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RedRyder

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Reproduction Stirling Cycle East India Comapny Fan Testing New Arrival at the Office of Steam
« on: September 15, 2021, 08:59:51 am »
I just received a couple boxes from India and I am having some fun with this inexpensive reproduction Stirling Cycle (hot air) fan.

You can buy these direct from the guy that makes them. He also is the guy that makes them for the other sellers on eBay and Amazon.  Expect similar to what I got which is not an exact match to the pictures.
Buy here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/324770892280
Please let him know if your purchase was inspired by my video.

I have replaced the cut shoelaces wick with a twisted piece of a cotton T-shirt.
Running on alcohol.

Enjoy,

Gil

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Re: Reproduction Stirling Cycle East India Comapny Fan Testing New Arrival at the Office of Steam
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2021, 11:24:29 am »
I do like that , I wonder about the build quality and longevity though...
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Re: Reproduction Stirling Cycle East India Comapny Fan Testing New Arrival at the Office of Steam
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2021, 11:58:34 am »
Hi Bruce, Build is as you would expect.... a little crude with the finish of the mechanical parts. My guess is we could make improvements without too much effort, such as making it quieter, etc. Mechanically... it runs fine and likely as good or better than a fair number of the originals it was modeled from. Based on the Jost fan design.

I just burned a full pot of alcohol and it ran for over 2 hours and 15 minutes after a 5-10 minute warm up.
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Re: Reproduction Stirling Cycle East India Comapny Fan Testing New Arrival at the Office of Steam
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2021, 10:59:51 am »
I have two of them from a different Indian maker. Mine have very good machining. I converted the lamps to run with a furnace pilot light, on propane. I will post some pics.  I also have original hot air fans from the US. Brad
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Re: Reproduction Stirling Cycle East India Comapny Fan Testing New Arrival at the Office of Steam
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2021, 12:19:29 pm »
This is a very nice reproduction and affordable priced.
I think I will order one. I had an old one many years ago
and paid 3 times as much - the quality was ver poor and
outworn. Thanks for the video, Arnold :D
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Re: Reproduction Stirling Cycle East India Comapny Fan Testing New Arrival at the Office of Steam
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2021, 12:39:01 pm »
Quote from: Brad on September 16, 2021, 10:59:51 am
I have two of them from a different Indian maker. Mine have very good machining. I converted the lamps to run with a furnace pilot light, on propane. I will post some pics.  I also have original hot air fans from the US. Brad
Yes, please do post your pictures!
I would like to see the better machining.

Gil
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Re: Reproduction Stirling Cycle East India Comapny Fan Testing New Arrival at the Office of Steam
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2021, 02:30:46 pm »
Here is one. 45” tall.
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Re: Reproduction Stirling Cycle East India Comapny Fan Testing New Arrival at the Office of Steam
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2021, 02:32:45 pm »
Had trouble attaching pics from phone. So sent them to the PC.
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Re: Reproduction Stirling Cycle East India Comapny Fan Testing New Arrival at the Office of Steam
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2021, 02:46:00 pm »
This is the 3 legged fan. I also have the can type. Same size.  Brad
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Re: Reproduction Stirling Cycle East India Comapny Fan Testing New Arrival at the Office of Steam
« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2021, 03:00:54 pm »
Hi Brad, it looks great! And appears to be full scale as the original. Can i ask what you gave for them?
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Re: Reproduction Stirling Cycle East India Comapny Fan Testing New Arrival at the Office of Steam
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2021, 03:30:24 pm »
I bought them directly from the manufacturer in India so didn't have to pay any eBay fees or middleman. This one was $760, including the $200 crating and shipping and the drum fan was $775, shipped. I will post the drum fan. Yes, they are full size of the Jost Radio Fan.  Brad
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Re: Reproduction Stirling Cycle East India Comapny Fan Testing New Arrival at the Office of Steam
« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2021, 03:48:11 pm »
Here is the drum fan. Both need painting. On my list. Next to it is a Lake Breeze, hot air fan that needs a little work. I also have a fam from Pakistan that is not a reproduction, but an actual fan that people used. They were made right in Pakistan and were a copy of the British Ky-Ko fan. Would anybody be interested in seeing it?
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Re: Reproduction Stirling Cycle East India Comapny Fan Testing New Arrival at the Office of Steam
« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2021, 06:08:10 pm »
Sure. The Kyko fans are good runners.
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Re: Reproduction Stirling Cycle East India Comapny Fan Testing New Arrival at the Office of Steam
« Reply #13 on: September 26, 2021, 09:45:24 am »
Comments on quality and potential improvements make me chuckle. I recently bought a desktop version of the stirling fan offered by Stirlingkit and others for $129.
When I first ran it, there were a couple of alignment  tweaks that made it run smoother, but beyond that I’ve resisted the urge to update the parameters beyond what they were. Let’s keep in mind they were produced inexpensively in workshops using mostly hand labor.
The kinds of improvements we are tempted by are akin to putting power disc brakes and independent suspension on a ‘32 hot rod.  At some point you lose the baby with the bath water.
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Re: Reproduction Stirling Cycle East India Comapny Fan Testing New Arrival at the Office of Steam
« Reply #14 on: September 26, 2021, 12:17:30 pm »
Somewhere I have a pic of an Indian fan “factory. “. It is just a glorified garage. The exception is the Pakistani fan as they were actually made for peoples use where there is no electricity. They are made very well and need no tweaking. Made on production machinery. They even have an OSHA approved cage! Totally silent. The same engine is used to make electricity and turn a grindstone.
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