As many of you know, I just bought my dream home and we're in the middle of making it a fantasy homestead. One of the things I got with this place is a 22 Horsepower diesel engine that is located in the woodshop. (The Amish gentleman who was the previous owner used it to power all his woodworking tools.)
Anyway, it's got a 2" shaft going out to the shop that spins at roughly 1800 Rpm and I can mount any kind of pulleys on to this shaft and drive whatever I want. So here's what I was thinkin':
I figger I can build a lathe from scratch and have about a 4 foot swing if I wanted. Only thing is....I don't have a clue about how to start or what dangers I might encounter as far as loads, structural integrity, etc.
Anyone got any ideas, plans, warnings, off-the-wall advice, it would be most appreciated. I'm going to do this, but we could make it a Creeker project.
Thank you oh so much in advance!!!