Welcome to Kinetic Steam Works
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Here is a calendar with some steam/KSW events in 2025:
- (in addition to our regular Thursday and Saturday worknights/days)
Jan 31-Feb 1 (Friday-Saturday 8pm-2am) The Edwardian Ball
April 5-6 (Saturday-Sunday, 8am-4:30pm) Steam Engineering and Operating Safety Class, Roots of Motive Power, Willits CA
April 26 (Saturday 10am-3pm) SF Bay Area Printer’s Fair & Wayzgoose, History Park, San Jose CA
April 27 (Sunday, 10am-4pm) Pacific Coast Dream Machines, Half Moon Bay CA
May 25-26 (Sunday-Monday 11am-6pm) San Ramon Art and Wind Festival, Central Park, San Ramon CA
June 7-8 (Saturday-Sunday, 9am-4pm) Patrick Ranch Tractor Show and Pull – County Faire, Durham CA (near Chico)
June 7-8 (Saturday Sunday 8am-4:30pm) Railroad Operation and Safety Class, Roots of Motive Power, Willits CA
June 8 (Sunday 11am-5pm) Truckee 2025 Maker Show (Mini Maker Faire), Truckee CA
September 6-7 (Saturday-Sunday) Roots of Motive Power Annual Steam Festival, Roots of Motive Power, Willits CA
September 13 (Saturday 9am-3pm) Denair Farm & Family Festival, Denair CA (near Turlock, southeast of Modesto)
September 25-28 (Thursday-Sunday) 51st Annual B&W Steamboat meet, B&W Resort Marina, Isleton CA
September 26-28 (Friday-Sunday (KSW setup Wednesday, 24 Sep)10-3Friday, 10-5Saturday and Sunday) 2025 Bay Area Maker Faire, Mare Island, Vallejo CA
2026 Jan 30-31 (Friday-Saturday 8pm-2am) The (2026) Edwardian Ball, 25th Anniversary. The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco CA
Below are some pics from the 2024 Bay Area Maker Faire:
Side of Pappy, belted up to the AOK Baker Fan being used as a half-shaft to the pump
6 laminar flow fountain nozzles that John made and 6 seahorse nozzles that Troye made, water being pumped by a 7″ centrifugal pump into PVC plumbing and IBC totes
Looking through the half-shaft back at Pappy (pics by Marsha)
Neil on the deck of Pappy
Troye in the casting area, trying to not look tired
John, looking sporty, wearing National Safety Apparel aluminzed kevlar meeting the ASTM F955 standard for direct metal contact
Rosie the Riveter poster for this year- (design/modifications by Troye, printed by Marsha on our 10×15 New Style Chandler and Price press)
We can be reached at contact@kineticsteamworks.org (email is preferred, though in a pinch,) John’s cell is 510-681-3719 and Troye’s is 831-435-6412
Our old website may be found archived on the Wayback Machine ( https://web.archive.org/web/20230904004412/kineticsteamworks.org )or a possible future layout (artists rendition) at https://kineticsteamworks.wordpress.com/