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How I Deal With My Arthritis
A topic that deserves its own video, as so many comments about arthritis have been posted in my Franocaster video last week. This is my personal perspective and experience, and yours may differ. Always consult your doctor about any treatment you want to try for yourself. https://youtu.be/M5C80GbKYvo
How can I do better for 2020?
Hey All Patrons!This was a rough year for many of us, but on the upside the Lab got a new home with your help and generosity, and I'm back to doing the kind of content that I know you've all come to enjoy and expect from me, but I clearly need to do more. As I have gotten back into the swing...
Holiday Card Guitar Amp!!!
HoHoHo! Sending a very personal card to Santa this year - a fully functional and Rockin' Guitar Amp Holiday Card! Merry Merry for the Solstice Season, and Enjoy! https://youtu.be/-DMsNxn7kBg
The Frantone Franocaster
Gettin' twangy on ya for a bit... for the story of my special guitar! https://youtu.be/Ga9W4p3WI-0
Analog Donkey Kong
It just isn't Donkey Kong if it isn't played on a genuine vertical CRT arcade monitor. Four decades of playing this game, and I still stink at it. But I love playing it! If you want to see the insides of my home arcade check out the original video from way back - https://www.youtube.com/watc...
Fran Can Change
Just another lab geek who always dreamed of being in a Rock and Roll band. Better than Linda McCartney, not as good as Marianne Faithfull. Enjoy!Words and music written by Pat Mahoney and James Murphy.Music performed and arranged by Fran Blanche.https://youtu.be/rdw9QRVdvu0
Mini Mail #2 - Vintage Calculator Collection!
Time for another Mini Mail - and this one is long overdue. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/vltdJSgIXqU
Red Alert!! Modding A Star Trek Alarm For FranLab
Another pointless quest to get a toy just the way I want it. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/2sSFu_nVhF0
Failed Voting Machines - The Saga Continues
Northampton County Election Day Nightmare -https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/30/us/politics/pennsylvania-voting-machines.htmlMy Voting Machine Malfunction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaqCfAXySw0https://youtu.be/iFfWfKrRocg
Fun With Vintage Digital Meters!
Some fun on Thanksgiving 2019 - taking a look at a couple of really neat digital meters I got from the University of Pennsylvania Haul. One mechanical - one LED - Both digital! Really! Enjoy!The original video of the U of Penn Haul - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_znnfw0tQFchttps://youtu.be/RML4DD...
What Is It Like To Have A Concussion???
Thanks Everyone - I'll be back to the usual videos real soon. ☺https://youtu.be/ZC907JeZFRI
Out Of Order
Hey All! Some of you no doubt saw my post from yesterday on the YouTube Channel Blog but just to reiterate here that I'm currently on the mend from a bonk in the head and plan to get back to the regular content as soon as I feel like myself again. It is weird what a little hemorrhaging in the br...
Radio Shack Pulp Fiction????
You figure this one out - I'm stumped!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitch-Hikerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Cook_(criminal)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RadioShackhttps://youtu.be/g8YI7Ce1G64
Death Of A Power Supply
Oh... The Humanity! A troubleshooting quagmire resolves itself in a brilliant and dramatic way, and the results are unexpected. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/TXe3zcPl_yk
When Records Were Edible! (Nomm Nomm Nomm....)
It's true - and you know what they taste like too! Enjoy!The 45RPM Record - https://youtu.be/3l1O07Q0chcRCA 45 Record Player Mechanism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK8-pBCs9E4https://youtu.be/hrsieV-o6J8
Mil-Spec Radium Dial Meters
Time to get out the Geiger Counter and explore some glowy things I found in storage!An interesting article on the hazards of those early labs - https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/magazine/my-great-great-aunt-discovered-francium-and-it-killed-her.htmlhttps://youtu.be/DWM5MVmHZUM
Frantone Brooklyn Overdrive: Additive Harmonics
A Frantone Video? You asked for it - so You Got It! In this one I go over one of my prototypes and explain a bit about my history with distortion pedals..... with a little demonstration. Enjoy!My lecture on design at Brown University - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDRJziCxbpoMy lecture about Fran...
Heathkit GC-1000 Power Supply Design Fails and Fixes
Another look at the Heathkit GC-1000 Most Accurate Clock, analyzing why the voltage regulator is prone to failure in this design and the options you might have to make a better linear supply for one of these clocks. Added Bonus - bad technical drawing! Enjoy! https://youtu.be/I3yxSz4aNbE
Mini Mail #1 - Heathkit GC-1000 Most Accurate Clock
A new take on the classic FranLab Viewer Mail ~ Mini Mail! Not your usual 90 minute feature length mail but a bite sized version. Trying it on for size. Do you like it? If so, then I'll do more! If you want to send something in just message me and let me know what you want to submit for a future...
My Voting Machine Malfunction
I really debated whether I should vlog about this or not, simply because I realized the subject is open to insane trolling, but I decided that it would be for the greater good for me to record what did happen with this one machine that I used today. After all, I am just talking about the voting mach...
Slide Rules Are Still Amazing
Oh, the Wonderful World Of Slide Rules! Is there nothing they can't do? Oh yea... Add. But still so Amazing! Enjoy! https://youtu.be/gWwYdK9q5m0
Why Did I Upgrade To Windows 10????
Uuuugghhh!!! New and Improved? I don't think so. I really want a permanent work around all of the Windows 10 incompatibilities.
Calling All Subscribers!!!
Give me your feedback and leave a comment!https://youtu.be/kj3OPVizPKY
Halloween Special - Credit Machine Tearrordown!!
Moooaaahaha! My annual Halloween Special this year has a 90's era credit card swipe machine as the intended subject. Lots of fun and bonus material for you..... if you dare! BLahhh!https://youtu.be/HPzQhBVJGFY
Recording My New Montage Music
A short video behind the scenes of recording Interstellar Transmissions for my montage sequence in My Space Odyssey Control Panel Build video. I originally intended this to be a 60 minute long single recorded piece, but I had to cut it back to 25 minutes and loop it instead, just because I desperate...
My Space Odyssey Control Panel Build
New format for a long video with some new surprises for you. No clips from the film in this video so if you want to compare please visit part one of this build - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9EOUUX0H7shttps://youtu.be/zVngDbPiJrE
It's In The Mail!
Well, I was skeptical.... but YouTube has officially awarded me the Silver Play Button! They say I will have it in a couple weeks, so I'll be sure to make an unboxing video when it comes. I think I'm still gonna like my home made one better though! ☺
OMG... So much work!
Oh. I soooo underestimated the number of hours it would take to complete this console! I thought it would NEVER come together and am just so numb from the whole process. Oh - so much footage to boil down.... I am not looking forward to editing this video at all. Part One has about 30% of the views I...
Getting over it
The cold, that is. Still shaking off a virus that I've had for about a week which has been slowing down my next video publication. Feeling more normal today so maybe I can get it all wrapped up over the weekend. No more clips from "that movie" though! Seems that a combination of copyrigh...
2001: My Button Odyssey - Part 1
Part one of this two part video has me getting started on the road to designing and making my own 2001 Bigass Style Buttons which I will use to make a complete functional replica panel in part two. Enjoy!Typeset In The Future - https://typesetinthefuture.com/2014/01/31/2001-a-space-odyssey/https://y...
