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To Dabbler ...I'm in Vancouver. When in sales, we had offices across Canada. The primary equipment was forestry (tree-processing), wood working, and then machine tools. Our office in Edmonton sold most of the metal-working equipment ...for the oil-patch. The machinery had to be heavy with lots...

Interesting information from Mcgyver. Can you put a little context to your info, such as the years involved throughout? You did state 10 years ago ...so as recently as 2013? Where exactly was this plant that you refer to with all the manufacturing equipment? I'm very surprised about your...

I think your information is likely the best anyone could put their money on. Your story about the nut and the fit, would be testimonial on it's own, that SM had no controls in place. This would not be an "engineering" issue ....this would be a management/ownership issue. Then your story about...

Well, you got most of it almost correct. One of the "current" websites does offer the correct history and it does show signs of both complications and perhaps desperation to stay in business through the many years. Yes, SM catered to North American, but Southbend was the primary machine for the...

Interesting feedback from the people who have had the direct experience rather than the typical "commenters" who just want to "comment". I am trying to try to figure out "how" Racer and Leblond are connected/associated. The MUST be some kind of connection somehow. Just to offer an example of...

Yes, Susquatch, when I saw that invoice, I immediately thought USD as well. BUT, all we know is "...a while back....". I don't see a date anywhere. However, you're 6k CDN is not going to be far off. Of course, important to note though, the center portion of this quote indicates "Standard...

That makes total sense Mike and I would tend to agree with your opinion. Sadly, when a manufacturer states publicly "Made in North America" or "Made in Canada" or "Made in the U.S.A.", it my understanding that it is legal state such as long as "something" is actually done in either the U.S. or...

I will always stand corrected when and only when I see actual evidence of whatever the topic is. I was in the machinery business for 15 years, in an area that was NOT of any significant manufacturing capacity. There WERE token manufacturing plants from the early 1900's, but by the late 1900's...

Best to make one if you want/need one. There always will be "one" somewhere ....but where ever "it" is, whoever has it, won't know what they have to be able to sell it as such. Standard Modern, .....gone for decades ....it got to the point purely on price. The lathe series was excellent with a...