Patent ID: 8850936

Claim:
A machine for refinishing of repairing of damaged wheel rims comprising: selective operability as a manual lathe, CNC lathe, or combinations thereof; a rotational wheel rim holding spindle; a jaw for holding a wheel rim, said jaw having plurality of angular surface features that further secure said wheel rim said jaw plurality of angular surface configured with an adjustable decreasing diameter, and configured to pull, hold, and lock a wheel rim into either a wedge shape region or a back angle region of jaw; set screws imbedded in said jaw, wherein said set screws extend outward from an interior channel formed in said jaw and are utilized to level a wheel rim held in said jaw, said jaw and spindle configured in an arrangement imparting stability and engagement of wheel while under load of machining, acceleration, deceleration and high speeds; at least two platforms for supporting a tool post, said tool post is rotational about an axis while said spindle is moving and said tool post is moving, wherein said tool post holds a cutting tool in a configuration changeably selectable from a first angle of cutting to a second angle of cutting whilst uninterruptably performing a lathing operation; wherein said tool post is movable along at least 2 of an x-axis, a y-axis, and a z-axis.