Cheap or DIY piston/cylinder for Stirling Engine

[juspot82]

I'm interested in building a small sterling engine for testing some ideas, but can't seem to get off on the right foot. Does anyone know of a cheap but sealed piston/cylinder combo or an easy way to make a DIY piston/cylinder. I don't want to use the rubber balloon gasket method for the proof of concept/tin can engine plans that are floating around. I need something that can handle more compression and heat.

Any help/ideas/inspiration would be greatly appreciated.

[IronHead]

how about some of those old RC motors you see on ebay.

http://search.ebay.com/rc-engine_W0QQcatrefZC6QQcoactionZcompareQQcoentrypageZsearchQQcopagenumZ1QQfromZR10QQfrtsZ150QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ3QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQsacatZQ2d1QQsbrsrtZd

[juspot82]

Nice idea.....I think I can make something work with that.

[Paul-R]

These people are up for sending free samples. Why not study
their site with care, and give them a chance. You will need two
cylinder/piston combos, won't you?
http://www.airpot.com/cgi/config/request.pl?type=catalog&from=cookie
Paul