Portable lathe

A portable lathe comprising:

• a bed having a horizontal plane surface, said horizontal surface having a centrally located longitudinal guide way disposed therethrough, said bed having a vertical plane surface disposed at an end of said bed, said vertical surface having a plurality of bed holes horizontally disposed therethrough;
• a headstock adapted for removable attachment to said bed, a plurality of first headstock holes horizontally disposed therethrough, and a plurality of second headstock holes horizontally disposed therethrough, said plurality of first headstock holes being equal in number and aligned with said bed holes, a first headstock hole being adjacent each second headstock hole;
• adjustable headstock alignment means being associated with said bed holes and first headstock holes and said second headstock holes, said alignment means further comprises a guide bar associated with a base of said tailstock, said guide bar having an oblong member which freely slides in said guide way, said guide bar having two end holes and a center hole located between said end hole, and a screw associated with each end hole, the diameter of the screw being less than the diameter of said end holes, said screw being for engagement with a base of said tailstock;
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• a tailstock adapted for removable, slidable, fixable attachment to said bed, said tailstock including locking means for fixably securing said tailstock to said bed, and tailstock alignment means for fixing said tailstock in alignment with said headstock, said tailstock alignment means being located within said guide way.

A portable lathe comprising:

• a bed having a horizontal plane surface, said horizontal surface having a centrally located longitudinal guide way disposed therethrough, said bed having a vertical plane surface disposed at an end of said bed, said vertical surface having a plurality of bed holes horizontally disposed therethrough;
• a headstock adapted for removable attachment to said bed, a plurality of first headstock holes horizontally disposed therethrough, and a plurality of second headstock holes horizontally disposed therethrough, said plurality of first headstock holes being equal in number and aligned with said bed holes, a edit headstock hole being adjacent each second headstock hole;
• adjustable headstock alignment means being associated with said bed holes and first headstock holes, said adjustable headstock alignment means comprises a plurality of push bolts, a push bolt being engaged in each of said second headstock holes, said push bolts having a free end adapted for bearing engagement with said vertical surface, a plurality of pull bolts, a pull bolt adapted to pass through each of said first headstock holes and said bed holes;
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• a tailstock adapted for removable, slidable, fixable attachment to said bed, said tailstock including locking means for fixedly securing said tailstock to said bed, said locking means comprises a bolt vertically disposed through an aperture in a base of said tailstock, a lock plate being an inverted T-shape member, a shank of said lock plate being slidable within said guide way, said lock plate being disposed on said bolt below the base of said tailstock, a cam wedge disposed on said bolt above the base of said tailstock, a cam lock arm disposed on said bolt above said cam wedge, said arm being movable between a first and second position, said first position locking said tailstock in place on said bed, said second position allowing said tailstock to be freely slidable on said bed, a nut threadingly engaged on said bolt above said arm, and tailstock alignment means for fixing said tailstock in alignment with said headstock, said tailstock alignment means being located within said guide way, said tailstock alignment means further comprises a guide bar associated with a base of said tailstock, said guide bar being an oblong member which freely slides in said guide way, said guide bar having two end holes and a center hole located between said end holes, and a screw associated with each end hole, the diameter of the screw being less than the diameter of said end holes, said screw being for engagement with the base of said tailstock.