Your favorite mechanical / machining forum? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: DTJ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 29, 2019, 11:03:15 am
content: Usenet is dying and my favorite mechanical and machining groups are pretty much dead.What are some good metal and plastic machining forums to hang out in? Maybe groups that cover a bit of everything, some milling, turning and a bit of cnc as well as discussions on topics like materials and adhesives.I'd hoped eventually a subforum would be created here on eevBlog but it hasn't.Got any favorite groups?

author: xmetal
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 29, 2019, 11:42:24 am
content: TheMigwelding forumin an excellent site but mostly UK based.

author: DTJ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 29, 2019, 12:28:47 pm
content: That looks good Xmetal.It reminded me ofhttps://www.woodworkforums.com/Despite its name it has some good metlworhing and CNC router building threads.Anyone got any others?

author: Gyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 29, 2019, 01:34:17 pm
content: A couple that may be of interest...https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/uk.rec.models.engineeringand one associated with the UK's 'Model Engineer' and 'Model Engineers Workshop' magazines (possibly the better of the two)...https://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/

author: taydin
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 29, 2019, 02:43:06 pm
content: The best home shop machining forum I know is, not suprisinglyhttp://bbs.homeshopmachinist.netEven thought the focus is on home shops, the demographics include many professional machinists as well.A forum more geared towards professional machinists ishttps://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/These guys tends to scoff at questions that are about hobbyist stuff, but still in both of these forums, the amount of knowledge and experience is HUGE.

author: soldar
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 29, 2019, 03:04:14 pm
content: This Old Tony's YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/user/featony/videosComedy gold.

author: reboots
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 29, 2019, 04:22:33 pm
content: Quote from: taydin on August 29, 2019, 02:43:06 pmSeconding both of those forums. Also noteworthy:https://www.cnczone.com/forums/https://www.hobby-machinist.com/forums/

author: ChunkyPastaSauce
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 29, 2019, 05:41:29 pm
content: https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/is a large one

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 30, 2019, 03:29:01 am
content: Wish our fella coppercone2 subscribes to this thread.

author: coppercone2
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 30, 2019, 09:54:14 am
content: Boeing style outsourcing ?

author: MyHeadHz
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 30, 2019, 05:35:40 pm
content: https://keybase.io/team/det_dispedit: Also, it's not locked to Windows OS. Linux tutorial-https://keybase.io/docs/linux-user-guide

author: coppercone2
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 30, 2019, 06:05:17 pm
content: https://brickset.com/forum

author: DTJ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 31, 2019, 04:00:56 am
content: Lots of good links here. Thanks.I wonder if DLJ will ever add a machining / fabrication / metal working category. I reckon it would be popular.