When using holes already in the van for those metal nuts, what's the trick to locating them onto the 1/2" ply? I'm thinking a drop of paint and press the wood against the nut? Thanks.
@@MoserMakes Thank you. I never knew such a thing existed. I was thinking paint, or maybe using a Dremel to sharpen a bolt. Your way sure is a better way.
MOSER MAKES : THURS 8/06/20. 3:43. PM. CST. USA...LOVE THE BIRCH BONES...IT IS A BEAUTIFUL WOOD...GREAT DEMO/ NARRATION GREAT METHOD & REASONS FOR YOUR CHOICE OF MATERIALS & BUILD...BRAVO.. KUDOS...BRAVO . INTO THE ZEN OF THINGS
Baltic birch is a cut above the rest? No, YOU and your videos are a cut above the rest. Thank you for the info and details thought through and presented with the engineer-caliber mindset.
Man, I so wish I could be like you - just doing whatever is needed to be done, just figuring out whatever is needed to be figured out. Life could be so interesting and fun when one's body, especially the brain, is healthy, and/or was not damaged by say vaccines like in my and some others' people's cases. But I didn't lose hope, I hope chelating the heavy metals will help me quite a bit (if it won't, well I don't even want to think about if it won't...) Thank you so much for these videos. SO MUCH. I wish you the best, my friend. 🤝
Perfect! Loved seeing the birch wood finish! Light and bright - not same olds white! Love the solution for the passthrough to the cab - brilliant! Shocked to see at the end of the video the birch was painted over. Agree w/ solution to make sure wood is not piece mealed together and to make sure the grain is all running the same way. Would have loved to see a final birch finish. Gives it such a modern bright feel!
Its nice to see how you did your build of structures, cabinets and finished the walls. I also like your hindsights and how you might have done things differently . Good for us to learn from. Thanks for putting these videos out Sam.
You're so clever, I've been struggling with how to frame my Transit, the walls are so curvy and I don't want to waste the large indentions. Thanks for this upload, definitely helps with my build.
Nice bed design, appears removable I see for each horizontal beam there is a small wood piece on each wall that supports the cross beam. Looking closer at 5:25 it looks like you've got some steel brackets helping support the cross beams.
Outstanding build. Really love your videos. I am considering using extruded aluminum for the structure, bed and cabinets in build to save weight. I know it will cost more but I can also work in the wood look and feel on panels. Thanks again for your effort on the videos.
So Sam, did you glue the wood on the insets above the wheel wells where the bed goes? And you used 1/2” birch here too? You really do good work. You can make good $$$ if you had your own shop.
Sam, I noticed a lot of van builders sealing their wood with Kilz. Did you ever feel like you needed to do this? How about in future vans? Your videos are so very helpful. Thx.
Moser, could you briefly touch on attaching your cabinets to the framing? I tried deducing it from the video but I couldn’t tell the exact fastening method. Screws/bolts into wood furring only, bolts into van metal, French cleat? Thank you for your highly informative videos!
Love your videos! Rattled and squeaks are my pet peeves, so my build will focus on this. I will test drive for rattles as each little bit gets installed. Fortunately, my build will be minimalistic for weekending and camping, but not for living. Sort of a bed on wheels with a few additional features. I have a question for you. My bed platform will go in low because I will have full windows. Do you think the sheet metal walls and plus nuts are strong enough to support a bed and two adults without additional floor support? It would be nice to keep it entirely off the floor. You put in floor support, so I’m guessing the sheet metal wasn’t strong enough at the elevated level of your bed. Mine will install below the window line where there is more metal and a nice row of plus-nut-sized holes in the Transit. Looking forward to your suggestion. Thanks.
Any tips on how you managed to drill the holes that would align to your rivets so accurately? Did you drill the hole slightly larger for margin of error?
Hey Moser, I'm in the process of building a van similar to yours. I will likely be using Sande plywood for the framing but am hoping to use Baltic birch for the cabinetry and bed. Because none of my local stores carry baltic birch i was wondering if you could give me a rough idea/starting point for how many 4'x8 sheets of Baltic birch you used for the build?'
Hey Sam, did you give any consideration to using an exterior grade plywood? The guy at my local lumber yard recommended I use exterior baltic birch or marine grade hydrotek for my build to ensure it stands up to the automotive environment of road vibrations and condensation. Curious if you thought about this at all and have any thoughts. Thanks!
Hey Mr Moser. I am building a transit van right now, would you be so kind as to share with me the correct size of cross nut you are using. I am ordering them off of Amazon as soon as I know. Should I order 100?
@@MoserMakes building out my 2017 Transit....when I get the plus nuts, should I order the proprietary rivet setting tool to set the plus nuts? I have heard people having loose plus nuts, and thinking they just screwed in the retaining bolt to provide the expansion tension. What did you do? Thanks for your awesome video series. My wife and I have watched most of them together and we both agree that you have the mind of a great mechanical engineer. Pat in Sandpoint
Lol, while I can appreciate the wood working skills, you are putting a lot of unnecessary weight to the van. Although your choice of wood is very good quality, it is totally not suitable for van built. When you want to go to dry land for boondocking or try to go to Arizona BLM dry desert land for couple weeks or Go to Burning man, you will wish you have extra weight capacity to carry more water. Lighter van also easier to drive and your engine and shock won't suffer. One of the biggest regret many van builders had was to use materials that are too heavy. Every 2nd, 3rd builds always use much lighter materials.
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When using holes already in the van for those metal nuts, what's the trick to locating them onto the 1/2" ply? I'm thinking a drop of paint and press the wood against the nut? Thanks.
@@MoserMakes Thank you. I never knew such a thing existed. I was thinking paint, or maybe using a Dremel to sharpen a bolt. Your way sure is a better way.
