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Frame for the horizontal tri-clamp gamma
What frame holds a horizontal two-cylinder tri-clamp Stirling? · Hardware · basis: Design values
Long Earth Society build part. The frame of my horizontal gamma. The engines
Exact dimensions. Every file is drawn at true size with no printing tolerance. The holes and pins that meet another part are listed below under Mating features, with the fit each joint needs; open those by your printer's or process's clearance before making the part. Mating features
- sizes
- 3 in table
Notes
- One base with everything the engine stands on: a cradle under the water jacket, two pedestals for spool hangers on the power cylinder and bounce spool, the displacer-rod guide, and two uprights with the crank's 608 bearings.
Sizes
| feature | value |
|---|---|
| base | 800 × 250 × 8 |
| axis height | 138 above the bench |
| crank axis | x 487.5 |
Mating features
Drawn at the exact size. Open press, slide, run and socket features by your process's clearance; leave designed gaps and clamp fits as drawn.
| feature | exact | mates with | fit | files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crank uprights | Ø22 × 7 pockets | 608 bearing OD | press | all |
| guide block | Ø10 × 10 | 6 × 10 × 10 sleeve bushing | press | all |
| cradle | Ø50.8 seat | hot-spool tube OD | designed | all |
| tapped holes | M5 Ø4.2 × 15, M4 Ø3.3, M3 bracket Ø3.4 + 90° countersink | hanger bars, torch stand, shroud, generator | designed | all |
Where the files are
Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.
| Long Earth Society | Engine builds | web, video | LES site |
Free files
★ Free files 1 parts. Generated by Xem Studio from the standard; threads are plain cylinders at major diameter. CC BY 4.0. index.json
| horizontal-gamma-frame-2in | horizontal gamma frame: base 800 × 250 × 8, jacket cradle, two hanger pedestals (M5 tapped), displacer-rod guide block (Ø10 seat), two crank uprights with 608 pockets, torch-stand and shroud holes (M4 tapped) | STEP · STL |
Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=tri-clamp-horizontal-gamma-frame
How it fits
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Questions
How high are the cylinders?
138 mm above the bench: the Ø200 flywheel clears the base by 30.