Stirling engines with an internal spring question

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Wellington
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Re: Stirling engines with an internal spring question

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Wellington wrote:
Ian S C wrote:For displacers, I try to get somewhere about .010" to .015" thick,
will it still work almost as good if the 304 stainless tube is 1 or 2mm thick?

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Wellington
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Re: Stirling engines with an internal spring question

Post by Ian S C »

Yes it will work, but anything over 1 mm is getting a bit heavy, the 2 mm thickness could be reduced by fitting it on a mandrel, and reducing the thickness by turning it in the lathe, you might have trouble with the welded seam, this is sometimes a bit hard.
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