The first version involved the casting process, which at the time I was unfamiliar with. I built Little Sam two ways in my mind before I even lifted a pencil. Little Sam started as a desire to capture the essence of the early Samson engines in a size that lends itself to display in the home. “You don’t need to be a mechanical genius or shop wizard or possess a million dollar machine shop to build your favorite engine in miniature.” These small-scale engines built today are a modern-day legacy to those men of long ago who lifted the yoke from our backs with the wonderful power of explosive vapor turning a flywheel. These great men of long ago who originated these engines combined the gracefulness and majesty of art in the form of gray iron castings and lathe-turned parts. The fact that nothing frivolous is ever found in good design is not an accident.
Study reveals the greatest appreciation for beauty in design combined solidly with the best engineering practice of the day. Machine design, which looks deceptively simple when built on the bench, reveals the gracefulness of much beauty and a complexity not seen with the naked eye.
Kroyer had a similar appreciation for his first prototype.īuilding these small scales reveals a wonderful technology that is hidden from modern perception. Only then can you fully appreciate the scope of what is involved.
LITTLE SAMSON MODELS FULL SIZE
How does one feel after 18 months of pattern making, machining and assembly of an engine? What is one’s reaction when the idea becomes reality and far surpasses the boldest of expectations? What is accomplished when the model performs exactly as the full size engine, even duplicating the idiosyncrasies? The only way these questions can be answered is to go through the process yourself.
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