r/GarageShop

516 archived posts · Oct 2018 – Sep 2026

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For the home shop machinist, metal worker, welder, etc.

r/GarageShop

A group dedicated for hobbyists working with benchtop tools and machinery including the mini-lathe and mini-mill.

Created Oct 19, 2018

2.5KMembers (last snapshot)

516Archived posts

Rules

This group is for people working with a limited space and budget. If your advice includes equipment that weighs over half a ton or requires thousands of dollars to get started, this isn't the right group for you.

If your advice begins with buying some cheap tool from Harbor Freight and continues with "and this is how you modify it to actually work" then come right in.

Education

Mini-lathes
Mini-mills
Hobbyist Machinist

Stores

Harbor Freight
Grizzly
Little Machine Shop
Precision Matthews
MDA Precision

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