Abstract: The grinding machine comprises a frame, a stationary table for supporting a grinding-wheel carriage, and a bed for supporting a movable table. The workpiece to be ground is mounted between a headstock and a tailstock which are carried by the movable table. The grinding-wheel is fixed on a sleeve which is freely mounted for rotation on a shaft, the two ends of which are rigidly fixed respectively in two supports mounted on the grinding-wheel carriage directly above the carriage slideways.