Introduction: PAPER-MADE STIRLING ENGINE MODEL | How to Make

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Hi everybody!

Below I will show you how I did my first Instructable. It is a paper-made model of an Striling engine. In case someone wants to build it, on paper or other material, here I explain the whole process, and I leave a manual that explains how to make each of the pieces.

PD: all the measurements are in millimeters

Step 1: Pieces

First of all, we started making the parts detailed in the manual

Attachments

Step 2: Joining the Pieces

We will start with the wheel, using the following parts. Joing the pieces with superglue.

Step 3: First Connecting Rod

Join them with superglue

Step 4: Crank

Join this pieces with the previous rod, only use de superglue at the ends of the small rod

Step 5: Rod Cut

Cut the # 10 rod as needed, approximately as in the image

Step 6: Wheel Axle

Join the wheel with the long rod of the previous piece

Step 7: End of the Axis

Join the last #2 piece with the #10 small rod, don't use superglue

Step 8: Adding More Pieces

Add one of the #2 pieces to the previous element (don't use superglue), now add the crank, use superglue to join this with the end of the rod.

Step 9: Finishing the Axis

Join one of the ends of the small rod with the crank, use superglue

Step 10: Add a Base

With this part finished you can set all this to a base

Step 11: Cilinder

In piece # 9 we must make a 6mm hole at a distance of 15mm, here we will stick piece # 15

Then we will cover one end of the cylinder with piece # 5

Step 12: Piston

Step 13: Piston Articulation

Join this piece to the rod, use the last #16 piece

Step 14: Cilinder & Piston

Now we will join the piston with in cylinder and the crank
First, through the piston shaft we will insert piece # 7, this will serve to cover the other end of the cylinder. Once this is done we can join the piston shaft to the crank articulation.

Step 15: Ending...

Now we unite the pieces # 13 as pillars to the cylinder.

Now we can join the cylinder to the base, calculating the right distance for the piston to make its full travel

Step 16: Mechanism

Here is a GIF. showing the piston travel and the movement of the wheel

THANKS!