Refurbishment Finished Today
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.
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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.
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.
