Those are both absolute BEASTS! With the helical cutter heads, those machines will be better than 99% of the top end tools available today. The old general machines were built to last, great find!
Quality always wins. Superb machines of the last century. I still run UK made seventies saw and router and eighties swedish planer thicknesser. They pass the penny test. Thanks you for posting. Best from the UK.
Good morning 🌅, That was a joy to watch, They don’t build them like they used to, I have rebuilt quite few machines over the years, my last major machine rebuilt, what was back in 2003 2004, Wadkin EKA 1946/8 complete rebuilt, motors I sent away, all the metal parts power coated, I have made 1000s of windows and doors over the last 20 or so years, and a wadkin RS8 lathe, this I rebuilt back in the mid nineties And just recently drilled a 10 mil hole through the main shaft so I could fit a vacuum chuck to it, I am English, but now living in France, Keep up the great work, it is great seeing all of you guys working together, from France,
Very Impressive! The disassembly, the cleaning, polishing, putting in new bearings, etc., etc., the putting it back together and you! You know your way around a wrench and machinery! Awesome Machines...congrats on getting them and making them better than brand new!
We had these in our H.S. shop until about 25-20 years ago. There was a change in safety standards, and so, to be insurable, we had to give them up. Not sure if the replacements are as good. The planer was enormous.
Always nice to find stuff in this condition. And the colour is iconic: seems to be a mark of quality, lots of excellent German and Japanese machines from that era came in “machine green” as well. I love this look and I wish manufacturers wouldn’t push their garish colour schemes on their customers: most workshops look like a clown exploded in there.
Just my opinion but I like my machines to look like new so when I have overhauled a few old General machines I have always repainted them. Original General colours of course.
@@mm9773 There was even a German DIN standard that specified this colour for industrial machinery, apparently because green is considered to be a soothing colour.
lots of fun watching. Those older General machines were quite good! I have restored a fair amount of my machines too. Oliver TS, Tanewitz 30 BS, Crescent 12" jointer, but I'd sure like a nice 20" planer! Nice looking machines! thanks for bringing us along.
Your fence on the jointer is far superior to my brand new grizzly g490zx. Y’all did an excellent job at restoring those beautiful machines. I’m sure they will serve u well for years to come !!!!
@@gilgen_furniture Yup, I'm up in Port Elgin and have been looking for a 780 myself. I don't think I have room for the 20" planer in my shop, but would love one also. I have the 340 drill press and 490 bandsaw, both which I love. They are truly great machines, built to last forever.
Beautiful! I love getting my hands into old machines like that. It’s such a satisfying feeling to get it all cleaned up, new bearings and belts, and then listen to that sound when you first power it on. Great job!!!
I was introduced to the General brand by a Canadian woodworker named Rob Cosman years ago. He probably has fifty of them. Quality tools that are unfortunately not made anymore. Lots of hard work restoring them to working condition, but oh they look nice. You will enjoy them and appreciate them for many years now.
My kind of people. Wonderful mechanical restoration. I hope you never have to move from that basement. My back hurts just thinking about getting those things out 😅 great work!
I love these old General machines. I have two bandsaws, a drill press, lathe, table saw and a 100-5 belt/disc sander that are all the Canadian made General. I have admired the jointer and planer you got but have been afraid to buy them because of the problem of getting them into the basement. I can see that they both come apart into more manageable sized pieces than I realized.
Go for it! They do come apart pretty nicely. What's left after disassembly is still really heavy though! I hired piano movers to get the stripped down tools down the stairs.
I think this popped into my feed because I was looking at a 30" Jointer near my house on CL here in Texas. Yes, that is 30" cutterhead! Basically the thing looks like a friggin aircraft carrier and instead of an arresting hook there is a massive spinning blade. There is a guard too, but that is just insanity. Congrats on your new machinery!
Nice work. I had to do much the same with an 8-inch joiner, 10-inch table saw and 15-inch planer after 43 inches of water flooded my basement workshop. Disassemble them one at a time, carry all of the pieces outside and clean the mud off, then reassemble them. The nice thing is that I know how they're put together, what makes them tick, and did all of the fine adjustments so that they perform better than new.
I'm particularly impressed you knew how to put them back together. Great job and great video. First video of yours I've seen and I immediately subscribed.
That was so satisfying watching the grime get peeled off that jointer bed. Some beautiful machines and a terrific job restoring them back to their full potential! Looking forward to watching your channel grow.
