Click here to go to a Google album with pics of the different parts and stages.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Vintage by Franco
Finally I found some time to post pics of my version of the Vintage. It was truly a pleasure to work from these outstanding plans. Learned a lot in the process. Mr. Howell was truly a genius.
Click here to go to a Google album with pics of the different parts and stages.
Click here to go to a Google album with pics of the different parts and stages.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Dave Sage's "Howell V-Eight" !!
Yes that's right. I'm building a V8 version of Jerry's V4. It's coming along well. I had to design some additional custom crankshft components. It and it's been a continuous thinking process to be sure I'm not making any mistakes. The block, heads, crank, cam, lifters, push rods, con rods and a few other parts are finished. I guess I'm about about 1/2 finished at this point.
I showed Jerry the progress I had back at January 2009 cabin fever. I think he was impresssed. I hope I can make it run.
Sage
I showed Jerry the progress I had back at January 2009 cabin fever. I think he was impresssed. I hope I can make it run.
Sage
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
University of Idaho Advanced CAD Project - Very Cool!
Very impressive CAD video of the Howell V4.
This is the University of Idaho's ME404 Advanced CAD final project. The engine was developed all in CATIA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzOlnpWU1Vs
This is the University of Idaho's ME404 Advanced CAD final project. The engine was developed all in CATIA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzOlnpWU1Vs
V4 - Running video and group project
The Howell V4 was built as a group project by the members of the craftsmanshipmuseum.com. Go to this link for details, and to see the video of the original being run. It sounds awesome, especially when idling. Very deep, throaty sound - all just from 32 cc's!
Click here:
http://craftsmanshipmuseum.com/HowellV4.htm
Enjoy!
Click here:
http://craftsmanshipmuseum.com/HowellV4.htm
Enjoy!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Bob Verhaeghe's "Super Fan" (SUPERFAN)
"Super Stirling Engine Fan" built by Bob Verhaeghe of Merritt, NC
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Jim Gaskowski's Farm Boy Serial #003
jim:
i was wondering what you used to make the clear ends on your gas tank, are they plastic of some kind or are they glass?
thanks
chuck
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The glass is flat mineral glass watch crystals, (Plexiglas crazes after a while). Cost about $ 9.50 for a set of 3. You can get it any dia. (goes up by .004" or .1mm sizes) and thickness - 1.0mm, 1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm, and 3.0mm. The 3.0mm thickness equals .120" so if you make a 1/16" recess in the tank flanges you can put a nice thin "O" ring inside for a seal. Never had one leak yet!
I was looking for some way to put a small neat fuel gauge on a tank, then it dawned on me to make the whole tank a gauge. I have a problem with filling the tanks. I always try to get 2 1/2 oz. of fuel in a 2 oz. tank and as many times as I've tried it, it still doesn't fit!
Here's the site where I get mine.
http://www.ofrei.com/thick-mineral-glass.htm
There are even more sizes if you look around the site. It's a large site and you can get lost quickly.
Jim
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Monday, October 19, 2009
35 "Beamers" by Students at ND State College
35 "Beamer" Stirling Cycle Engines built by Students at North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton, North Dakota
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
56 "4-in-1" engines by North Dakota State College (4IN1)
56 "4-in-1" Vacuum Engines built by Students at North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton, ND
54 Misers at North Dakota State College
54 "Miser" Stirling Cycle Engines built by The Students at North Dakota State College of Science of Wahpeton, North Dakota
21 "Misers"
21 "Miser" Stirling Cycle Engines built by the students of Mark Dodge at the New Hampshire Community technical College in Nashua, New Hampshire
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Saturday, August 1, 2009
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