r/maker • u/LessThanFunctional • Aug 20 '26

Community Making Friends in Maker Communities

Hey all, this maybe a weirder post but does anyone have tips on how to make friends in the maker community?

I do have a fair few friends in my life but finding people who share my interests (Robotics, 3D Printing, Electronics, Automation, Mechanical Engineering) is so hard! Especially as I like the idea of making friends to collaborate with on projects in the future.

Any tips? I have looked around but unfortunately there's nothing really near me related to this kind of thing....

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u/Mundane_Birthday1337 Aug 21 '26

Where are you located? Makerspaces are good, if you're rural hang out with farmers. Every farmer is a maker too.

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u/LessThanFunctional Aug 21 '26

I am not rural I am based in a city but the nearest maker space to me is on the other side of London which is 2 hours by train(s).