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For anything CNC related: CAD, CAM, automation, and more!

126k subscribers394 posts / mo in Sep 2026313 authors / mosince 2009

r/CNC has 126k members (+21% over the last 12 months). It gets about 394 posts a month from 313 people. Top topics: CNC Projects & Builds, CNC and Machining Jobs and Wood Lathe Projects & Discussions.

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Size and growth

How r/CNC has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+21%in 12 months · +3.4% in 3 months · +0.8% in 1 month
Oct 2026126k
Growing126k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−9.8%vs Sep 2025 · −18% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026394
QuieterPeaked at 570 in Jan 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/CNC

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. CNC Projects & Builds3.5%
  2. CNC and Machining Jobs1.9%
  3. Wood Lathe Projects & Discussions0.4%
  4. Drill Bits & Tools0.4%
  5. Lathe Machining0.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Haas Automation
  2. Autodesk
  3. McMaster-Carr
  4. Scribd
  5. eBay

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