Bench lathe -opinions sought

[cropwell]

I am just having a break from making 4 brackets to hang a piece of scaffolding pole above where the lathe is to go, spreading the load over 4 joists. A friend is lending me a winch to take the weight of the machine and I reckon that with my son, son-in-law, next door neighbour and his two sons, we should have enough muscle to get the machine in place at the weekend.
I live in Cropwell Bishop, South Notts, and thanks for the thought, but I am sure I can get the lathe installed.

[Stuart Winsor]

I am just having a break from making 4 brackets to hang a piece of scaffolding pole above where the lathe is to go, spreading the load over 4 joists. A friend is lending me a winch to take the weight of the machine and I reckon that with my son, son-in-law, next door neighbour and his two sons, we should have enough muscle to get the machine in place at the weekend.
I live in Cropwell Bishop, South Notts, and thanks for the thought, but I am sure I can get the lathe installed.

I think I'm probably just over-cautious, hence my consultation with my civil engineer friend, but it sounds a little scary to me; Of course I haven't seen the size and spacing of your joists.

I have read about a number of "iffy" sounding arrangement for lifting heavy machinery and they all seemed to have worked.

Good luck and don't forget the "totectors"

(I'm in Kenilworth, Warwickshire)