New Worden group on Yahoo

As indicated...someone seems to have started a group for Worden builders. Not many members yet though!

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Worden_TC/

Thanks Tony.

Should be interesting if enough people join. Let's hope so.

I have just about given up on this valuably resource since Yahoo 'updated' to the NEO interface, nearly a year ago now, and broke Groups.

Checked My Groups yesterday, and the number of posts has collapsed to single figures, with only two into double.

Previous to NEO, Classic, it was a pleasure logging in and reading them all, but now virtually a desert.

There is an ongoing campaign, www.http://modsandmembersblog.wordpress.com to get the old 'Classic' interface back.

Yahoo CEO, Marissa Meyer, appears hell bent on destroying Yahoo, where all precious have failed. Talk about someone reaching a position beyond their competence!

Geoff - Bad day today due to treatment.

Is it just my computers or is it now impossible to download anything other than a JPEG off yahoo? On the Boxford group I just get some link to xa.ymg which won't download.

I do agree Geoff - Yahoo! Groups are now a nonsense.

However what's wrong with starting a dedicated thread here?

I have certainly toyed with the idea of making a Worden and, even if I don't a thread would be interesting.

( hopefully!)

Norman

I tried the, group/ yahoo.com/NEO/groups/worden_TC/ but could not find it via Google?

I have made a Worden and it is fine except height adjustment, contemplating making a mod for that.

Clive

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Clive,

This link [as per Tony's opening post] appears to work.

MichaelG.

OK, got that Michael, Thank you.

Clive

Don't know whether you saw this PIC of my Worden, height adjustment is a worthwhile mod and quite simple to do.

I used whatever was to hand, in this case a 'leftover' column from my quorn build and the wheel head collar suitably modified to take an ally mounting plate for the motor. The column is drilled and slotted to allow a central m6 screw to raise and lower the motor. I'll post a better PIC of this arrangement tomorrow.

Graeme

I agree Norman, this would be the ideal place for a dedicated Worden thread. I have built one myself and find it an excellent tool for my needs ( some pics in one of my albums if you care to peruse!), hasn't got all the bells and whistles of the Quorn but then it doesn't take a lifetime to build either!

Regards, Martin.

There was someone displaying a Quorn at Harrogate that used a modified motor height adjustment column. It did not have the coarse external thread but I did not manage to get close enough to see exactly how it worked. If anyone know how it works I would be interested as I would like to do the same thing to my cross vice based tool grinder.

Les.

Hi Les, I would hazzard a guess that would have been Martin Gregory, I've done the same on my quorn and Worden grinder, this picture should give you a rough idea of how to achieve the same

Graeme

Hi Graeme,
Thanks for posting the picture. Am I correct in assuming your is made from solid bar ? I suspected that the version I had seen at Harrogate was made from thick wall tube with a piston inside it and a peg in the piston coming through a slot in the tube. I think I will make a pillar based on your design when I get time.

Les.

Hi Les. yes it is made from solid bar, a piece of chromed steel, this is also the way in which Martin Gregory made his. I drilled the bar from both ends using an extended drill made froma standard drill with the shank turned down and shrink fitted into a piece of silver steel bar. There is a key in the bar at 90 degrees to the slot which engages in the wheelhead collar to prevent rotation whilst raising and lowering.

Graeme

Hi Graeme,
I was not sure if that was a long key in the picture or something to stop it rolling out of position. I may cut two slots at 90 Deg. in the motor mount so the wheel can also be positioned with the face at right angles to the back edge of the table. I think I will just use bright mild steel bar as I suspect the chromed steel will be difficult and expensive to obtain.

Les.

Les, BMS will be fine, that's what was specified originally for the Quorn. I used the chromed bar because I had a piece the right size. Check locally for any companies that do repairs to hydraulic rams, I've obtained quite a few damaged rams from a local company in return for the odd machining favor, new bar is not prohibitively expensive, and the advantage is that it does not gall like BMS will.

Graeme