Man vs. Manson Engine

Mrs. Makes Things wanted a fan for the top of the woodstove. I did some research, found out about hot air engines such as Stirling engines, and settled on a Manson Engine due to the simpler construction. I guess simple is realitive, because this thing has been a struggle to get running. I've finally gotten it to run, but it's not an effective fan yet, but I learned a whole lot in the process, and I'll take another shot at it at some point.

Manson's original article along with just about everything you didn't know you wanted to know about Manson Engines can be found here: http://techref.massmind.org/techref/m...

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