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Thanks Everybody!
Thanks to everyone who tuned in to my 24-Hour Live Fran-o-Thon last week, and double thanks to everyone who signed on to become new Patrons and Members of the channel.
Everything About The IEE NIMO Tube
Finally - the epic story can be told! From my break-out video showing the very first demonstration of an operational NIMO tube on YouTube, to completing my discrete NIMO clock, to getting different types of NIMO tubes and demonstrating a few one-of-a-kind prototype NIMO's, and finishing off with...
The Project Egress Saga
Finally, the story can be told! From the days after getting the assignment, through weeks of crushing pressure fabricating my components, and ending in the final build with Adam Savage and his team at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, this epic feature has it all. Get your popcorn and beverage, ...
NASA Squawk Boxes - Fake vs. Real
Spanning years of time and lots of research, finally you have all in one place the real and the fake of NASA Squawk Boxes - from my painstakingly creating a faithful reproduction of the prop used in the film Apollo 13, to my re-energizing a real Squawk Box and demonstrations of both using real missi...
FranLab Live: 24-Hour Fran-o-Thon!
Join me for this marathon live extravaganza! In the spirit of the Jerry Lewis Telethons of my youth, I will be running the console for a full 24 hours (at least) where I will hang out with the viewers, tell stories, maybe show some cool films, highlight some of my best and most memorable projects ov...
Making A Custom Sign With An Atmega328P
A lot of work went into making a simple looking little sign, but I wanted it to be lightweight, portable, battery powered, and run for a very long time. Mission Accomplished! Enjoy....https://youtu.be/hJgaTjg1yLo
BCD Nixie Counter Modules
A project within a project - In this video I show the process of converting a few vintage Soviet Nixie display modules to make a 3-digit BCD controlled counter for my upcoming live Fran-o-Thon. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/8Toxvgrg2Xk
Patreon Credit Card Issues
Hey Gang!I just wanted to put up a quick note that I am aware of the issues that many of you are continuing to have with Patreon telling you that your card is declined. So far in the past couple months there have been several hundred of you that have accounts that have been rejected by the new proce...
Time
All Audio - Every Thursday!https://youtu.be/S6B9vOHtROc
Getting Inside A Tissot Chronograph
Okay - primary mission accomplished, and to be continued. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/kPyCKcVml8o
New Home For A Lumitime
Currently running the new Lumitime in the office (along with four other clocks)... It really does look sharp! I may be a bit obsessed with time keeping machines.
The Lumitime Strikes Back!!!
The simple repair of a Lumitime electromechanical neon digital alarm clock turns into quite an adventure with many unexpected twists and turns. Will I ever get it to work? Can I possibly put it all back together? What was that thing in the motor anyway? Answers to all these questions and more unfold...
Cool
https://youtu.be/ZbbzwE1MEes
Viewer Mail 9/23
https://youtu.be/fZh0EL0LsU8
Please Stand By
In the 90's I was a puppet on a cable access show. Can you guess which one is me?https://youtu.be/0IfH579qQng
IR Thermometer Smackdown
Why destroy a perfectly good thermometer when you could destroy a perfectly good thermometer? That's what I said. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/XDDfqiCO6Tg
Ni-MH Charger Demolition
When the usual tools don't work, you gotta go back the basics. My very first tool will do the trick! Enjoy....https://youtu.be/6LJdJusRp8s
Fame
All Audio - Every Thursday!https://youtu.be/D65mR4fjaQc
Mini Planetarium So Cute!
The Museum of Natural History gift shop delivered a very cute little toy. Let's take a look!https://youtu.be/8xBOm7yVH-I
Lumitime Clock Maintenance
These electromechanical neon display clocks do need regular maintenance to keep on running. Here is a short video to show you how to do it.https://youtu.be/zC-1Uw52CkE
The Desperate Light: Moore's Tube System
Daniel McFarlan Moore was an engineer ahead of his time who envisioned a world illuminated by his brilliant light tubes. The world was not ready.https://youtu.be/TcbrUpCcsw8
Ghosting
All Audio - Every Thursday....https://youtu.be/p7fGWbu4N0A
1960's Rustrak Lab Event Recorder
Simple and reliable, amazingly these Rustrak paper recorders are still in use - and apparently you CAN still get that carbon paper! Amazing...https://youtu.be/eW7lU-Uk75w
Lefty Fountain Pen Trick: Try A Bridge
It's a tool that artists have used some version of for centuries, and if you're left handed and want to use any kind of wet ink pen for writing without messing up your work, you might give this simple bridge idea a try.https://youtu.be/ZRikYQJO0ds
Return Of Viewer Mail
https://youtu.be/N7kKumFFh98
Sharpie Of The 1920's: Glass Fountain Pens!
You don't see them very often, and there is a reason for that - but back in their day these simple and affordable writing instruments were a marvel.https://youtu.be/39ySx1iJOCg
Regret
All audio - Every Thursday!https://youtu.be/aGFNIoI_7wk
1989 GE Kitchen Clock Radio Does Everything!
A blast form the past, donated by my family for your entertainment. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/tzUMNRiC7fc
