On the Frankenmill, I would have to have hands on to see if I can figure out how that all works. It has been a long time since I have been in a shop operating a mill, but I have an idea or 2 on that setup you have, but would need to be hands on to try them out. As for your computer issue, I would say that probably, somewhere a setting got changed for the program associated with your image file software, so that your computer doesn't know what program it should use to open them from File Explorer. But that should give you an error and ask you what you want to use to open them. Or, your antivirus could have determined that your image file software has a virus and quarantined it. Or a Windows update messed it up. I know that currently, I cannot transfer large amounts of files off of my phone, or SD cards because of a change in Windows 11. Haven't had time to figure that one out yet. But what ever that change was, could be affecting your ability to open files from an SD card. Trying to Google it, may help, but also could take a lot of your time.

40+ yrs ago I ran a 5" Lucas horizontal boring mill. This machine had an 8ft. travel in x, y, and z. All three axis were positioned with gage rods, a mic barrel, and a dial indicator, just like your mill. The table had a hole bored and lined with a drill bushing liner dead center in its side and a known distance below the top surface of the table. The x axis dial indicator was mounted to the right side of the table such that its stem aligned with the center of the 'V' groove in the tray affixed to the saddle. We used a coaxial indicator to align the spindle center with the bushing liner in the middle of the table. Four 1 foot long gage rods were laid in the v groove pushed against a stop at the far end of the 'V' along with the micrometer head that was set to 0.000. The rods were held in position with spring steel clips. Now the dial indicator stem would hopefully be in contact with the end of the micrometer barrel and the indicator would then be adjusted to zero. Note that no matter what stack of gage rods were used the mic barrel was always used in the stack up thus canceling out the length of the mic barrel when it was set to zero. The mic was set to whatever the value was to the right of the decimal place of the desired dimension while a stack of gage rods represented the inch value to the left of the decimal place. Once the rods and mic were set to a desired dimension the table was jogged over until the dial indicator was on zero, now the spindle center line was the desired dimension from the table center line. We always referenced the table center for 'X' as there was a rotary index table atop the machine table. The parts run on this machine had holes bored into one side of the part, then the table was indexed 180 degrees and the corresponding hole was bored on the other side of the part to align with the axis of the first bore. Of course the holes weren't on the center of the rotary table so one had to do some careful calculations to get them to line up. The 'Y' axis was zeroed in the same manner except the mic barrel and gage rods were set to achieve spindle zero with the top of the rotary table. I don't remember details of the 'Z' axis setup as all the holes were through holes and 'Z' accuracy was not important. The hole location math was only calculated once per setup as machined parts were fixtured to the rotary table. I don't remember the tolerances for hole centers but it was far from jig bore work, shooting for thousandths of an inch was more that adequate for the work at hand. If not for the rotary table work, zeroing the 'X' axis would have only required the mic barrel in the tray to achieve a zero setting at the corner of the table. Hope this made sense, I'm pretty sure of my description even though I ran this machine so long ago. Oh, Paul Simon did the song in question.

I would love to learn about this. I don't have any use for it, but it's certainly cool. I have a vernier scale that someone made for my atlas lathe. It was built by the previous owner pretty quick and dirty, but does work

windows 11 just does things differently, Updates will also be nice enough to break things for you, the picture viewing feature may be something that has been discontinued and removed by microsoft. Apparently they are updating legacy code, so some old useful things suddenly no longer exist. Supposedly they will be reintroducing features as they update code (months later). But give this a try, might get you where you want to be. Click the windows button and just type in autoplay you should see 'autoplay settings' come up, click on that. After that you will see autoplay defaults. You should see an entry for 'memory cards', and it is probably showing ''take no action'. Click that and you should see a list of things for it to do. I have no idea what the various options do as I only ever use file explorer and manual deal with my picture files. But try out the various things and hopefully one of them is what you where able to do.

Good one Mitutoyo, gone to a great Engineering Teachers, no let’s make it Professor Tubal !

For your pictures: Consider using “GIMP” . Its a free and open source fully featured image editor with powerful tools to make the best of your graphics and photographs. It can be a bit daunting at first. There are plenty of videos on how to use it for things like image resizing.

I really love these older videos, where you introduce yourself as Tubalcain and sign off as Tubalcain. Maybe its the recording but your voice is different in these older videos, lol your rants are great, talking about Mad Dog 20/20. The sickness you describe is really a pirate disease where you are constantly searching for plunder, I know all about it, as I have a serious case of it as well. Love these this and that videos, cant wait to watch them all. Always top notch content Tubalcain.

On the photo's try right clicking and open with option.

Mr. Pete is Al Capone Vaulting us! =)

Around 1984 we used 1 x 1 drill blocks instead of an inside micrometer on a Woton horizontal boring mill. It was part of the jig bore department

I know nothing about those trays. However I do love the Federal indicators. I have maybe a dozen. I can’t tell you why I like them but I do.

