Abstract: A stand for supporting and rotating shafts in fractions of a revolution, for example for assembling armature slot conductors. Conventional arrangements use multiple rollers conforming to the shaft, one of which is motorized by way of gearing. This tends to be cumbersome, expensive and complex. According to this invention a shaft is supported on the walls of a channel between roller stops. A lever within the channel is jacked up to tilt the shaft against one roller and the lever is pushed longitudinally, allowing the shaft to remain in position but rolled around against the stop by an amount corresponding to the linear lever movement. The lever is then lowered and retracted.