Homemade Stirling Engine powered Wimshurst machine

Low temperature Stirling Engine powering a large Wimshurst machine (32cm diameter). Magnetic clutch couples the Stirling to the drive pulleys for the Wimshurst - It worked!
This Stirling engine was designed for minimum temperature operation not high torque or speed.
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[@aracknidd]

That's brilliant! Such a small sterling and such a big wimshurst.. bit like david and goliath,, Good job!!

[@oqueedeuseoquechamadodeus5346]

isso é magico

[@jiminycricket5969]

Ive been to try something like this since I first built my whimshurst machine, you beat me to it! One question, why use a magnetic coupler rather than extending the driveshaft to the sterling engine?

[@xiononee]

The magnetic coupler acts as a torque converter/clutch - a direct connection to such a low power engine would prevent it from starting.Once the stirling engine is started I can then close the distance between the magnets to couple them. The stirling engine can spin its magnets faster than those connected to the wimshurst machine and still transfer torque.