Refurbishment Finished Today (14 March 2025)

Today marks the completion of the refurbishment of the 6″ scale Little Samson traction engine (Excluding Showman’s electrics), all as shown in the photo galleries below.

Schedule of Refurbishment Works

Start of Stripdown 28 August 2024
Completion of Refurbishment 14 March 2025
Time for Refurbishment 198 Days (6 1/2 months)

Scope of Refurbishment Works

The engine was completely stripped down (with the exceptions noted below) and every single part was cleaned, repainted or polished.

• Every part has been cleaned and painted/polished.
• The Reversing Lever, Quadrant, Reach Rod, Lifting Arm are all painted.
• All handles are stainless steel.
• Note the black painted Boiler Clack Valves.
• All paint is rated for 400F (230C) or over.

Several improvements were made to some components and others were remade to a better standard.

Exceptions to the Stripdown

1) The cylinder itself was not removed from the boiler and the cylinder holding down studs were not removed.

2) The front Axle, Spring and Perch Bracket were not removed from the boiler.

3) Parts that were riveted together were left intact.

4) Tidying-up the Showman’s electrics remains outstanding. The electrics do work (Generator produces electricity to put the canopy lights on and/or charge a car battery) but a bit of neatening up and Volt/Ammeter needed.

As stated above, apart from these items everything else was stripped down completely.

Photo Galleries

Here are photos of the engine mostly taken on the same day of completion, 14 March 2025.

00-Highlights-Gallery

This is a selection of just 6 of the best photos from each of the subject-specific Galleries shown below.

01-Main-Gallery

This is a selection of the best photo from each of the subject-specific Galleries as listed below.

List of Photos In The Gallery Above

The following photos are shown in the Gallery above.

02-General-Views 03-Cylinder 04-Valve-Gear 05-Crank 06-Backtank 07-Cylinder-Head 08-Cylinder-Chimney 09-Feedpump

10-Manstand-Views 11-Dynamo 12-Gear-Levers 13-Lubricator 14-Reversing-Lever 15-Safety-Valves 16-Trunk-Guide 17-Regulator-Handle

18-Weightshaft-Drop-Arm 19-Drain-Cocks 20-Boiler-Clacks 21-Brakes 22-Steerage 23-Wheels 24-Safety-Wiring

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