It was nice meeting up with you Mark. And thank you all for the nice comments. Was a pleasure giving Mark a shop tour:)

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

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

@stefanobertelli2650

4 ай бұрын

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

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

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

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

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

@mumblbeebee6546

3 ай бұрын

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

Well done Luke, your shop is filled up with magnificent machines and talent ! Definitely would like to see more of your videos. Super talented! 👍👍👍👍👍

@RotarySMP

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your vote Sharon. He does excellent work.

I’ve been loving the RotarySMP 2024 World Tour. Seeing what others are able to do with their shop space is inspiring. Would watch the Luke channel if it came to be.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind feedback Joe.

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

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

Noga camera arm! And fantastic shop! Luke, just one video per 4 months... it will inspire us all!

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Good idea George. He can start slow :)

Thanks Mark. Luke, you know what you need to do :D

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Robert

Thanks for posting! Always enjoy seeing these machines.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Mike

HI luke thanks for showing us you shop, would definately watch any video's that you made.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Yep, go for it Luke.👍👍

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Carl.

What a lovely shop you have there Luke. Thanks for letting the plate polisher in. Make some videos. I would watch. Thanks Mark.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

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

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

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

"Heat treatment to destruction" is my new favourite thing.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

I find it overrated;)

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

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

What a talent. We all thank Luke for his generous heart!

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your kind comment

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words

Get it Luke, Already making cool shit, start showing it off!

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the encouragement

Fabulous workshop, and a very talented machinist.💎

@RotarySMP

3 ай бұрын

He sure is.

So Jealous!!! A real working man’s shop, where the machinist knows how to work around all the wear and tear that has accumulated in their machines. Reminds me of my first place, density is the word of the day 😊

@TradeWorks_Construction

4 ай бұрын

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..

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

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

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

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

What a cool little workshop! I love the massive NOGA arm and welding table he made =)

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Me too! Very well executed projects.

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot they were both interesting projects to do

I vote YES. That was a really interesting visit.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Hi Michel, we had a fun time in the shop

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

Thanks if you are ever in Malta you must pop by

Top-notch shop tour!! 👍👍 Thanks Mark and Luke. Oh, and I’ll be watching for the new machining channel.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot Doric.

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

Great shop. Very British in spirit: British machines, lots in a small space and lots of homemade stuff. You both need to be drinking tea and I would feel very at home!

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Malta has a cool British Arabic Italian vibe

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

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

Luke should definitely start videoing. Beautiful shop and obviously a talented fella.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

He sure is.

@624Dudley

4 ай бұрын

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

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

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

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

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

Quite fun to see these homeshop-tours. With all the mentions of Luke in the past fun to see the shop!

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed hanging out there

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

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

Blimey I thought my workshop was cluttered 😀 great tour thanks

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

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

@johnsherborne3245

4 ай бұрын

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.

@julias-shed

4 ай бұрын

@@johnsherborne3245 only one lathe? Amateur! 🤣

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

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

@johnsherborne3245

4 ай бұрын

@@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.

Hello from Australia. I’m a 54 year old fitter and machinist with a bad back, can’t do my job anymore. Worked in the mines as a maintenance technician for years, I didn’t fix planes but have been on a lot of them to get to work, now I just watch KZread!

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Hi Andrew, thanks for watching my video.

Oh, wow! Luke thank you so much for the awesome work you have done thru the years! And thanks for the Tour! Now I'm thinking maybe I should retire to Malta 😂

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Vice. Nice place with very nice people.

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

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

Wow, posted 27 seconds ago... YES PLEASE!

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for that voice of encouragement.

good video and good luke shop

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed, thanks.

Amazing shop Luke. What a feast for the eyes. You could fill an entire channel worth of content with just a clean-up & organising the place 😁

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Good call Stu. :)

What a lovely bloke. Incredibly talented as well, all the things that he makes and his mastery of all those different machines and techniques. Very cool. Thanks Mark, keep up the world tour videos.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly. Luke really has talent at this.

