Description
Model Stirling Engines: Plan Sets by Rudy Kouhoupt features drawings of three engines designed by Rudy himself. For those who love building engines, these detailed drawings are perfect. You’ll find plans for a Stirling Cycle Hot Air Engine, Water Cooled Horizontal Stirling Engine, and Water Cooled Vertical Hot Air Engine. The book only has drawings to help you build these engines step by step.
Spiralbound, 84 pages, illustrated.
If you are interested in building working steam engines, stirling engines, model engines or any other project by Rudy Kouhoupt, here is a list of titles that you may enjoy:
- Fun with Engines and Other Things– Plan Sets from the Past
- Rudy’s Model Steam Tractor
- Working Steam Engines – Plan Sets from the Past
- Building a Small Steam Engine (DVD)
- Building a Stirling Hot Air Engine (DVD)
Rudy Kouhoupt was a columnist for “The Home Shop Machinist” and “Live Steam” magazines for 24 years. He also contributed articles and plans to “Popular Mechanics” magazine for more than ten. He was a consummate machinist and a superb teacher. Rudy has always been a proponent of the “Keep it Simple” method of machine and tool design and machining style. You will learn much from his approaches.
