r/MechanicalEngineering

72K archived posts · May 2012 – Sep 2026

The ME Hang Out

The gathering place for mechanical engineers to discuss current technology, methods, jobs, and anything else related to mechanical engineering.

Created Dec 29, 2010

180KMembers (last snapshot)

72KArchived posts

r/MechanicalEngineering!

The gathering place for mechanical engineers to discuss current technology, methods, jobs, and anything else related to mechanical engineering.

Feel free to share anything you feel is relevant. Threads related to current projects (home or work), discussion threads, best practices, and everything in between are more than welcome.

Read the sidebar and all rules before posting.

Posting Rules

Keep all posts and comments constructive and good-natured.
No advertising/self-promotion allowed. (No direct links to product websites) If you'd like to discuss a particular product please do so in a self post.
All low-effort posts will be removed. These will be evaluated on a 'per-post' basis.
'Design this for me' posts will be removed. 'How do I do this' posts will be removed unless it's clear sufficient thought has already been given to the problem.
Images are allowed provided they are relevant to mechanical engineering or the the posted topic.
For all school/university/computer-related items please see Engineering Students
Looking for help with your resume or portfolio? Head on over to Engineering Resumes
Laptop/computer suggestions are not allowed. Try r/SuggestALaptop instead.

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