Good for you. I went to an auction at a high school on an indian reservation that was closing down their wood shop in 2001. There was a 1985 General Jointer of the same size and a cast iron spindle sander of the same vintage. Both were machines that I really wanted, but I just didn't have the $500 that each of them went for...
Congratulations you rescued the worthy Giants from a throw out throw it away. Sad to see worthy strong, powerful, beautiful pieces of equipment just allowed to disintegrate rest and time and age taking their toll and even though it was a tremendous tremendous amount of work and many of us Woodworkers like myself could never do what you’ve done or not mechanically inclined just all the best. Congratulations now you have something you can enjoy to get all that gravity down the stairs oh my gosh what a job what an awesome job thanks for sharing. Wish you all the best. Now you have some massive equipment on I’ll handle massive pieces of wood and won’t even blink. Enjoy bye-bye just Jim
Wow awesome find ! I’m looking at some old generals from a high school wood shop that doesn’t give woodworking courses anymore. Can’t wait to go and see them
My First Guest Appearance! Lol, that was an awesome project, it was so cool to see just how everything works. Those machines are beasts, and they are running so beautifully... You did an amazing job fine tuning them to rock solid precision!
Super satisfying to watch you and your mate rebuild those old machines to perfect working condition! I'm new to fine woodworking and still working on building my collection of woodworking tools. You've inspired to just buy an older good quality jointer and clean it up versus dropping the thousands I'd spend on a new machine!
Helical heads are wonderful, however, keep in mind because there are so many, the head is in contact 100% of the time, unlike long blade heads that cut 3x a revolution, segment cutters cut constantly, requiring much more horsepower or much shallower cuts. Just keep this in mind.... the results with figured wood and tear out are far superior though with helicals.
You guys are crazy keen doing a total strip down; most would just run them as is, specially that thicknesser ! Good work, and love your music selection ! Cheers from an old AUS woodbutcher !
Superb work enjoyed watching. I like your attention to detail. You'll love working those solid heavy robust machines. You've made your job a lot easier.
Highly commendable work. No doubt there were lots of challenges, including things like spills and greasy clothing, but well worth it in the end. There were probably some aching muscles, too. Those are two machines well worth all the effort you put into them. Now you can enjoy years of flat boards (large ones even) with straight edges.
Nice machines. My first table saw was a General 450, made in Drummondville in 1969. I refurbished it and eventually sold it as I was looking for modern safety features.
@@gilgen_furnitureBeautiful machines! It’s also a rarity to see a mechanically inclined adorable young lady that knows what the “nickel test” is. Qualities I wish my wife of 40 years had😂. Thank you for sharing!
I got a General 590 bandsaw that I completely disassembled cleaned up then put back together. A previous owner had painted it a hideous blue colour so I did a complete repaint. Local hardware store did a colour match to a tool rest from a General 160 lathe so my bandsaw is now back to General green.
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Wonderful job. I loved this video. Great work on those wonderful machines. Thank you!
It was so satisfying watching those beautiful machines get restored / re-assembled. Old machines are so inspiring for creativity. Great work !!
Thank you! It was a lot of work but very satisfying to get these machines up and running again.
Those are both absolute BEASTS! With the helical cutter heads, those machines will be better than 99% of the top end tools available today. The old general machines were built to last, great find!
Oh yeah, they run so beautifully 40 years in.
@@gilgen_furniture I'm so happy for you, yet so sad for me...... so this is what jealousy feels like?
Glad someone like you found these old wonderful Canadian machines, showed them love and put them back to work in Canada. Subscribed.
Thanks for the sub!
This has to have been one of the most enjoyable restore projects I have watched! Really nicely done!
So glad you liked the video :)
A man can move a hill, but two can move a mountain. You are blessed to have such a friend.
Brent is a good friend. I wouldn't have been able to move these huge chunks of cast iron without him!
I’m sure I saw a third helper. A furry one.
Love restoring old machines❤!! And you guys are professional and did such an excellent job. I really enjoyed this Thanks
Love to see these well built machines return to their glory. Nice restoration and upgrade.
Those are two beautiful old machines, Lovely to see them restored and put back to use.
Quality always wins. Superb machines of the last century. I still run UK made seventies saw and router and eighties swedish planer thicknesser. They pass the penny test. Thanks you for posting. Best from the UK.
My two dream machines. General made excellent machines, so sad when the closed up. This is an excellent video. Your husband is so lucky to have you.
Definitely feel lucky to have these machines!