You may need to turn on the Bluetooth function on your iPhone to transfer pictures to your computer. You can upload your videos to KZbin directly from your iPhone. I use the iMovie function on my iPhone where I create and edit all my videos, and then I upload them directly to KZbin. Also, instead of single clicking your jpeg files within your dcim folder, try double clicking them to see if they open. I'm betting HP or Windows downloaded an automatic upgrade to your PC which fouled everything up.

Nice vintage movie reference on the 'cabinet' 👍👍👍👍

Here's 5 $$$$$ :)

Is that Atlas a model 612 or a 618? I would like a good video of the motor mount as I have a 612 under restoration...

You can probably reduce the definition of your thumbnail pictures by opening them with Microsoft Paint , selecting the entire image, right click and click "resize". Microsoft also has a tool called "Image resizer" which is free in the Microsoft Store.

Interesting. I never saw anything like this. Thank you for sharing.

I hope this helps and maybe this is the same issue I had. I had an issue getting JPEGs from my I-Phone. I got the DCIM files (or whatever the format is) and could open it fine on my phone or any other Apple product. My Dell computer would not open the same files. Called my son and he knew immediately. He said someone at I-Phone had the bright idea to generate the DCIM files instead of JPEGs to reduce file size for pictures. The downside is they could only be viewed on an Apple product. He changed my picture settings and I know get the JPEGs I can actually use. All my still pictures of traveling to, from and touring New Mexico last November are all DCIM. I finally found someone with software capable of converting my pics to JPEGs. And no, the camera would not do it. They are in the process of converting each one individually and I hope to get them back soon so I can share them. Again, I may be out in left field concerning your issue, but this was mine.

thats awesome

Patsy Cline sang “Crazy “ . That’s for those of us old enough to remember .

Page 66 of this SouthBend Catalog lists the trays and rods, with prices. vintagemachinery.org/pubs/1617/23341.pdf

That cabinet thing is like Geraldo Rivera's Al Capone suspenseful closet.

When you view the list of names of JPG images, on the second level menu bar above there is a "View" option. If you click that it will let you choose "large images" instead of "details".

Somehow the "autoplay" settings on your computer have gotten changed. I think you can change them back by the following process. I am writing this on a Windows 10 computer, so your Windows 11 machine may be slightly different (or completely different--Microsoft, after all): 1. On your Start menu, select "Settings". A settings window will pop up. 2. In the search box of the settings window, type "autoplay." Then click on the option "Autoplay Settings." An "AutoPlay" window will pop up 3. In the drop-down box for "Memory card," select one of the "Import Photos and Videos" options. Hope this helps.

Contact Clark from Vintage Machinery, he's got several machines as well as a ton of those standards used on them, I'm sure he'd be happy to help you out.

Paul Simon

There should be a way to change the picture resolution in your I phone camera (I use Android), but this may not be a satisfactory method as lower resolution means less detail and possibly blurry pictures, but worth a try. There are probably software (freeware) solutions out there, I suggest doing a Google search about that, and it should spit out some viable solutions. As to the sd card issue, I do not believe it is a software expiring issue because your card reader is an OEM system installed by the manufacturer. What has changed is your default behavior when putting a card into the reader. This can be adjusted in the default actions list. Not sure where in Windows this is off the top of my head, but if you put default actions in the search bar of the computer it should pop up. Surely Mr Pete you know about right clicking of the mouse. This is called a dialogue click, as it brings up a dialogue box with options for the file you right click on (as well as icons and basically anything on the computer can be right clicked to reveal more options). so if you right click the SD card for example, it is going to give you options such as: open with, which when left clicked will bring up a list of software options with which to open the SD card content with. There will also be a choice to : move to, copy and other things depending on your installed apps and your computer model and manufacturer. If I find your email, I'll send you my phone number and I can help you via the phone if you wish. Eric P.

Paul Simon still crazy after all these years!

Might be better to just redesign the system than to recreate it unless just for education purposes.

At 2:50 the pencil lead pointer. When I saw that I immediately knew what it is. I looked above me on a shelf and mine is a "Keuffel & Esser co." # 58 0515 Tru Point Variable Taper for Leroy leads, Draftsman leads, and Wood pencil leads. I also have the extra replacement sanding drum. Mine are from 1945. There are about 50 on eBay.

Yes we are out here and I'd like to see a video on it thank you very much

Hey Mr. Pete, your friend Brent here. Hope this finds you well. You seem to understand how this works, and explained it well. I don't have your answer, a gentleman a few down seems to have used it. But he said what you just said. So not sure what info you search, ANYHOW, PAUL SIMON sang Crazy. Blessings, I'l see if I can find you a manual

Good day Pete, I have one of those little atlas lathes in my basement, bought it new from Sears in 1972.

