The present invention provides a multi spindle automatic lathe, wherein said automatic lathe (11) comprises a spindle carrier (12) mounted so as to be freely rotatable in an indexing fashion relative to a head stock (13) and having a plurality of works supported to be freely rotatably driven on the same circumference, and a plurality of tool slides each of which is positioned around said spindle carrier in accordance with each of these spindles and arranged on said head stock to be freely reciprocable in dual directions, one direction in parallel with the axis of the spindle and other direction intersecting the axis of the spindle, said tool slides (15) having a tool loaded on said spindle carrier (12) respectively for processing said work. <IMAGE>
