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Model Stirling engines and cannons at LittleMachineShop.com. A full range of tools and accessories for the home shop machinist, including everything for your mini lathe and mini mill. |
3137 British Toy Loco Material Kit
- Working British toy loco steam engine
- Includes virtually all the material and drawings you need to make this engine*
- You machine the parts
- CAD drawings and complete Construction Manual
This is an operating toy steam engine.
This kit includes 65 pages of drawings and 60 pages of construction notes that are specific to the mini mill and mini lathe.
When finished, the British toy loco measures 2.23" wide x 6.43" long x 3.72" high. If runs on 027 gage track which is 1.25" between the rails.
Because of the difficulties and dangers of using steam, these engines are most often powered by compressed air.
* You must purchase one piece of brass basin drain tube from your hardware store. |
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3135 Model Steam Launch Engine Material Kit
- Working model of a steam launch boat engine
- Includes all the material and drawings you need to make this model
- You machine the parts
- CAD drawings and complete Construction Manual
This is an operating model engine.
This kit includes 15 pages of drawings and 32 pages of construction notes that are specific to the mini mill and mini lathe.
When finished, the launch engine measures 2.00" wide x 2.93" long x 3.17" high.
Because of the difficulties and dangers of using steam, these engines are most often powered by compressed air. |
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3136 Model Steam Mill Engine Material Kit
- Working model of a steam mill engine
- Includes all the material and drawings you need to make this model
- You machine the parts
- CAD drawings and complete Construction Manual
This is an operating model engine.
This kit includes 35 pages of drawings and 32 pages of construction notes that are specific to the mini mill and mini lathe.
When finished, the mill engine measures 2.79" wide x 4.54" long x 3.08" high.
Because of the difficulties and dangers of using steam, these engines are most often powered by compressed air. |
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2207 Model Stirling Horizontal Engine Assembly Kit
- Operating model of a horizontal Stirling cycle engine
- All parts are fully-machined
- You assemble the model
This is a working Stirling cycle horizontal engine. The completed model is 10" long, 4 1/2" wide, and 4" tall. The base is 12 1/4" long 6 3/8" wide. This kit includes the wooden base.
These assembly kits are not strictly bolt-together kits. Some parts press together (an arbor press is the correct tool, but with care you can use a vise). |
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2213 Model Stirling Horizontal Engine Fully Assembled
- Operating model of a horizontal Stirling cycle engine
- Fully assembled model engine
- Operating model engine
Model of a horizontal Stirling cycle engine.
This fully assembled model includes everything shown in the photo.
The completed model is 10" long, 4 1/2" wide, and 4" tall. The base is 12 1/4" long 6 3/8" wide.
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2203 Model Stirling Horizontal Engine Material Kit
- Model of a horizontal Stirling cycle engine
- Includes all the material and drawings you need to make this model
- You machine the parts
- Completed model is 10" long, 4 1/2" wide, and 4" tall
- Does not include the wooden base or fasteners
This is an operating model engine.
Because of the difficulty of making the cylinder, we provide assembled cylinders (2 sets for each kit) that can be used directly. |
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2206 Model Stirling Walking Beam Engine Assembly Kit
- Operating model of a walking beam Stirling cycle engine
- All parts are fully-machined
- You assemble the model
This is a working Stirling cycle walking beam engine. The completed model is 8 1/2" long, 3 1/2" wide, and 6 1/2" tall. The base is 12 1/4" long 6 3/8" wide. This kit includes the wooden base.
These assembly kits are not strictly bolt-together kits. Some parts press together (an arbor press is the correct tool, but with care you can use a vise). This kit requires that you drill one hole during assembly (a hand drill can be used). |
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2212 Model Stirling Walking Beam Engine Fully Assembled
- Operating model of a walking beam Stirling cycle engine
- Fully assembled model engine
- Operating model engine
Model of a walking beam Stirling cycle engine.
This fully assembled model includes everything shown in the photo.
The completed model is 8 1/2" long, 3 1/2" wide, and 6 1/2" tall. The base is 12 1/4" long 6 3/8" wide. |
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2202 Model Stirling Walking Beam Engine Material Kit
- Model of a walking beam Stirling cycle engine
- Kit includes all the material and drawings you need to make this model
- You machine the parts
- Completed model is 8 1/2" long, 3 1/2" wide, and 6 1/2" tall
- Does not include the wooden base or fasteners
This is an operating model engine.
Because of the difficulty of making the cylinders, we provide an assembled displacement cylinder that can be used directly. |
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3057 Model Vertical Steam Engine Assembly Kit
- Operating model of a vertical steam engine
- All parts are fully-machined
- You assemble the model
This is a working horizontal steam engine. The completed model is 5.5" long, 4.75" wide, and 6" tall. The base is 7" long 7" wide. This kit includes the wooden base.
These assembly kits are not strictly bolt-together kits. Some parts press together (an arbor press is the correct tool, but with care you can use a vise).
Because of the difficulties and dangers of using steam, these engines are most often powered by compressed air. |
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3059 Model Vertical Steam Engine Fully Assembled
- Operating model of a vertical steam engine
- Fully assembled model engine
- Operating model engine
Model of a vertical steam engine.
This fully assembled model includes everything shown in the photo.
The completed model is 5.5" long, 4.75" wide, and 6" tall. The base is 7" long 7" wide.
Because of the difficulties and dangers of using steam, these engines are most often powered by compressed air. |
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2594 Oscillating Steam Engine Material Kit
- Includes all the materials you need
- Plus all the hardware to assemble the engine
- Complete plans are included
- Great first project for beginners
This kit includes all the materials and hardware required to make the oscillating steam engine.
You will need a source of compressed air, such as an air compressor, to run this engine. |
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3485 Oscillating Steam Engine Material Kit and Instructional DVD
- Includes all the materials you need
- Plus all the hardware to assemble the engine
- Complete plans are included
- Great first project for beginners
- Includes Swarfrat Building the Oscillating Cylinder Steam/Air Engine DVD
This kit includes all the materials and hardware required to make the oscillating steam engine.
You will need a source of compressed air, such as an air compressor, to run this engine.
Our Oscillating Steam Engine kit is suitable for almost any level of machinist to build. The simple design of the engine makes it function on basically three moving parts! On this video, SwarfRat builds the engine on-camera.
The engine is rather homely in its stock state, but SwarfRat shows you how -- with just an hour or so of extra work -- to transform it from an 'ugly duckling' into a 'swan'!
Best of all, the principle of the oscillating cylinder can be put into use for much more complicated projects. SwarfRat took the basic kit and a few inches of aluminum stock to make another simple cylinder and piston, ending up with a variable-angle twin cylinder engine.
You could easily make multi-cylinder engines in boxxer, V-twin or radial format using this principle, and they'd be buildable with only basic machinist skills. This is truly a learning experience.
The DVD includes (on disk, not printed) a complete set of drawings for the engine, a materials list, and instructions. |
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