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About US

General

Delivering extreme value for suppliers and consumers, our durable, high quality woodworking & metalworking machinery is engineered to outperform the competition. In our never-ending quest for superior service and continuous improvement, we welcome your feedback and know you will appreciate the reliability of our products and support resources.

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Other Ventures

What The Future Holds

Metalworking

In 2001, after hearing frequent comments and positive encouragement from potential customers for years, we began offering a list of quality metalworking machinery for the small to medium sized machine shop. Today you’ll find over three dozen product offerings in our metal working section, with more on the way.

Excalibur

In 2003 we acquired the assets of Sommerville Design, the manufacturers of the “Excalibur” brand of scroll saws and woodworking accessories. Now the renamed “Excalibur by GENERAL ” brand is a very successful and integral part of our product line-up.

Riving Knife Retrofit

In 2009 we became the first, and to date only manufacturer of table saws, to design and offer a true riving knife retrofit kit, for our older model 350 and 650 cabinet saws. Allowing owners of older versions of these models to upgrade to this new safety feature without having to buy a whole new saw.

Looking Ahead

Today, we continue building on our proud heritage, while looking ahead to find new and innovative ways to provide you with quality products that you can count on in your shop for years to come. You won’t find GENERAL products in every store, instead we partner with select retailers who stock and support the products they sell.

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Unmatched Quality

GENERAL

Why People Choose Us

Delivering extreme value for suppliers and consumers, our durable, high quality woodworking & metalworking machinery is engineered to outperform the competition. In our never-ending quest for superior service and continuous improvement, we welcome your feedback and know you will appreciate the reliability of our products and support resources.

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Mission

Our mission has always been to provide our customers, be they professional industrial users, educational institutions, or dedicated hobbyists, with the best in quality, reliability and durability.

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Products

General brand products are manufactured in our overseas production facility. Each machine is inspected and approved for shipment from our factory floor by our quality control engineers.

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Safety

We work with our manufacturing partners to meet or exceed all safety standards to offer you some of the safest products on the market today. All of our products are safety approved by CSA or CSA International for use everywhere in North America, or where applicable, CE approved for use in Europe.

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Unmatched Quality

Our Leading 3/5 Year Warranty

We offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee on our product. Our industry-leading 2 year limited warranty is a reflection of the quality level of General products, and our commitment to delivering exceptional support and service.

Newest Technology

Our research initiatives insure the latest, most technologically advanced solutions and safety-conscious designs are available to General customers. Our new online product support tools include… READ MORE

High Performance

During the past 70 years, General has consistently produced the highest quality, superior value, woodworking and metalworking machinery. We have an extensive engineering, manufacturing, quality… READ MORE

Safety Standards

All General products are engineered, designed, tested and certified with your safety in mind. Our manufacturing processes and supply chain partners ensure the highest product safety levels standards are met.

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74

Years of Product
Development History

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2

North American
Warehouses

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187

Team
Members

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243

Products & Accessories

We invite you to download the newest General catalog here to keep in your files and reference back to on your own time. You will find our newest innovation here. Also sign up for our news letter for up to the minute news on General activities.

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