I'm looking for a small desk top toy or project to build.

>>1056572
No, no recommendation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O0DeRL7P-w

Yeah, get a Stirling engine

What sort of tools do you have etc? Anything you can actually make a Stirling engine/strandbeast?

Otherwise buying a prefabricated "kit" is not diy, it's model building

>>1056572
Newton's Cradle would be pretty easy to build

>>1056586
I disagree. If we had a modeling board sure, but this is the only board where people who like working with their hands can gather outside of very specific subjects (Gundam models on /m)

>>1056639
There are plenty of hands working pages

All of the porn boards involve you working with your hands for instance

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>>1056639
You can build a stirling engine without buying a kit - you probably have the materials at hand, just follow a youtube video.

If you want something in kit form - there is of course no shame in visiting a model shop.

>>1056572
Google, "Jan Ridders" this guy is the fucking man. You can email him directly for pdf plans fir exactly what youre looking for. I made his single cylinder flame eater engine for high school machine shop.