r/Machinists is a subreddit with 286k 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, crash, and race to the bottom.
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
: "Worth the $200 I spent?"
22 posts
#2
PARTS / SHOWOFF
: "I turned a $30K chunk of brass into an even more expensive nut."
8 posts
#3
Shitpost
: "Precision chip catcher"
4 posts
#4
CRASH
: "DOC edit didn’t take."
2 posts
#5
Race to the Bottom
: "Cursed tooling Gotta love the crap 1st shit leaves me with"
1 post
#6
MEME
: "We’re gonna get another vice in 9 months"
1 post
#7
OFFERING WORK
: "Looking for work holding consultant / specialist in upstate New York area."
1 post
#8
WEEKLY
: "Machinists, be honest: are printed soft jaws actually useful or just a gimmick?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Machinists
Yearly
+32k members(12.4%)
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Last updated: October 31, 2026