The home of model & experimental engineering.
For over 125 years the Society of Model & Experimental Engineers has brought together makers, machinists and inventors, sharing skill, craft and camaraderie from our headquarters at Marshall House, London, and online across the world.
Latest from the Society
We have a new Website!
Welcome to our new Website! Yes welcome to our shiny new SMEE website where you can find out about our Society and our activities. Here you’ll be able to learn that we have well equipped workshops with 3 different Milling machines including one that is CNC…
Read more →- Thursday, 30 July 2026New SMEE website in developmentWe are building a modern new website to better showcase the Society, our training and our special interest groups.
- Saturday, 13 June 2026Basic training session held at Marshall HouseMembers gathered for a basic training session and reviewed work on the table.
Join us as a guest
Come to our monthly General Meetings for two months, in person at Marshall House or live on Zoom, as our guest. You’ve read what we do; this is the easy next step, at no cost.
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Model engineering at professional standards, from traditional lathework to CNC, 3D printing and electronics. Here is a glimpse of what members do together.
At the exhibitions
We exhibit in our blue coats at the country’s major shows.
Comprehensive workshops
Lathes to 20in swing, milling, grinding, saws and drilling.
Digital & 3D
CNC milling/routing, CAD/CAM and a Bambu 3D-printing facility.
Take a look inside
A short walk-through of Marshall House and our activities.
Learn from engineers who have done it
We have run training for more than ten years, from setting up your first workshop and choosing a first project, through the milling machine and grinding your own lathe tools.
Courses run at professional standards in our own lecture room and workshops, with hands-on sessions and audio-visual links for members joining remotely.
The Journal
Published six times a year and written by members. Have a look at two sample editions.
Explore the Society
About Us
Our history, Marshall House, The Journal and the facilities.
Digital Group
CNC, Arduino, CAD/CAM and electronics, meeting online.
Engine Builders’ Group
If it hums, hisses, bangs or pops, someone here is interested.
Workshop Group
The equipment, tooling and workshop facilities open to members.
Why Join Us
Contacts, knowledge, The Journal, exhibitions and competitions.
How to Join
Membership rates and how to sign up, or attend free as a guest.