Slant bed for chucker machine

Claim 1

A bed for a machine tool having a tool element engagable with a workpiece, comprising: (a) said bed formed of cementitious material and including a way portion and a headstock portion integral therewith; (b) said way portion including a front, a rear, a bottom and a top; (c) said headstock portion including a front, a rear, a bottom and a top; (d) said way portion bottom having front and rear edges; (e) said headstock portion bottom having front and rear edges; (f) said way portion bottom having a longitudinal center axis substantially equidistant from said way portion bottom front and rear edges; (g) three point suspension means projecting from said bed; (h) two of said three point suspension means being positioned on said way portion bottom, one of said two adjacent said way portion bottom front edge and the other one of said two adjacent said way portion bottom rear edge; (i) the other one of said three point suspension means being positioned on said headstock portion bottom adjacent said front edge thereof; (j) said other one of said two of said three point suspension means is adjacent said way portion bottom rear edge intermediate the other two of said three point suspension means; (k) said three point suspension means are equally spaced longitudinally of said way portion longitudinal center axis; (l) a substantial portion of said way portion being inclined at between 55° degrees and 65° degrees to the horizontal; (m) each of said three point suspension means is positioned a different distance from said longitudinal center axis whereby said one suspension means positioned on said headstock portion bottom is furthest from said longitudinal center axis and said one of said two of said three point suspension means adjacent said way portion bottom front edge is closest to said longitudinal center axis; (n) said way portion includes means imbedded in said bed way portion for mounting a plurality of pairs of cooperating ways including a first pair of cooperating ways mounted above a second pair of cooperating ways; (o) said bed including three cylindrical torque tubes extending the length of said bed imbedded in said cementitious material; and (p) said cylindrical torque tubes including one larger than the others.