Tour of Lukes shop in Malta || RotarySMP 

Thanks for everything Luke. I had a great time there.

Luke What a wonderful shop! Can't wait to come and see it in person :)

@@stefanobertelli2650Hi Stefano. You two could make a great video together. :)

​@@RotarySMP Sounds like a good idea. And he can show me how to use the DRO :)

Thank you again for being such a generous machining friend to Mark!

Hi I am in the north of Malta

Thanks for your vote Sharon. He does excellent work.

Thanks for the kind feedback Joe.

I too have been enjoying the shop tours and thanks for the vote of confidence

Thanks for the encouragement. I think Luke could do an excellent channel.

Thanks a lot unfortunately there was not too many data plates to clean and he missed a few:)

Thanks Vice. Nice place with very nice people.

Well if you end up retiring here you have a shop you can visit

Thanks for the encouraging feedback JC.

I think there was already a problem with the magnetic field as heavy metal seems to get stuck there all the time :)

Thanks for that voice of encouragement.

Thanks for the encouragement of Luke Ken.

Malta has a cool British Arabic Italian vibe

Well there is a lot of British influence here and a lot of tooling came from there as well :)

He sure is.

@@RotarySMPI notice he has a marvelous accent, as well. Made for narrating videos! 👍

@@624DudleyHi Doric, I told him the same. The Maltese accent is brilliant.

@@624Dudley I think it sounds weird but thanks a lot

Thanks I will do if I get over your way.

Awesome, thank you!

Thanks for the encouragement

Glad you enjoyed, thanks.

I really enjoyed hanging out there

Thanks a lot it was nice meeting up with Mark face to face

Hi Michel, we had a fun time in the shop

Thanks if you are ever in Malta you must pop by

Thanks for your vote.

Hi Andrew, thanks for watching my video.

Especially when they are mostly hidden behind the Mill :)

Mark missed quite a few interesting things :)

Yeah, I think "Compact" is the polite descriptor :)

Well if we are boasting, mine is definitely worse! A mill, lathe, pilar drill, fly press three welding sets a table saw and the bench, and still room for a small car. Mind British garages are designed for Austin sevens, no idea why but basically a single garage is too small for any current model.

@@johnsherborne3245 only one lathe? Amateur! 🤣

Cars are free air machines. They get claustrophobic if enclosed in confined spaces. Much better for all if they rust out on the street :)

@@RotarySMP sadly it’s a Spitfire. Considering it was designed in the UK, it’s odd that a waterproof roof was not a design feature, only the floor pan is, which gives rise to it filling up to the sills if left outside.

Thank you kindly. Luke really has talent at this.

Thanks for the kind words. Might be a bit over rated as Mark only showed off the good parts :)

Thanks Robert

I find it overrated;)

Defiantly agree that it is over rated much prefer when they turn out good

Thanks Nathan. He certainly is.

Thanks a lot

Thanks Mike

It is fun.

Thanks for your kind comment

Thanks for the kind words

So would I :)

Thanks for that

You two should collaborate

@@RotarySMP I would love to. I'm in the US, but would be happy to help source some hard to find tooling or manufacture something and ship it over. I'm at the tail end of getting a haas cnc mill and lathe running in my shop, but once that is complete I'll be hungry for some parts to run on them.

@@RocanMotorGood on you. Hope that goes well for you and the customers line up at the door.

@@RotarySMP I sure hope so too 😊. Thank you

@@RocanMotor Sounds like fun, let me know if I can help with anything and if you are ever over in Malta again we should meet up

Thanks for the vote

Thanks Bill.

Thanks a lot for the kind words

I would definitely enjoy that

That would be cool, but dont hold your breath. :)

Thanks Carl.

Thanks a lot Doric.

Thanks

Pretty cosmopolitan vibe :)

@@RotarySMP 🌎👍

Thanks Heather, it does cut down the shop productivity a lot

Thanks a lot for you vote of confidence if I get round to doing videos I don't think I could be as consistent as Mark with uploads

Me too! Very well executed projects.

Thanks a lot they were both interesting projects to do

You got that right Dougal.

That is brutal.