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

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

Really awesome to see Luke's shop. From one Maltese machinist to another- this made me really proud. Luke should absolutely make videos.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

You two should collaborate

@RocanMotor

4 ай бұрын

@@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.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

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

@RocanMotor

4 ай бұрын

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

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

@@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

If this is becoming a shop tour series I'm up for it. ToT being the final boss.

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

I would definitely enjoy that

@RotarySMP

3 ай бұрын

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

Yes yes yes! Would definitely love to see a video on that HYDRAULIC arm!!!!!!!! Please!!!!!!!! 😊

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your vote.

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

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

Yes! And well done 👍

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Yes, Id watch videos that came out of this great shop. Seems like a skilled fellow as well.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Nathan. He certainly is.

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot

Yes Luke would love to see you on KZread

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your vote Joseph.

Wow Luke has a beautiful shop and he build some really cool equipment like that giant noga arm, and the welding table. I'm super jelly right now! Yes to Luke starting a KZread channel. 👍👍

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

We agree!

Amazing shop man one could spend a year and never see all Luke's goodies

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Especially when they are mostly hidden behind the Mill :)

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

Mark missed quite a few interesting things :)

I agree, the RotarySMP World Tour is great. I would definitely add Luke's channel to my favorites list.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

So would I :)

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for that

I'd wattch! Great shop tour.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Yes!

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your vote.

Yes to KZread video by Luke,I think he could use Cool hand Luke as his logo

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the encouragement of Luke Ken.

Thanks for this great video. Now I am much more optimistic about how many more machines I will be able to fit in my tiny shop.

@RotarySMP

2 ай бұрын

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

yes, videos please!

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

Ill try to :)

I think Luke's shop causes a distortion in the local gravity field! That's a lot of heavy metal in a small area. And I'd watch Made In Malta videos for sure.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the encouraging feedback JC.

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

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

Thanks for such a fantastic tour. Amazing collection of tools, Thanks Luke for letting us see your shop! Make videos!! You have serious skills.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Bill.

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for the kind words

It would be interesting to watch Luke! Yes! Good job on the visits, always cool to see other shops.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

It is fun.

Awesome Vid. Luke, definitely make vids.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the vote

Yes yes yes!

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

I'll count that as three votes for :)

Awesome shop Luke, many thanks for showing us around and making amazing parts for Mr SMP. I would love to see a KZread channel from you but I know from what others have said that producing videos is a lot of work. So I think everyone would understand if you didn't. - Heather

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

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

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

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

We are thinking of returning to Malta for another holiday next year, really like the place. Our first time there was to see the war memorial at Valletta, my uncle, who I'm named after died in the defence of the island flying Beauforts in the RAF, he was 21.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

That is brutal.

@billdoodson4232

4 ай бұрын

@@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 KZread the better.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

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

The mark of a true engineer: never content with the original design, always improving. Great stuff!

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Luke has excellent tool making skills.

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

Making tools is satisfying and cheaper most of the time Thanks a lot

Yes

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Matthew.

YES! LUKE PLEASE

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your vote Ian.

YES - Luke, you have so much to share and we have so much to learn. Thanks Luke and Mark for the tour!

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot

@RotarySMP

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your vote Joell.

yes video of Lukes

@RotarySMP

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your vote Bruno

Wow, super impressive workshop and genius level machinist/inventor.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

You got that right Dougal.

very cool shop! talk about getting a lot out of a little space... 🤯 lol, sounds like luke is a finn(?), who is living in malta, interviewed by a kiwi living in switzerland. 🤣👍

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Pretty cosmopolitan vibe :)

@douglasharley2440

4 ай бұрын

@@RotarySMP 🌎👍

Awesome shop!

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

It sure is!

Very impressive shop for one guy. And skilled maker too

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

He sure is.

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot

Yes.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

Really enjoyed that! Phil

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Phil.

YES!

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Bill

Great videos Mark. And great work Luke on all your shop made stuff. The big noga style arm is awesome, I'm going to add one to my project list.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Hope you make a video when you build one.

Yeah!

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot Matty.

Yes! 😊

@RotarySMP

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your vote

yes

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Phil.

Honesty stereo effect on video was very pronounced and was nice during watching. Didn't expect to say that on a machining video

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

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.

@Hilmi12

4 ай бұрын

@@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

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

@@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.

