r/Machinists is a subreddit with 284k members. The community frequently discusses machining, lathe, cnc, hate, and machinist, and they frequently recommend/review lathe, calipers, and steel toe boots, and the most common flair used is question, parts / showoff, shitpost, meme, and paywalled site.
A Reddit for Machinists of all varieties. From Old School conventional guys, to CNC Programmers, to the up and coming next generation.
Popular Topics in r/Machinists
#1
Machining
82 posts
#2
Lathe
48 posts
#3
Cnc
31 posts
#4
Hate
23 posts
#5
Machinist
20 posts
#6
Struggling
19 posts
#7
Tools
16 posts
#8
Tired
13 posts
#9
Tool
12 posts
#10
Tooling
12 posts
Products Discussed in r/Machinists
Lathe
33 reviews
#1
South Bend
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Sherline
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Grizzly
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Calipers
19 reviews
#1
Mitutoyo
4.7★ from 9 reviews
#2
Brown and Sharpe
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Shahe
3.5★ from 2 reviews
Steel Toe Boots
17 reviews
#1
Redwing
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Blundstone
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Keen
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/Machinists
#1
QUESTION
: "Alternate material for a halligan tool?"
35 posts
#2
PARTS / SHOWOFF
: "Work was downsizing so I got this for the price of shipping"
16 posts
#3
Shitpost
: "These are supposed to break, right?"
4 posts
#4
MEME
: "how it feels grabbing tooling that has been "used""
4 posts
#5
Paywalled site
: "Apparently there's, like, a machinist shortage?"
1 post
#6
CONTEST
: "https://youtu.be/kSwg8nvksYE"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Machinists
Yearly
+32k members(12.5%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026