1. FILAMENT WINDING MACHINE COMPRISING: (A) A MANDREL ROTATABLE ABOUT ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS; (B) FILAMENT GUIDE CARRIAGE OPERATIVE FOR MOVEMENT TO AND FRO RELATIVE TO SAID MANDREL GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS THEREOF, SAID CARRIAGE INCLUDING: (1) A SLIDE MECHANISM INCLUDING A CARRIAGE SLIDE BLOCK, (2) A RADIUS ARM, (3) AN EXTENDED SLIDE CONNECTED TO SAID RADIUS ARM, (4) A GUIDE COMB JOINED TO SAID EXTENDED SLIDE, (5) A PARALLELOGRAM LINKAGE OPERATIVE TO SWIVEL SAID GUIDE COMB IN A PLANE PARALLEL TO THE PLANE CONTAINING THE AXIS OF THE MANDREL AND A LAYON-POINT, SAID RADIUS ARM BEING CONTAINED IN A PLANE PARALLEL TO BOTH AFORESAID PLANES, (6) SAID GUIDE COMB REMAINING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE TANGENT PLANE OF THE MANDREL SURFACE AT THE LAY-ON POINT,