Yes please start a video KZread channel and let us know what it is. You have a really nice shop. Thanks for sharing.

@RotarySMP

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the vote.

YES

@RotarySMP

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your vote.

Very talented guy. Very interesting to have a friend like that. I wish you had a picture of it set up when he made the Doall gears.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

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

Yes 😊

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

About the cams for the drill sharpener. I have a Farman FC-50N made in Taiwan. While I’ve been trying to find information on these drill sharpeners, I’ve noticed that many machines from different manufacturers are just copies of each other. I’ve already reached out to Farman HQ and they’ve been extremely helpful and they’re still manufacturing machines and selling parts. I presume that the cams are identical to the ones in your machine.

@RotarySMP

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, I will pass that on to Luke.

@LCalleja

3 ай бұрын

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

Yes, Luke starts a channel

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your vote

Let’s get Luke doing videos! He can use the giant noga arm as a camera stand!

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

That was Marks Suggestion as well:)

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Yes yes yes

Que buen tour, saludos desde Colombia

@RotarySMP

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your kind feedback Daniel

When you wanna visit Romania, I can take you a shop your of my shop and maybe we visit Emil! Let me know if have any plans in this direction! ☺️

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks I will do if I get over your way.

Video time 👍

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Chris.

@chrislee7817

4 ай бұрын

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

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

@@chrislee7817Thanks for pointing that out.

Not being able to clean up every chip would drive me nuts 😆

@RotarySMP

3 ай бұрын

Luke has a healthy balance between order (disorder?) and productivity :)

yes...

@RotarySMP

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the vote Claes.

These vices look like German WMW vices or similar. Nice shop btw!

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback Piotr.

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

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

Ótimo !

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

Yes. 😂

@RotarySMP

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your vote.

Ja ik zou graag het werk van Luc zien

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

Luke make videos !! best regards Steve

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your vote Steve.

We want videos! 😄

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

Haha, Luke you have the same disease I have with Auctions!!!

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

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

@RotarySMP

3 ай бұрын

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

@LCalleja

3 ай бұрын

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

Luke i am jellos of your tetras shills. I thought my shop had every thing but room.

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

Was never into Tetris but sure do like my tools

Hi Luke. Wher is your workshop situated? Thanks

Do some videos Luke!

@RotarySMP

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the vote

My father has that exact same drill press

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

With the same mods? :)

@adagioleopard6415

4 ай бұрын

@@RotarySMP he did replace the motor yes. But not with a 2hp one. The original died somewhere along the line

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

@@adagioleopard6415I wonder how long before Luke torques up a casting into a pretzel.

@adagioleopard6415

4 ай бұрын

@@RotarySMP I'm sure he has enough tools to mend it. XD

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

@@adagioleopard6415He sure does.

.. or maybe you should make videos in Lukes shop?

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Nice idea :)

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

sounds good to me :)

It’s such a shame the online gambling companies in Malta launder all the Italian mafias money otherwise I would visit.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Understood

I hope you didn't risk your life on a Boeing...

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

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.

@TheLukemcdaniel

4 ай бұрын

@@RotarySMP some of these are NEW planes.

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

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

Don’t fall for the KZread video career path, Luke! You may even make some money from it, but you will lose all of your productivity! 😂

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Yeah , I can vouch for the truth in that

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

That's what I heard as well :)

Scharmann (part of STARRAG) precision tooling Mönchengladbach Germany. Love your travels and machining vids! greets from Vienna

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Peter. Greetings back from Vienna.

I've got a half-decent workshop down in Cape Town, South Africa - let me know if you plan on coming down here for the tour! :)

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

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

I was taught how to sharpen a drill by hand before I could drive and I could drive by 14

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

Me too but a drill grinder sure is convenient

@RotarySMP

3 ай бұрын

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.

Yes

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks For your vote.

Yes!!

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Phil.

Thank you Luke for the look around your workshop and do try to make the odd video!

@LCalleja

4 ай бұрын

the odd video might be doable thanks a lot

@RotarySMP

3 ай бұрын

Hurray. Please do.

yes

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your vote.

Yes

@RotarySMP

4 ай бұрын

Thanks For your vote.