krw wrote:
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was considering a hoist (what's the difference between a "hoist" and
"winch"?) ...

Hoists are for lifting, winches are for pulling.

As well as the connection, need to be sure you're attaching it to
something that can hold the load.

A FWW a couple years ago had a shop in upstairs over garage w/ the same
idea. It, of course, was designed dedicated so he designed for and
installed a full length trolley beam, but a simple block and tackle was
sufficient for lifting even larger qear. (IIRC, he had an old 20+"
jointer which would have been roughly twice your weight...

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