Tool carousel

A tool carousel comprising:

• a carousel-wheel mounted on a shaft of the tool carousel;
• a series of holders mounted to, and distributed around the periphery of, the carousel-wheel, to hold respectively a series of individually removable tools;
• and a series of carousel-locator formations, distributed at intervals around the carousel-wheel and coacting with powered indexing means, whereby the carousel-wheel can be rotated, or indexed, to any desired rotational position corresponding to a selected one of said tools;
• characterised in that the carousel-wheel of the tool carousel comprises several individual elements, each of moulded plastics material, arranged in a ring, side-by-side with each other, around the shaft;
• each said element extending radially outwardly from the shaft;
• a radially outer part of each said element having means for connecting or joining to a corresponding radially outer part of each of two adjacent said elements, one on either side thereof;
• each said element having portions of two of said carousel-locator formations formed integrally therewith and having said holders formed integrally therewith.