Not just woodwork Marc, I'll tackle anything!
Here's my old Patrick lathe being used to regrind the kingpins off my '56 Renault tractor. The head and tail-stocks are jacked up on dummy oak blocks to get the necessary throw, then a small 230v tool-grinder motor is clamped to the toolpost. This was a bit scary
as it created a one-bladed steel propeller - running on the lowest lathe speed of 450rpm it was nigh-on invisible! Between-centres mounted kingpin is balanced by a steel block on the faceplate and ran surprisingly vibration-free. Luckily the Patrick's wheels are on the back of the bed thus enabling this intrepid coward to keep well out of the way. My biggest problem was my wife discovering my best leather pants belt being cut up and used as a drive-belt on the lathe pulleys. It's a man thing!
All this on less than 400 watts and there are no capacitors on either motor.