Meetings

The club meets on the third Tuesday of every month from September to May at the Hamilton Museum of Steam & Technology,  900 Woodward Ave.  7:30 to 9:30PM EST.

2025-2026 Regular Club Meetings

September  2025-9-16

October       2025-10-21

November   2025-11-18

December   2025-12-16

January       2026-01-20

February     2026-02-17

March 2026-03-24 *

April 2026-04-21

May 2026-05-19

June No meeting

July  No meeting

August No meeting

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We encourage members to participate by exhibiting their projects, both complete and in progress, with comments on methods, tools and materials.  Experience, expertise, and opinion are readily shared.

• One week later than otherwise due to March break.

Visitors Are Welcome

Traditionally members focused on building model locomotives, steam and gas engines. However over time many have shifted to electronics, 3D printing, clocks and other mechanical items.

Other favourites are tools, gadgets, and machine attachments. Workmanship ranges from the ‘run and have fun’ variety to the highest museum quality. The result is an eclectic mix of topics for discussion as well as show & tell at our meetings.

The format is relaxed & informal – the coffee is always on! Drop in to any meeting to discover this challenging, rewarding & friendly hobby. In the past we have had members discussing or showing:

– Steam engines of all kinds and  scales: locomotives, marine, traction and more
– Hot air engines; experimental, & to drive generators.
– Internal combustion, hit & miss engines and radial aircraft engines.
– Boilers of all types.
– Machine tool attachments, hand tools and gadgets, small tool sharpening.
– Artillery & siege engines, historic beam engines, water & windmills.
– Clocks, electric, wind up and gravity driven.
– Plating & painting methods.
– Aluminum casting & foundry patterns. 

Last update: WCT 2025-9-18