Good morning 🌅, That was a joy to watch, They don’t build them like they used to, I have rebuilt quite few machines over the years, my last major machine rebuilt, what was back in 2003 2004, Wadkin EKA 1946/8 complete rebuilt, motors I sent away, all the metal parts power coated, I have made 1000s of windows and doors over the last 20 or so years, and a wadkin RS8 lathe, this I rebuilt back in the mid nineties
And just recently drilled a 10 mil hole through the main shaft so I could fit a vacuum chuck to it, I am English, but now living in France,
Keep up the great work, it is great seeing all of you guys working together, from France,
I’d pay more for the experience and those old tools than any modern machine, congratulations!
Same! Thank you :)
Love the resurections! Old stuff is so much better. Greetings from Namibia!
Very Impressive! The disassembly, the cleaning, polishing, putting in new bearings, etc., etc., the putting it back together and you! You know your way around a wrench and machinery! Awesome Machines...congrats on getting them and making them better than brand new!
Used one of these in high school 48 years ago. Best most accurate machine ever.
We had these in our H.S. shop until about 25-20 years ago. There was a change in safety standards, and so, to be insurable, we had to give them up. Not sure if the replacements are as good. The planer was enormous.
As an old timber framer I still love those old, cast iron monsters! Indestructible and with some elbow grease, great results!
Kudo's, really outstanding work. Those machines deserved the love you gave them.
Amazing machines I love restoring old machines like that. I wish my shop was big enough for them. I see great deals on them all the time.
I love your waltz music. Good job on the planner clean up
I love the vintage tools, thanks for the video.
General are great old machines. Great job on rebuild! I have old Powermatics that I have rebuilt. Fun projects!
Beautiful work there. I love that you kept the original paint, as it's part of the history of the machines.
Thanks! Agreed, I like keeping it original. Scratches and all.
Always nice to find stuff in this condition. And the colour is iconic: seems to be a mark of quality, lots of excellent German and Japanese machines from that era came in “machine green” as well. I love this look and I wish manufacturers wouldn’t push their garish colour schemes on their customers: most workshops look like a clown exploded in there.
Just my opinion but I like my machines to look like new so when I have overhauled a few old General machines I have always repainted them. Original General colours of course.
@@mm9773 There was even a German DIN standard that specified this colour for industrial machinery, apparently because green is considered to be a soothing colour.
3 minutes in and I am impressed! Talk about getting to know your machine! Great video and content. Perseverance.
Thanks! It was a big job. Probably 40-60 hours into them.
A brilliant addition to your workshop.
Well done on reconditioning these old titans.
Thanks! It was a rewarding project.
lots of fun watching. Those older General machines were quite good! I have restored a fair amount of my machines too. Oliver TS, Tanewitz 30 BS, Crescent 12" jointer, but I'd sure like a nice 20" planer! Nice looking machines! thanks for bringing us along.
I really enjoyed this video. You guys are amazing!
Wonderful job by all. Thanks for sharing.
General made great stuff. Congratulations.
Thanks, I love them!
heck yeah this is awesome. I need more Brent in my life, his acorn info, Simpsons reference, and wolf shirt is the YT content I dig
Everythings coming up Brent! ;) Thanks for the nice comment.
Really great restoration. From the UK.
I own a Griggio PF-400 jointer (16”) that is begging for this sort of loving attention! You have inspired me!
Do it! It is a lot of fun and the helical heads are a dream.
Your fence on the jointer is far superior to my brand new grizzly g490zx. Y’all did an excellent job at restoring those beautiful machines. I’m sure they will serve u well for years to come !!!!
Thanks! I think you’re right. They are lifetime machines for sure.
Love these old General machines. They're tanks!
Oh yeah, the planer weighs almost 2000lbs!
@@gilgen_furniture Yup, I'm up in Port Elgin and have been looking for a 780 myself. I don't think I have room for the 20" planer in my shop, but would love one also. I have the 340 drill press and 490 bandsaw, both which I love. They are truly great machines, built to last forever.
General Machinery, the Rolls-Royce of woodworking machinery, what a great company.
Agreed. It’s so sad that they went out of business.
@ I owned an Architectural Millwork company and had three Oliver pieces, 12” jointer, 18” planer, and a 12” table saw, beautiful equipment.
I respectfully disagree. Northfield.
As an industrial mechanic for almost 40 years, I approve. Job well done.
Beautiful engineering, great job.
Excellent music with the excellent video!
Nice job, nothing better than solid older equipment......
Those old General's are beautiful. I've used the same model jointer before, but not with the helical head. Very jealous!