@@RotarySMPPart of family history for many unfortunately Mark. All of my dads brothers and he were in the RAF, his eldest was in the RAF as a pilot from the mid 30’s and was flying Mosquitos, pathfinders and recon I understand. He made it all the way through the war and was lost flying dispatches over the alps after the war had ended. He was never found either, my gran never went to church again. My dad was in Burma and wouldn’t touch anything made in Japan for donkeys years, he'd never really talk about it. But yes, love Malta, we will return and the sooner Luke is on RU-vid the better.

@@billdoodson4232I agree. His projects are really interesting ones.

Awesome, thank you!

Thanks for that Brian.

Good idea George. He can start slow :)

Good call Stu. :)

Thanks Peter. Greetings back from Vienna.

I used a dual Rode go Mic set up, and the two mics are fed to the two channels separately. Considered combining them, but I also liked that effect.

@@RotarySMP it was very pronounced, even on my phone. Try messing around with combining a small percentage of each channel volume into the other so the stereo separation isn't too extreme. Don't if that adds too much workload into video editing workflow

@@Hilmi12I normally only use a single mic on me, and dump it's signal to both channels. I was a bit concerned about the stereo effect, given that we swapped sides many times. Next time I do an two person video, I will look into partial signal mixing. Thanks for the feedback on that.

Good luck with that Greg. Luke is a master of tetris :) He has since bought another machine.

He sure is.

Understood

Thanks for the vote.

Thanks

Was never into Tetris but sure do like my tools

Thanks Phil.

Thanks for your vote.

Thanks for that, might be a bit awkward to show if I use it as a camera mount :)

He sure is.

Thanks a lot

Thanks For your vote.

Thanks For your vote.

Thanks Vince.

Thanks for your vote.

Thanks Michael.

Thanks Matthew.

Thanks, I will pass that on to Luke.

They look like very similar machines yous must just be bigger :) I think mine is equivalent to the 32 version. If you are missing any cams that I have ill happily share dimensions with you

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks Phil.

Thanks

Thanks

Ill try to :)

Thanks for the feedback Piotr.

The big ones are WMW very nice vices and good quality and thanks

Thanks for your vote Steve.

I'll count that as three votes for :)

Thanks for your vote Joseph.

That Breiley Drill Grinder 26:41 the use of its replaceable cam ring is really ingenious. Maybe it was actually a common mechanism (im not familiar with vintage cutter grinders) but it’s the first time i’ve personally seen one. I’m always amazed by the mechanical and electrical “features” that were devised so that the user can work more efficiently. The skill and ingenuity to create precision before modern CNC compounded with the foresight of longevity never ceases to amaze me..

Its not fun using worn out machines but have to deal with it now and again till I sort it out. the drill grinder is amazing to use and you can look at the movement all day long and not get bored

Thanks, I found out Luke has some other projects lurking in their i missed ;)

Thanks a lot Matty.

Thanks for your vote.

Thanks

Thanks Bill

Thanks for your vote.

Thanks for your vote, Anders.

That was Marks Suggestion as well:)

Yes yes yes

Me too but a drill grinder sure is convenient

I guess for most holes it makes little difference, but I have never seen a hand ground drill with such perfectly accurate and equal flanks as a macine ground one.

the odd video might be doable thanks a lot

Hurray. Please do.

Nice idea :)

sounds good to me :)

Thanks Phil.

Thanks for your vote

Thanks for your kind feedback Daniel

While it is not completely unearned, the current media freak out around Boeing is also a bit excessive. Many of the wheels falling off and other occurences are airline maintenance issues, and not design or production issues.

@@RotarySMP some of these are NEW planes.

@@TheLukemcdaniel Yep, some are serious Boeing screw ups.

Thanks for the vote

What can I say, cant see nice tools going to waste

Glad you two have formed a AA self help group. Auction-victims Anonymous;)

@@RotarySMP Not sure if its helping or not :) Might just be making it worse

Thanks for your vote Bruno

We agree!

Hope you make a video when you build one.

Thanks for your vote Ian.

It sure is!

Thanks Chris.

@@RotarySMP there is an ajax mill for spares on uk ebay not sure of model or condition.

@@chrislee7817Thanks for pointing that out.

Take a look on the DoAll gear video on my channel to see that set up.

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Thanks for your vote.

Thanks

Thanks for the invitation. Will note that if I ever get down your way.

Thanks for the vote Claes.

Thanks for your vote.