Pic of my new lathe motor...

[Dan Hintz]

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It takes a bit to get going, but when it does, I can turn an entire tree in one shot. :D

[Russell Eaton]

between that motor and the lathe I just posted....anything is possible.

[Harvey Ghesser]

I need one too. 2 hp is not enough!

[Jon McElwain]

Nice! I'm still working on my lathe motor - that's me below in the green hand tightening the crankshaft cap bolts... :D

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[Dan Hintz]

Jon,

Are those ladders I see heading down the side of each port?

[Bob Bergstrom]

How many rotations will it get to the gallon of gas?

[Steve Vaughan]

No concern about enough power to core a set of bowls I guess.

[Ken Glass]

Dan,
Did you get the 6" wide bowl gouge with the 20' extension handle to go with it? LOL

[Will Winder]

This guy would use it

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[Dan Hintz]

This puppy comes in at 1,600 HP, and would run around 300 rpm... used up 96.5 gallons/hr. And I thought my 370Z got bad mileage!

[Jamie Donaldson]

And it has a turbocharger!!

[jared herbert]

The small town near where I live had 3 engines similar to this in the city owned power plant to run generators. They were diesel engines from WW2 era submarines. They junked them out and replaced them with 2 modern engines and generators. I wanted one of the pistons and connecting rods that were laying in the driveway but by thetime I got around to it they were gone. Should have realized that I could have got one to run my lathe with.

[Alan Zenreich]

Dan,
that motor will do well with the Robust

[ray hampton]

after it warns up , you could route the coolant water into your home for free heat

[David DeCristoforo]

Way back in a previous life, I was a member of the USAF for a bit and I was what they called a "power production specialist". What that means is a guy who works on generators. Most of them were small portable units but for about a year I was assigned to a full on power plant. The generators were for backup but the engines were about that big. Here's another one (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/22/worlds-largest-diesel-engine-makes-109-000-horsepower/) that might allow larger turnings...

[shane lyall]

Getting a "catch" would take on a whole new meaning!

[Kelvin Burton]

222461222462 Here's a picture of me starting my lathe engine - if only I could figure out how to connect the two together! It's actually one of 4 main engines on our ship, the Africa Mercy, when I was on board last year in Sierra Leone.

[ray hampton]

How did they keep this anchor from tipping over since it is so tall

[Baxter Smith]

Looks like quite an upgrade Dan! I didn't think that Robust would last long. I did assume it would at least make it to your shop though!;):)

[Jon McElwain]

This guy would use it

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I'd like to see Jeff Nichols come up with a steady rest for that baby!