r/metalworking

50K archived posts · Aug 2008 – Sep 2026

Metalworking: welding, machining, casting

r/metalworking

Your place to share metalworking projects, ask questions, and learn together! We encourage you to join our discord! https://discord.gg/3sgvsw2BDs

Created Aug 4, 2008

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50KArchived posts

Welcome to r/Metalworking, a place for hobbyists, students and professionals to discuss everything metal!

#Join the discord!

Rules

No self/Company Advertising or Spam

r/Metalworking is not the place for self or company promotion.

Repeat submissions or links to one's own content, sponsored sites, or company websites will be removed. Additional breaking of this rule may result in a ban.

Low Effort Submissions / Lacking Context

Quality Content

We want r/metalworking to be a source of high quality content related to metalworking. To achieve this we have some standards for submissions:

All Submissons Should Have

An in depth explanation of the issue/problem

If mentioning gear or tools, properly describe, name, or attach photos of them

For Photos/Videos, high quality images, gifs or videos should be used. Low quality memes may be removed

Other Subreddits you may be interested in:

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 [r/machining](/r/machining)
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 [r/welding](/r/welding)
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 [r/manufacturing](/r/manufacturing)
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 [r/engineering](/r/engineering)
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 [r/engineeringporn](/r/engineeringporn)

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 [r/tools](/r/tools)
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 [r/chemistry](/r/chemistry)
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 [r/metallurgy](/r/metallurgy)
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