So it seems.... Yea, this project has too many layers - I spent all day yesterday creating an edit that today I just hate. Also, I fear that even after all the work I've put in that YouTube will slam the video for copyright infringement right off the bat due to the cinematic nature of the whole thing. I have to chew on it and try again. To be continued...
2019-10-07 16:47:09 +0000 UTC View Post
It was going really well for a couple months this summer. In July and August this year we were fully funded through Patreon and boy, that was awesome! Things are leaner now, only four weeks or so since August, so as a result we're running on the minimum in October and stretching to make ends meet, which is fine. But if the downward pitch in the graph (attached) for funding continues at an even pace as it has been for weeks then by November we won't be cutting it anymor...
2019-10-04 23:26:37 +0000 UTC View Post
What is electronics exactly? It seems that my definition is quite different than most, so I'll try to explain myself.
I explained my design process in detail in the lecture I gave at Brown University - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDRJziCxbpo
My lecture about Frantone and entrepreneurship - htt...
2019-10-03 19:48:23 +0000 UTC View PostHello My Great Patrons! We're through the summer - at least those of us in the Northern Hemisphere - and I'd like to know that I can do to make this FranLab experience better for all of you. Times are getting rough all over, and I'd like to make sure that I am providing an optimal experience to earn your continued support. The weekly videos I post here exclusively for Patrons only get viewed by about 5% of you, and I have no idea if that is because exclusive vide...
2019-10-02 15:41:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Yes.... it's only been 6 months and once again the property I rent for FranLab is up for sale. They are asking $389K for this place, and as I pointed out last year in the video No Mortgage For FranLab (https://youtu.be/t6VFaCQLjEY?t=107) I am ineligible for financing. But if YOU buy the property I'll be the IDEAL tenant on a permanent basis. Save FranLab - - AGAIN!
The big fountain in Logan Circle of projectile vomiting water animals spewing onto naked nymphs has caused me endless fascination and even makes me want to pee a bit. What does that mean? I danno. But the Monster Bees at the end are a real thing - not bumble bees, but much larger - honey bees about the size of my thumb. These are maybe about as big as the smaller variety of the Asian Giant Hornet but clearly a honey bee species. Not native to PA, I have no ...
2019-09-26 19:14:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Curiouser and curiouser... all these new changes to those there YouTube channels. Oh well... I'm going back to work now.
2019-09-26 18:22:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The FranCast - http://francast.libsyn.com/ Yes or No????
2019-09-24 21:26:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Can unlisted videos be accessed by the public without a link? I don't think so... So we've got trolls in the house! But what is it with people calling me a cross dresser? Is it the black jeans, the converse all-stars, or the t-shirts that get them all pissed off and excited? I can't figure it out. It confuses me. Is it the sneakers? Boy, they are sooooo sensitive.
2019-09-24 13:57:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Yes, award yourself for getting to 10K subs or more by printing your own Play Button in the color of your choice! Go to:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3863333 for the STL file to print your own button.
2019-09-23 00:53:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Do you have a great idea? Build it and post it!
2019-09-21 18:14:59 +0000 UTC View Post
To Patent.... or NOT to Patent - that is the question!
FranLab Shirt Campaign - http://www.bonfire.com/vintage-youtube-style-shirt
2019-09-21 00:12:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Or is it Franbling? I'm too tired to decide.
I am joined by Scott Kip of the Wanamaker Organ Shop to talk about table saws, accidents, amputations, and the seemingly amazing SawStop that can stop a flying blade in a microsecond.... and the controversy surrounding that. Dot also hangs out and I even get a little mini teardown in for good measure. Enjoy!
http://www.bonfire.com/vintage-youtube-style-shirt
Commemorating the reaching of 100,000 subscribers with a YouTube inspired logo design! Inspired by the YouTube of yore I am offering this new "vintage" logo design. All proceeds go to funding FranLab, so get a shirt and support the channel - Win-Win!
2019-09-16 04:12:39 +0000 UTC View Post
GGrrrroooooaaauuuuwwwwrrrr!!!!!!! Pretzels Graawwwrr....
2019-09-13 23:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Yes, Viewer Mail is no more... but it just kept coming! What else could I do? Seriously - if you have something cool that you want to share on FranLab just send me a note about it and if it is something really video worthy then I'll consider it for future installments. But PLEASE - don't just send me stuff! Thanks. ☺
2019-09-09 04:45:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Not a tear-down - a tear apart! Is this just your everyday talking greeting card but overpriced... or something more? I take a look to find out. Enjoy!
2019-09-06 16:34:28 +0000 UTC View Post
The Official Tested Video of the build - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jdF1yVBWdc
Interactive hatch model at the Smithsonian (with builders notes)- https://3d.si.edu/apollo11cmhatch
Project Egress Makers Profiles on Tested - https://www.tested.com/art/m...
2019-09-05 23:26:28 +0000 UTC View Post
More goings on over the past week at the 'Ol FranLab....
2019-09-05 22:05:18 +0000 UTC View PostFor all of you Patrons who reside in the EU I got this email today from Patreon that they are now required to take some new security measures when processing pledges. I really hope that this is not too much of a hassle for all you in the EU! The message reads:
Hey creator,
A little project to put on my wall while I wait for the real thing. Will I actually get the real thing? Who knows! But I got this one. Enjoy!
2019-09-04 03:49:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks for being here and making FranLab the place that it is.
2019-08-29 10:24:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Printing out my dreams all week...
2019-08-29 01:10:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Well after more than a week my quick little project is becoming a seriously involved and very detailed project. My new M3 is showing itself to be a true workhorse and the final vent hood is exceptionally reliable and easy to use, so the lab is running 100% right now. Lots of parts so far and more being printed today.... yes, this little project is turning out to be a deep one. But I hope you'll think in the end it was worth the wait!
(image attached)
2019-08-27 15:39:05 +0000 UTC View Post
20 years ago I got introduced to 3D printing with this cool little gizmo. Enjoy!
2019-08-25 21:18:02 +0000 UTC View Post
If you print, you'll have to deal with filament health. In this video I go through some common print fails and show you how to bring your sad filament back from the dead without spending a buck. Enjoy!
2019-08-24 02:55:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Just for Patrons - a new inside FranLab exclusive video Every Week! This installment I go over some of the projects that I have been working on behind the scenes these past four weeks.
2019-08-22 02:21:45 +0000 UTC View Post
I love my Olympia. The perfect little letter writer. Oh, yea... that is a real live dictionary and thesaurus on the left - and the ever indispensable quick reference spelling dictionary on the right. No spybots needed!
2019-08-21 16:08:48 +0000 UTC View Post