Peace, love, and respect!

*Disclaimer: this is my opinion alone and I take responsibilty for it. I invite civil discourse but please, no derogatory comments from the peanut gallery. If you cannot say something nice or constructive, please skip replying to my comments. DBAD. Thank you.*

[ajrobson]

I’ve been watching these videos for years and can honestly say I’ve spent more time hearing Techmoan talking about people complaining than I have reading comments from people complaining!

Seriously does he delete all the negative comments? I never see any of them!

[stebig]

Don't let them get to you people are just afraid of work so much that they don't like working hands! Keep up the good work man love watching all this old stuff and I like how you work on it not afraid to get down and dirty.

[locouk]

I bought the KS90 Solar about 5 years ago, it's been running 24/7 on a dimmed 10 watt incandescent lamp for the last 3 years.
The bearings get an occasional wash in mentholated spirit every now and then, and a drop of 3-in-1 oil on the power piston rod where it goes through the brass bush.

[TheGamer]

Never do background music! One thing I really like about your channel is that you walk us through the process, give your videos personality

[LaatiMafia]

Could one replace the flywheel with a small vinyl record and play it back?

[TheRebelmanone]

I don't know who watches how to videos just to look at peoples hands under HD definition, but it is proof of your experience. Those others are just watchers not doers, and they are looking at the wrong shit, when they watch a how to video and only focus on peoples hands. I watch your video and never looked at your hands once, until you had us focus on it, but i looked at the reason i came here, Stirling engine.