--- title: Thermoacoustic Sterling Engine Is Now Fully 3D Printable description: A hobbyist's thermoacoustic Stirling engine project has been updated so that the burner and hot end are now designed for SLA metal printing, making the entire... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/thermoacoustic-sterling-engine-is-now-fully-3d-printable-dptpqyo2q twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Thermoacoustic Sterling Engine Is Now Fully 3D Printable | daily.dev og:description: A hobbyist's thermoacoustic Stirling engine project has been updated so that the burner and hot end are now designed for SLA metal printing, making the entire... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/thermoacoustic-sterling-engine-is-now-fully-3d-printable-dptpqyo2q og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/dPtpqYo2q.png og:image:alt: Thermoacoustic Sterling Engine Is Now Fully 3D Printable og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Thermoacoustic Sterling Engine Is Now Fully 3D Printable **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A hobbyist's thermoacoustic Stirling engine project has been updated so that the burner and hot end are now designed for SLA metal printing, making the entire engine 3D printable. The design integrates a biogas/methane burner directly inside the printed hotend, enabling an efficient heat exchange geometry that would be difficult to achieve otherwise. Plans, a Discord, and a forum for collaborating on the open-source design are hosted at OwnEnergy.org, which also documents the creator's homescale biogas plant that powers the engine. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Can a thermoacoustic Stirling engine be entirely 3D printed, including the burner and hot end? Yes, an open-source thermoacoustic Stirling engine design now has its burner and hot end fully 3D printable using SLA metal printing. The update integrates a biogas or methane burner directly inside the printed hotend, and the printed geometry enables a heat exchange design that would be difficult to achieve with conventional manufacturing methods. _Follow daily.dev for updates on open-source hardware projects pushing what 3D printing can build._ ### Where can I find plans for an open-source 3D-printed thermoacoustic Stirling engine? Plans, discussion, and collaboration resources are hosted at OwnEnergy.org, which includes a Discord channel and a forum for design collaboration. The site also documents the creator's homescale biogas plant, which serves as the power source for the printed engine. _daily.dev surfaces open-source hardware projects like this for makers tracking DIY energy builds._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [If You Like The Sound Of A Thermoacoustic Stirling Engine, Check Out These Plans](https://daily.dev/posts/if-you-like-the-sound-of-a-thermoacoustic-stirling-engine-check-out-these-plans-z162af9g0) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [You Wouldn’t Download A Combustion Engine](https://daily.dev/posts/you-wouldn-t-download-a-combustion-engine-rhu5lqdlx) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Casting Engine Parts From 3D Prints](https://daily.dev/posts/casting-engine-parts-from-3d-prints-n0zbaxsua) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [COMBUSTION LAB — Interactive Engine Dynamics Simulator](https://daily.dev/posts/combustion-lab-interactive-engine-dynamics-simulator-lygb706c1) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [MIT Researchers Build 3D-Printed Linear Motor](https://daily.dev/posts/mit-researchers-build-3d-printed-linear-motor-23ol61wxf) · IEEE Spectrum · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#hardware](https://daily.dev/tags/hardware) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/thermoacoustic-sterling-engine-is-now-fully-3d-printable-dptpqyo2q) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Thermoacoustic Sterling Engine Is Now Fully 3D Printable","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/thermoacoustic-sterling-engine-is-now-fully-3d-printable-dptpqyo2q","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/thermoacoustic-sterling-engine-is-now-fully-3d-printable-dptpqyo2q"},"datePublished":"2026-08-21T20:19:53.389Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T08:33:40.441Z","description":"A hobbyist's thermoacoustic Stirling engine project has been updated so that the burner and hot end are now designed for SLA metal printing, making the entire...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/f5b3941273d45dcb556c5f2a682e70c2?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/f5b3941273d45dcb556c5f2a682e70c2?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Hackaday","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Hackaday","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--JhDfhy70--/f_auto,q_auto/v1767541814/logos/hackaday","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/thermoacoustic-sterling-engine-is-now-fully-3d-printable-dptpqyo2q","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"hardware","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Hackaday","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Thermoacoustic Sterling Engine Is Now Fully 3D Printable"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/thermoacoustic-sterling-engine-is-now-fully-3d-printable-dptpqyo2q#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Can a thermoacoustic Stirling engine be entirely 3D printed, including the burner and hot end?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, an open-source thermoacoustic Stirling engine design now has its burner and hot end fully 3D printable using SLA metal printing. 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