On 10/4/2016 6:20 PM, Electric Comet wrote:
On Tue, 4 Oct 2016 16:32:18 -0600
graham wrote:

General was a CANADIAN company with the foundry in Quebec. It was
sold and became General International and the foundry (like
Powermatic) was closed and all the stuff under the new brand is made
in China and Taiwan. If you look at the photos, you will see a Maple
Leaf flag on it. Graham

yeah the flag is why i recalled the mention here of being made in canada

and with the gap bed it is more versatile
a nice lathe

About 20 years ago, I was looking into buying a table saw and I was
considering either the General, then made in Canada, or the Powermatic,
then made in the USA. They were of comparable quality.
Now the foundries are derelict and the labels are attached to stuff from
the Far East. That's globalisation or you!
Graham