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Re: Need To Weld to Repair a Stirling Cycle Engine
« Reply #15 on: March 08, 2026, 06:28:33 pm »
My friend Joedy Hicks stopped by with some brazing rod and did a proper repair on the bottom end where the displacer piston goes.

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Re: Need To Weld to Repair a Stirling Cycle Engine
« Reply #16 on: March 08, 2026, 06:29:26 pm »
And....

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Re: Need To Weld to Repair a Stirling Cycle Engine
« Reply #17 on: March 08, 2026, 06:46:35 pm »
Looks good Gil.

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That brazing turned out nice. The welder that you have is actually a MiG welder it's not a TIG welder.