Frame support for tool head

Support apparatus for a movable tool head drive for a machine tool, said apparatus comprising a stand, a table or workplate fixed on said stand for support of a workpiece, a movable framework slidably supported by said stand and capable of movement relative to said table, said framework comprising an upper transverse member which supports a movable tool head adapted for support of a tool which is to operate on the workpiece, means for control, guidance and displacement of said framework and movable tool head with respect to said stand and the table, said framework comprising a closed vertical frame having spaced vertical posts and a lower transverse member mounted below said table of the machine, said vertical posts being joined by said upper and lower transverse members to provide the closed configuration of said frame.