Thanks Scott, I definitely feel lucky to have them! You’ve got a great channel btw :)
Beautiful! I love getting my hands into old machines like that. It’s such a satisfying feeling to get it all cleaned up, new bearings and belts, and then listen to that sound when you first power it on. Great job!!!
Thanks! It was so much fun turning it on the first time and seeing all the rollers moving in synchrony.
The most fantastic thing is to own your work. This is butifull the way you two work together.
Those two giants are the best 👍 keep up the good work
That was wonderful to watch. Thank you for sharing. True labor of love and with glorious results!
Her smile when they turned the plainer on priceless
Those are awesome tool finds, lucky you.
Those are the Cadillac of tools right there. Nothing better.
So much love for the old Generals and well deserved. Love the thorough shmoo removal process. Love your editing, too.
I was introduced to the General brand by a Canadian woodworker named Rob Cosman years ago. He probably has fifty of them. Quality tools that are unfortunately not made anymore. Lots of hard work restoring them to working condition, but oh they look nice. You will enjoy them and appreciate them for many years now.
I met Rob a couple years ago at a woodworking show. Nice guy. I think you're right :)
Phenomenal work and a pleasure to watch!
Wow well done, two lovely machines there perfection 👍
Nice to machines from North America running again
Superb work and brilliant video, thank you. 👍👍
My kind of people. Wonderful mechanical restoration. I hope you never have to move from that basement. My back hurts just thinking about getting those things out 😅 great work!
Haha, yeah moving is going to be even more difficult now! I hired some piano movers to get the machine bases down to save my back.
I love these old General machines. I have two bandsaws, a drill press, lathe, table saw and a 100-5 belt/disc sander that are all the Canadian made General. I have admired the jointer and planer you got but have been afraid to buy them because of the problem of getting them into the basement. I can see that they both come apart into more manageable sized pieces than I realized.
Go for it! They do come apart pretty nicely. What's left after disassembly is still really heavy though! I hired piano movers to get the stripped down tools down the stairs.
I think this popped into my feed because I was looking at a 30" Jointer near my house on CL here in Texas. Yes, that is 30" cutterhead! Basically the thing looks like a friggin aircraft carrier and instead of an arresting hook there is a massive spinning blade. There is a guard too, but that is just insanity.
Congrats on your new machinery!
Have fun if you get that new planer! That's a biggie!
love seeing old become new. awesome work
I agree, it just feels right to restore these machines.
Well done! Great set of machinery.
Thanks! I go to the shop just to stare at them sometimes :)
@ haha! I saw you run the test boards at least. I’m sure you’re enjoying the benefits of a really great restoration and set up. It is really nice.
That is a 100 year upgrade there...
Enjoy your chips!
Definitely a dream setup, the jointer is so sweet. Peace
Beautiful machines, congratulations!
Nice work. I had to do much the same with an 8-inch joiner, 10-inch table saw and 15-inch planer after 43 inches of water flooded my basement workshop. Disassemble them one at a time, carry all of the pieces outside and clean the mud off, then reassemble them. The nice thing is that I know how they're put together, what makes them tick, and did all of the fine adjustments so that they perform better than new.
This was great - excellent practical restoration. Keep the videos coming.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! More to come :)
Surprisingly great condition. Someone loved that planer before you.
Yeah I lucked out finding these tools.
I'm particularly impressed you knew how to put them back together. Great job and great video. First video of yours I've seen and I immediately subscribed.
So glad you liked the video. Thanks for the sub!
Those cutter heads are game changers. So quiet.
How cool is that. Equipment upgrades are freakn awesome and exciting , made better when you just love what you've brought.
omg that was one of the most satisfying videos I've ever watched!
That was so satisfying watching the grime get peeled off that jointer bed. Some beautiful machines and a terrific job restoring them back to their full potential! Looking forward to watching your channel grow.
Thanks so much for the encouragement! I have some pretty cool projects planned :)
What a pair of beauties. Enjoy your new machines.
Good for you. I went to an auction at a high school on an indian reservation that was closing down their wood shop in 2001. There was a 1985 General Jointer of the same size and a cast iron spindle sander of the same vintage. Both were machines that I really wanted, but I just didn't have the $500 that each of them went for...
That's too bad. Don't see these machines come up very often. I had been looking for about 8 years.
So glad to see y’all save and use these old machines. Imagine the stuff they have help create. Happy building.
Thanks! So excited to use them on the next project.
