143 Year Old Robinson Patent Hot Air Engine

Giving our Original Robinson Patent Hot Air Engine a run.
This engine was made in the late 1800s in England and is 100% original down to its coat of paint.
It is heated by a small gas ring. It is about 1/16th of a Horse Power.

[@Uajd-hb1qs]

Need a 10 hour edit of this little engine happily popping along.

[@adamjones8684]

You have some awesome engines Matt

[@salterbros.collection]

Thanks for watching Adam

[@kasulejoseph9317]

Nice video.

[@salterbros.collection]

Thank you for watching

[@JustFun-iz9rf]

beautiful engine

[@py2rpjrubens450]

Very nice engine! Please, what the power??? Thanks for sharing!!! 73 from BRASIL

[@salterbros.collection]

Thank you for watching. It is about 1/16th of a horse power

[@py2rpjrubens450]

@@salterbros.collection OK!!

[@Stevie-P123]

Depends how much heat you put into it. That's a hefty stirling engine. I can't imagine it's particularly fuel efficient. Nice piece though. 😁👌

[@rogerboardman6481]

I wonder what it was used for, doesn't seem large enough to pump water.

[@hirusthehellhound]

A fan

[@salterbros.collection]

They were used on small applications such as dentist drills, sewing machines and small water pumps.

[@kingkong81icloud]

To power tools or other things you can put a belt on the wheel

[@salterbros.collection]

@@kingkong81icloud Correct, there is a pulley on the side of the flywheel

[@scottcarlson9913]

Wow! How does that work?

[@salterbros.collection]

Thanks for watching Scott. It works on the Stirling principal which I have put on my website - have a look and let me know what you think! - salterbros.com.au/robinson/

[@scottcarlson9913]

@@salterbros.collection well, I had a look and that is so cool! What does,, and what work can it do?

[@salterbros.collection]

@@scottcarlson9913 It is rated at about 1/16th of a horse power so the range of things that it can do is very limited. That being said they were an inside engine and could be used to power a dentist drill, run a sewing machine or a small water pump for a fountain. Later ones were hooked up to small pumps to pump gas to the gas street lamps.

[@scottcarlson9913]

@@salterbros.collection thanks folks,,,very interesting.

[@hassanharith6820]

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Thanks,. .[& ' alternative fuel is coal '].

[@gavinboot4810]

Looks like it uses a lot of gas to make a little power,,stirling engine the same,,

[@salterbros.collection]

It isn't too bad on gas. I would normally get 4 rallies out of a gas bottle, maybe more with the engine running for two days at each rally for 8-10 hours each day.

[@gavinboot4810]

@@salterbros.collection thanks much reply,,dont normally get reply from source,,just other opinions,,cheers,,

[@salterbros.collection]

@@gavinboot4810 Most welcome and thank you for watching and commenting. I will have more Hot Air Engine videos up soon. But feel free to check out my other videos.