Description

Practical Machinist is a free online community for metalworking professionals and enthusiasts. It has online forums and 150,000+ members.

It's completely free to register in this community. Practical Machinist is the easiest way to learn new techniques, get quick answers, and discuss common challenges with your peers. Indeed, the community has several online forums for members to discuss all things metalworking.

On the other hand, Practical Machinist also provides members with useful resources such as whitepapers, ebooks, webinars, and more. Furthermore, the community has a YouTube channel where they upload tutorials, interviews with experts, and other metalworking-related content.

Lastly, keep in mind that this community can spark new career opportunities for you. The website has a job board, and the "Commerce" section in the forum also allows job postings.

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Details
  • Membership: Free Community
  • Year Founded: 2000
  • Founders:

    Scott LoSasso

  • Amount of members: 150,000
  • Online Group: No
  • Job board: Yes
  • Language: English
  • Method: Virtual
Benefits

Learn with the community's resources:
Practical Machinist has several resources for members to learn about metalworking. Additionally, Practical Machinist has many videos, which include tutorials, interviews with experts, and other metalworking-related content.

Connect with others:
By registering at Practical Machinist, you will access online forums with over 150,000 members worldwide. It's a great place to meet like-minded people and expand your network.

Get new career opportunities:
Practical Machinist has a job board. Additionally, the forum is the ideal place to find more career opportunities, showcase your work, and even collaborate with others on joint projects.

Requirements

No requirements.

Place
Networking Events

Practical Machinist members connect and interact inside the community's online forums. You can browse diverse forums in the following categories:

  • Manufacturing Today
  • Specific Machine Forums
  • Misc Machinist Interest
  • Commerce
  • Machinery Manual, Brochure, and Photo Archives

Overall, the forums are a great place to connect with other metalworking professionals and enthusiasts worldwide, exchange knowledge, and ask questions.

Content Library

The resources page contains diverse resources, such as whitepapers, ebooks, webinar recordings, and more. Additionally, you can browse the videos archive page or the community's YouTube channel to find tutorials and metalworking videos.

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I was a lurker on this site long before I joined in 2004. To me, it is continuing education. It’s disingenuous to assume in this field that we have a combined knowledge of years of experience without having some vehicle for combining that knowledge. That is specifically what a forum does. If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” -Anonymous

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