Patent ID: 7011002

Claim:
A lathe assembly comprising: a base unit having first and second longitudinal ends; a headstock assembly comprising a housing and a spindle shaft assembly extending therethrough and rotatably mounted thereto, said spindle shaft having a longitudinal axis; a first bedway defined on said base unit for selectively receiving at least one of a tailstock and a tool rest assembly, said first bedway generally extending from said headstock assembly toward said second end of said base unit, said first bedway having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the spindle; a shaft locking assembly secured to said spindle shaft for selectively locking said spindle shaft with respect to said housing at 90 degree intervals; and an indexing assembly for angularly positioning and holding said spindle shaft with respect to said housing at any one of a plurality of intervals intermediate said 90 degree intervals of said shaft locking assembly, said indexing assembly including an indexing component fixedly secured to said spindle shaft and an indexing pin mounted to said housing of said headstock assembly.