Cigar box Rider-Ericsson hot air engine

• Cigar box Rider-Ericsson hot air engine
  Posted by parallelmotion on 08 Apr, 2022 14:00
• As far as I know this is the smallest scale model Ericsson engine ever made. I take no credit as it was made by a friend who passed away in 2019. The engine heats up quickly under load but can be kept going by occasionally dropping an ice cube in the water tank.
  
  https://youtu.be/45H4nL2HXhg
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  Posted by txlabman on 08 Apr, 2022 14:06
• Really nice Brent!
  
  Your solution for the burner is exquisite.
  
  I saw this in person a couple weeks ago when I visited Brent.
  
  It is really a finely made mini-Ryder. 
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  Posted by Nick on 08 Apr, 2022 17:12
• Very Nice
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  Posted by Junkologist on 09 Apr, 2022 05:56
• Fantastic, Brent!
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  Posted by Quickj on 09 Apr, 2022 07:24
• Great little Ericsson Brent.
  
  You wouldn't happen to know what became of the Patterns that Wade used when he cast these?
  
  Jim in Minnesota
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  Posted by parallelmotion on 09 Apr, 2022 07:40
• Thanks for your comments.
  
  Jim, the patterns weren't among the things in Wade's estate, so I don't know what happened to them. His "kits" also didn't include things like the beam, linkages, firebox, displacer, etc.
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