Prototype frantone the sweet repair
One of the Frantone The Sweet prototypes I made and sold back in 2000 has come back to the shop…
Franting about hoarding and moving
Too much stuff or not enough space? Bangs just a bit too long? Printing issues? Lots to mull over in…
The cowon a2: media machine from the future
A look at one of my favorite gadgets of the past 20 years - the 2006 Cowon A2 multimedia recorder/player.…
Franting about asbestos
My old pal asbestos. I have a lot of history with the fluffy toxic stuff, and thought that I'd do…
Rare 1973 heathkit build! pt.5
Final assembly! Will it work? It's a Heathkit - anything could happen! Enjoy! Join Team FranLab!!!! Become a patron and…
Winter shirts
Winter Shirts! https://www.bonfire.com/franlab-vintage-logo-shirts/ The popular FranLab Vintage Logo Shirt is evocative of the days of electronics catalogs and soldering together…
Magic eye tubes
In this short excerpt from the 4th part of my nostalgia Heathkit IT-12 build I briefly explain the structure and…
Rare 1973 heathkit build! pt.4
In part four of my idanno how many parts series of the nostalgia Heathkit IT-12 build I set out to…
Rare 1973 heathkit build! pt.3
Okay- we're up to part three of the nostalgia IT-12 Heathkit build and in this episode I go all-in with…
Rare 1973 heathkit build! pt.2
Part Two! This time I set out to assemble the main chassis, with some surprises along the way. It seems…