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The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals => Topic started by: Alan UK on February 08, 2021, 03:26:19 am

Title: Re: 'Noddy' A Rolling Ball Stirling Engine
Post by: Alan UK on February 09, 2021, 07:29:09 am

Thanks Guys. Yes it is rather unique. After a bit of a search on YouTube I've found several others of a similar kind but not one exactly like this. It's quite well made too, the brass barrel pivot that the test tube is clipped to has a small ball race bearing at each end.

Title: Re: 'Noddy' A Rolling Ball Stirling Engine
Post by: Woe is me on February 08, 2021, 12:35:21 pm

Alan that is too cool. Who the heck thought that one up?
No moss will grow on those boys.

Title: Re: 'Noddy' A Rolling Ball Stirling Engine
Post by: crazydoug on February 08, 2021, 07:40:03 am

Quite a unique little item you found Alan. Thanks for the great video. I have never seen one before.
Crazydoug

Title: Re: 'Noddy' A Rolling Ball Stirling Engine
Post by: Jim on February 08, 2021, 03:51:55 am

That's so very cool Alan and something that I have never seen before.

Title: 'Noddy' A Rolling Ball Stirling Engine
Post by: Alan UK on February 08, 2021, 03:26:19 am

A recent ebay auction win. A rather unusual stirling engine.


Noddy (https://youtu.be/lY768NeB2-Q)