Congratulations you rescued the worthy Giants from a throw out throw it away. Sad to see worthy strong, powerful, beautiful pieces of equipment just allowed to disintegrate rest and time and age taking their toll and even though it was a tremendous tremendous amount of work and many of us Woodworkers like myself could never do what you’ve done or not mechanically inclined just all the best. Congratulations now you have something you can enjoy to get all that gravity down the stairs oh my gosh what a job what an awesome job thanks for sharing. Wish you all the best. Now you have some massive equipment on I’ll handle massive pieces of wood and won’t even blink. Enjoy bye-bye
just Jim
Wow awesome find ! I’m looking at some old generals from a high school wood shop that doesn’t give woodworking courses anymore. Can’t wait to go and see them
@@stevegagnon9451 nice! There are fewer and fewer of those around. Good luck. Let us know how it goes.
My First Guest Appearance! Lol, that was an awesome project, it was so cool to see just how everything works. Those machines are beasts, and they are running so beautifully... You did an amazing job fine tuning them to rock solid precision!
It was so fun restoring the machines with you, Brent!
Super satisfying to watch you and your mate rebuild those old machines to perfect working condition! I'm new to fine woodworking and still working on building my collection of woodworking tools. You've inspired to just buy an older good quality jointer and clean it up versus dropping the thousands I'd spend on a new machine!
Do it! All my tools when I started were used.
Helical heads are wonderful, however, keep in mind because there are so many, the head is in contact 100% of the time, unlike long blade heads that cut 3x a revolution, segment cutters cut constantly, requiring much more horsepower or much shallower cuts. Just keep this in mind.... the results with figured wood and tear out are far superior though with helicals.
Great work Great women I salute you miss ❤😊
amazing machine its a shame they dont make them anymore ....nice buy and restoration . you are good for 60 years
Love the Dvorak background music. Barton, too. Neat video of some hefty tools! 😁😎
Absolutely beautiful, I’m so happy to have found your channel. Compliments of the season from Melbourne, Australia.
Thanks for watching from down under!
You guys are crazy keen doing a total strip down; most would just run them as is, specially that thicknesser ! Good work, and love your music selection !
Cheers from an old AUS woodbutcher !
love the music choices
Those are MY dream Planer and Jointer! I'm way older than you. Bring them to me. Respect your elders. :P
Haha, nice try 😆 These are my end game machines so I’m not letting go 🙂
Superb work enjoyed watching. I like your attention to detail. You'll love working those solid heavy robust machines. You've made your job a lot easier.
I LOVE the old Industrial Age machines.
Superbe vidéo 😊
So worth the effort!
Watching resurrection on RUclips. This is just awesome!💌💌💌💌💌💌💌
Thanks! It was a lot of work but worth it.
Great rebuild episode, wonderful team work on this. It would be a dream to acquire machines like these.
Thanks! It certainly was a dream come true for me. I have been looking for these machines for about 8 years.
That’s awesome. Great job!
Quite the find! Beautifully shot and edited too!
Thanks! It was a fun process :)
Beautiful! Congratulations
Highly commendable work. No doubt there were lots of challenges, including things like spills and greasy clothing, but well worth it in the end. There were probably some aching muscles, too. Those are two machines well worth all the effort you put into them. Now you can enjoy years of flat boards (large ones even) with straight edges.
Nice machines. My first table saw was a General 450, made in Drummondville in 1969. I refurbished it and eventually sold it as I was looking for modern safety features.
Love the nickel test
Love the music especially the Bartok excerpt
Nice Machines. Lovely! Just Lovely!
Yes they are!
Great job cleaning those machines up very surprised they weren't taken better care of by the previous owner.
The previous owner did spray on a bunch of cosmoline before storing them. I think the machines would have been in a lot worse shape had they not!
I have the General 130 made in Quebec. Just a beautiful machine for a small shop. Nice restoration, I'm glad you didn't repaint.
@ericcommarato7727 Thanks! I considered a paint job but I chose to keep it original even though it is a bit scratched up.
@@gilgen_furnitureBeautiful machines! It’s also a rarity to see a mechanically inclined adorable young lady that knows what the “nickel test” is. Qualities I wish my wife of 40 years had😂. Thank you for sharing!
I got a General 590 bandsaw that I completely disassembled cleaned up then put back together. A previous owner had painted it a hideous blue colour so I did a complete repaint. Local hardware store did a colour match to a tool rest from a General 160 lathe so my bandsaw is now back to General green.
Awesome video and epic ending (Birdie!)!
She's a good balancer :D