Built the basic chassis of the machine, focusing on the flywheel mechanism before worrying about drive etc.





You can see a steel cable running from the top of the dog-clutch which will be attached to the actuated part (still going for an axe first but could really be anything).
When running up to about 1/4 speed and braking the motor, the flywheel ran all the way up the threaded shaft, pulled the cable all the way in and jammed- need to add a load before trying anything faster. Should get a basic axe mounted and tested tomorrow.

(Yes the tablecloth hurts my eyes too..)