Photo Index - General Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - General 100 - 5 Sander

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Manufactured/Badged by:
General Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Drummondville, QC

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Sander
Machine Size:	16" Disk & 6" x 60" Belt Sander
Submitted By:	Mike Mantel

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	General 100 - 5 Sander
Date of Manufacturer:	1979
Serial Number:	P493
Last Updated	8/28/2010 8:50:15 AM

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The Story:
I've been searching for this exact machine and option for about 5 years now.

I Had almost given up, then while I was checking Ebay
I saw an add for a cheap little 14" Delta Bandsaw that was in Arnprior,Ontario
which is local to me, in the bottom/small print of the ad it stated ,
check back next week I'll be listing a General Sander.
Well I coudn't wait, So I phoned the guy and asked for pictures,
well I just about fell off my chair when he sent the photo's that moring .
It was the exact model and options of this sander I had always wanted .
So I phoned him back and asked a few questions.

He said he had a bigger Unknown brand 12-14" table saw , all he knew was that it
was 600V and green, and he wanted $200 for that one .
While I was there , I took pictures of the unknown tablesaw sitting in a junk pile
and placed the unknown table saw pictures here, asked questions if anyone knew
what brand it was .

This Sander is the 5th General/Poitras Machine in here , Gotta love that Green ah!
The machine was totally stripped down to bare metal , removing all the bondo/filler
then painted to match the rest of the machines here (Hutch Green ).

It came with over 50 disc's in 80, 100 and 120 grit.Still unopened in the packaging

The Machine :
General Model # 100 - 5 Floor model Sander
16" Disk Sander with a 6" by 60" Belt sander on the other side.
Disk table ( 25" x 9 1/2") tilts 12 degree's in and 45 degree's out
Machine weighs in at 610 lbs
2 Hp 220/1 with magnetic starter for remote switching on the machine front
these are the fresh rebuild photo's

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