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♥ Glitch

It seems that all of the ♥ clicks I have been doing on posts here since the post I did on February 14th have not been staying put. Looking today it seems from my end that they have been erased - and re-clicking the ♥'s shows them red while I have the page up but logging out and reloading sho...

Don't Panic!

As every new feed appears on our browsers and we all get adjusted to the new solitary routines of working at home and curtailing our social lives I want you all to know that FranLab is still going full tilt to provide you with content now and far into the future, and I do need your continued support...

Real Flight

Take a trip with me! In this video Howard Cooper of Tailwinds Flight Education shows us his Cessna 172, and we go through a thorough pre-flight check, he describes the controls and instruments in the aircraft, we perform taxiing through the airport, talk to air traffic control, and take off on a non...

Exploring Regular Things With A Geiger Counter

The world of low level radioactivity is all around us - but don't be alarmed! It's all part of the natural order of our slightly radioactive universe. In this video I explore some common objects, and also show how to make your own Click Box for your own detector. The Geiger-Müller detector ...

Down Time

I was hoping to get another video up this week but I've been in bed for a couple days with a virus and still getting over it. It is a peculiar reality we live in today, where no one (except myself) ever stays at home when they are sick and contagious. All winter here in Philly I've been surr...

New Pledge Tiers!

I have gotten lots of requests for other small pledge tiers between $1 and $5 and so here they are - The Deuce and π (pi) pledges! FranLab built its support base on the $1 pledge, and I have no intention of ever getting rid of it - but if you think that you'd like to put a little bit more in wi...

Vintage 8mm Mini Movie Viewer Repair!

One of my favorite little gizmos is on the fritz - time to do a little repair video and some about the interesting history of these cool film loop toys. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/l4DYpSFH_u4

Reaction To "The Pedal Movie" Trailer!

Yea, I know - but this time it's not all about Me Me Me - there are actually some other people in this film too! Enjoy! https://youtu.be/Lzyt5ZFNrUQ

Creating A Custom Badge For An HP Omen Desktop

Your results may vary.... but I did it my way. https://youtu.be/LDOLyxXXHks

Blocked Videos!!! Just Who Owns This $hî†????

Mega Rant! But I'm being as honest as I can be. Which is why I tend to get in trouble. https://youtu.be/5J6woVfpChk

Space Archives 6: Voyager At Uranus and Encounters With Comet Halley

Fresh from side one of the laserdisc submitted by Guy Harrison in Even More Viewer Mail, ripped from 1986 from analog video and delivered right to your door. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/tXddQ_8mMkM

Super Moon Puzzle!!!

A challenging and oversized jigsaw puzzle of the Full Moon takes some time in the late afternoon hours on an average day in The Lab. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/LM9MbsisxgY

R.I.P VR Surfer Plus Active Antenna Teardown!!

I got the final info on the VR Surfer from a viewer, and another viewer send in an active antenna for the Heathkit GC-1000 Most Accurate Clock, and I take a minute to take a peek inside. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/Zb9pqhx4Unc

60 Second Sketch

Sketch Time! Real Fast!https://youtu.be/wg0b1kDGmtY

My Wild PCB Production Assembly Jigs

Little machines make life easier - especially when you've got to make many of the exact same thing. In this video I show a couple of assembly jigs that I made for the 2017 Frantone production runs. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/dlzz6CRE7zo

2005 Frantone Electronics Web Promo

Taking you back to the exciting realm of the World Wide Web in this original internet resolution promo that I have upscaled for 1080p, so you can enjoy all the rich detail of every vintage pixel! I originally made this promo for viewing at trade shows and for high speed internet download, and it was...

Virtual Reality In 1996 - The VR Surfer!

*This had to be edited and re-uploaded due to a copyright strike, so comments on the original version have been deleted with that first edit video on YouTube.*Get your popcorn and sit back for a packed feature length adventure into the exciting future of Virtual Reality right in your own home! It&#3...

A Trip Through FranLabsville (2019)

Testing my new 1080p GoPro by putting you right on my Lionel train set. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/VEpYYnXaSyw

The Nikon CoolPix 990 - The Future of Photography 20 Years Ago

I'm waxing nostalgic in this episode with my CoolPix 990 - the camera that made me abandon film (though not forever) and embrace a brave new century of digital photography. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/XJ_CcT1x9j4

More Dinosaurs! More Butterflies! More Ben!

More More More!https://youtu.be/80maYJlB6z0

Fran Reads: Tom Hanks - Alan Bean Plus Four

Experimental first episode of a new installment I am calling Fran Reads where I would get to highlight books that I am reading or that I have pulled out of my library that I would like viewers to maybe check out themselves. In this episode I read a short story from the Tom Hanks book Uncommon Type. ...

Frantone Lo-Tone Classic Fuzz Repair

Frantone Time! I got a vintage Lo-Tone Classic Fuzz in for repair and thought that I'd make a little video of it. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/deS13i91db0

New Heathkit GC-1006 Build Pt4 - The Conclusion!!!

Completing is such sweet sorrow... and I'm taking all of you with me! In this final episode of my build series I go for the finish and give my final take on the Heathkit GC-1006 kit. https://youtu.be/HR1iN5Ae5UQ

New Heathkit GC-1006 Build Pt3 - Finishing The Circuit Board - Really!!

Oh, the humility! This is taking longer than I thought it would, but I want to do it right and I'm taking you along for the ride. In Part Three I do my best to complete this board assembly in the best way I can, with a few more setbacks to overcome. https://youtu.be/iKvJserIb_s

New Heathkit GC-1006 Build Pt2 - Circuit Board Assembly

The adventure continues in this multi-part series of videos about my assembling a new Heathkit GC-1006 clock kit. In this episode I go over some of my reservations about the design and plan what I want this clock to do, I review some comments from part one, and get into populating and soldering the ...

New Heathkit GC-1006 Clock Build! Part 1

A new Heathkit? Yep! And it's been in the queue for over a year! Hard to believe, but the time has come to get into this box and build myself a brand new Heathkit clock. You know the drill with these Heathkit builds - I take my time, so this will be a multi-part series. Here's part one - so ...