Abstract: An apparatus for inhibiting movement of a workpiece comprises a bed, a pair of opposed vise jaws associated with and extending from the bed, each of the jaws having a gripping surface and at least one of the jaws being movable for gripping and releasing the workpiece positioned between the jaws, and a movable projection member rotatably disposed in a recess in the gripping surface of one of the jaws, where the projection member is extendable outwardly in a direction generally transverse to the gripping surface between the pair of jaws for being positioned above the workpiece when the workpiece is positioned between the jaws without exerting a substantial force on the workpiece to inhibit fly-away movement of the workpiece.

Abstract: A portable lathe includes a bed, a removable headstock and a removable slidable fixable tailstock. The bed has a horizontal plane surface and a vertical plane surface at one end thereof. The horizontal surface has a central longitudinal guide way therethrough. The vertical surface has a plurality of bed holes horizontally disposed therethrough. The headstock has a plurality of first headstock holes horizontally disposed therethrough. The first headstock holes are equal in number to and aligned with the bed holes. The headstock has a plurality of second headstock holes horizontally disposed therethrough. A second headstock hole is adjacent each first headstock hole. A push bolt is associated with each first headstock hole, and the free end of the push bolt bears on the vertical surface. A pull bolt is associated with each second headstock hole and bed hole. The tailstock includes a locking mechanism and an alignment mechanism.