Brian C. Ferguson |
WEB PORTFOLIO |
This sterling engine was built from scratch using the machine shop facilities at Thayer School of Engineering. The base was sand-casted at a local foundry where I was able to try out metal forming first hand. |
Project Summary |
· Pro/Engineer · Quality Castings Foundry—Franklin, NH · Thayer School Machine Shop |
Class Project |
This project required a lot of machining competence and patience. All the parts were made in the Thayer School machine shop except for the base, which I designed and sand-casted at a local foundry in New Hampshire. |
Date: Winter 2004 |
Thayer School Sterling Engine Project |
Engineering Programs/Methods Used |
Top Left: Pouring liquid aluminum alloy into molds. Top Right: Mold board with urethane originals. Bottom Right: Negative images in the green sand. Bottom Left: Cooling parts still on runner trees. |
Pictures of the finished sterling engine mounted on my sand-casted locomotive base. |