Mr. Pete, to fix your computer issue press the windows icon button on your keyboard and type “autoplay”. You should see some options that come up in the window and you will want to click on “autoplay settings”. That will open a new window labeled “Bluetooth & Devices > AutoPlay” at the top, you need to make sure the slider is set to on. You should have the “memory card” default set to “Open folder to view files (File Explorer)”. That should get you back to where you see the pop up window with the files.

Hi Mr Pete i sure hope you can reenact the south bend measuring attachments . i think there was a shortcut that;s not working any more . If your familiar with installing and uninstalling software in the computer settings you could try uninstalling the camera operating software and reinstall it . BUT you need to make sure that the camera does not have a video/ photo storage software . If your videos/photos are in a folder that's not associated with the camera and backup on a hard drive or cloud you could try this as last resort or if you get a new camera i think it's a good idea to remove the old camera software. This might be an option .I hope i haven't wasted your time with this So good luck Mr Pete . JM

“Downloading your images etc.” When you reuse your memory card, do you simply erase the card or do a reformat? If you reformat, do you do it in the camera? I would like to help more, I’ve been a Mac user since the late eighties and started using photoshop at version 2.5! I’m not familiar a lot with the PC side of the world! I’ll try and help you find a solution, there’s a good chance your OS has been updated and causing issues! Let me know! Steven

Windows has a setting for the default action when you insert a removable storage device (such as an SD card or USB drive). Open 'Settings' and search for the 'AutoPlay' configuration. That should give you a head start to finding the right setting to change. You may need to experiment with the right selection. As for viewing pictures instead of filenames, use the 'View' icon in the File Explorer and you probably want to choose 'Large Icons'. That should show pictures.

Ooo. I started with one of these guys as a kid. Accidentally was paired with a shop-smith my dad bought off Craigslist.

Ask for help in a nicer manner you are no longer a shop teacher talking to students !

Dear Tubalcain, I am perplexed as to your problem. You have the basics. You can work XY coordinates with these pins. What else would you need to know? I was exposed during my apprenticeship to a jig borer that used the same system. You are correct about accuracy. That was the whole point. It was a climate controlled room, because temperature variations, affected accuracy. Keep the pins clean, keep the trays, clean, and work your coordinates. That’s it! We used ours to make drill jigs. Ours was a jig borer. Vertical spindle, horizontal table, and you had to do a little math.

No.4 used to cut leather into straps or belts.

Regarding you making a video on how the measuring rods were used, I think you would be wasting your time. I’d be willing to bet 99.9% of shops are using digital readouts on mills and jig bores nowadays.

Hey Mr. Pete 😊 Even though i am from Germany, i own a bridgeport that had the same measuring system. I installed a DRO now, but I used that system in the first place. I assume your endstop is also adjustable. The way I used the system (there are certainly other ways too): Assume a piece of stock in your vise, i touched of with an edge finder. Then i looked at my drawing and lets say you have the first feature 5.2mm from the edge, the second 6.7mm from the edge you touched off. I then took a rod from my micrometers ( the ones you calibrate them with), gageblock with 5mm ( half the edgefinder), gageblocks 5.2mm and gageblocks 1.5mm. Wring all together, from the endstop to the dialindicator, set the indicator to zero. Then remove the 5mm gage block, crank until the indicator reads the same zero as before, spindle is centered on the edge. Remove the 5.2mm, crank to zero, spindle is centered on the first feature, remove the 1.5mm gageblocks and crank to zero, spindle centered on the 2nd feature. If you need a cutter on the edge of the feature, account for the diameter (or use a diameter like the edgefinder, no math required then). A DRO is quicker and i can use subdatums easily for example, thats why I use one now. But this system works. Looking forward to the next video, have a great day 😊 greetings, Chris

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Tubalcain, I am blown away by your grateful comments about the items I sent you. I apologize that I didn't see this sooner, before commenting on another video. I am very pleased that you got the packages in good order and found the items useful. It is just a small measure of my appreciation for your work. We have never met, but you have touched my life with your humor, insight, wisdom and technical knowledge, I am sure I am far from the only one that feels that way. I truly enjoy your content. So again thank you, Sir.

Nice lathe, would be a good size for in my garage workshop could you get metric dials for these.

Thanks Pete. I've recently inherited a J head bridgeport that has been Frankensteined onto an even older Becker 25 horizontal mill. I've been contemplating how to fix a dial indicator to the mill. This just showed me how. Maybe. Thanks again

I have that same Lathe. I like running it but finding accessories for it is very difficult.

I'm going to send this video to Don Dyar machine channel maybe he can help you. He is an old school machinist and has a Moore Jig bore.

I think you love to women and all of your tools! L O L