@@MoserMakes thanks for the tip, I just picked some up at Home Depot, gonna use them to help me line up my hole in my 8020 for framing.
@@MoserMakes Worked great, but it took a few hours lining everything up and drilling the holes in the 8020 but it came out great!! Thanks!!
Use Play-doh compound! :)
@@cremazie101 Tried and true and oh so easy. Once I saw this by Seven O Savage I have used it with consistently good results.
You are so concise with your delivery of information. You don’t waste time with meandering about yourself or unconnected stuff. Well done.
MOSER MAKES : THURS 8/06/20. 3:43. PM. CST. USA...LOVE THE BIRCH BONES...IT IS A BEAUTIFUL WOOD...GREAT DEMO/ NARRATION GREAT METHOD & REASONS FOR YOUR CHOICE OF MATERIALS & BUILD...BRAVO.. KUDOS...BRAVO . INTO THE ZEN OF THINGS
Baltic birch is a cut above the rest?
No, YOU and your videos are a cut above the rest.
Thank you for the info and details thought through and presented with the engineer-caliber mindset.
Wishing you were on the east coast.... I’d hire you to do my build!!!! You’re an excellent instructor too!
Thank you for all your in depth information from all your videos! I, myself have used most of the info from your vids for my build.
While I love the Vlogging of others for the fun of Van Building. Yours are by far the most informative! Thanks.
a lot of people shoot for an overview.
Moser shoots as if he was giving instructions and the decision-making thought process behind it.
Man, I so wish I could be like you - just doing whatever is needed to be done, just figuring out whatever is needed to be figured out. Life could be so interesting and fun when one's body, especially the brain, is healthy, and/or was not damaged by say vaccines like in my and some others' people's cases. But I didn't lose hope, I hope chelating the heavy metals will help me quite a bit (if it won't, well I don't even want to think about if it won't...)
Thank you so much for these videos. SO MUCH. I wish you the best, my friend. 🤝
Perfect! Loved seeing the birch wood finish! Light and bright - not same olds white! Love the solution for the passthrough to the cab - brilliant! Shocked to see at the end of the video the birch was painted over. Agree w/ solution to make sure wood is not piece mealed together and to make sure the grain is all running the same way. Would have loved to see a final birch finish. Gives it such a modern bright feel!
Its nice to see how you did your build of structures, cabinets and finished the walls. I also like your hindsights and how you might have done things differently . Good for us to learn from. Thanks for putting these videos out Sam.
You're so clever, I've been struggling with how to frame my Transit, the walls are so curvy and I don't want to waste the large indentions. Thanks for this upload, definitely helps with my build.
So much detail! As my build draws nearer, I find myself watching over your videos more and more. I'll be grabbing a transit also.
Thanks! Always learn something new!
Nice bed design, appears removable I see for each horizontal beam there is a small wood piece on each wall that supports the cross beam. Looking closer at 5:25 it looks like you've got some steel brackets helping support the cross beams.
Would love some more info on how you did the “picture frame” at the back doors. Thinking of doing the same thing but with a much smaller opening :)
You help me to Understand how to build RV DIY...thanks a lot..🙏🧡
Outstanding build. Really love your videos. I am considering using extruded aluminum for the structure, bed and cabinets in build to save weight. I know it will cost more but I can also work in the wood look and feel on panels. Thanks again for your effort on the videos.
So Sam, did you glue the wood on the insets above the wheel wells where the bed goes? And you used 1/2” birch here too? You really do good work. You can make good $$$ if you had your own shop.
Looking good! Great inspiration for my own conversion project, thanks a lot!
Sam, I noticed a lot of van builders sealing their wood with Kilz. Did you ever feel like you needed to do this? How about in future vans? Your videos are so very helpful. Thx.
Moser, could you briefly touch on attaching your cabinets to the framing? I tried deducing it from the video but I couldn’t tell the exact fastening method. Screws/bolts into wood furring only, bolts into van metal, French cleat? Thank you for your highly informative videos!
Very good thanks. I noticed that you used a std shape water tank. Did you consider the wheel arch tank style? Keep up the good work! Cheers
How much would you charge for a build like that? Great video btw.
Thank you for such a detailed videos and explanations!
Great Video! 😀
I just bought a Ford Transit 350 DWD. I like your approach to wood construction. How did you insulate? What type of vapor barrier did you use?
Love your videos! Rattled and squeaks are my pet peeves, so my build will focus on this. I will test drive for rattles as each little bit gets installed. Fortunately, my build will be minimalistic for weekending and camping, but not for living. Sort of a bed on wheels with a few additional features. I have a question for you. My bed platform will go in low because I will have full windows. Do you think the sheet metal walls and plus nuts are strong enough to support a bed and two adults without additional floor support? It would be nice to keep it entirely off the floor. You put in floor support, so I’m guessing the sheet metal wasn’t strong enough at the elevated level of your bed. Mine will install below the window line where there is more metal and a nice row of plus-nut-sized holes in the Transit. Looking forward to your suggestion. Thanks.
Any tips on how you managed to drill the holes that would align to your rivets so accurately? Did you drill the hole slightly larger for margin of error?
Hey Moser, I'm in the process of building a van similar to yours. I will likely be using Sande plywood for the framing but am hoping to use Baltic birch for the cabinetry and bed. Because none of my local stores carry baltic birch i was wondering if you could give me a rough idea/starting point for how many 4'x8 sheets of Baltic birch you used for the build?'
@@MoserMakes Thanks for the info! This makes me feel a lot more confident ordering the wood!
What's the purpose of nylon washer you used at 1:24?
Stop squeaking maybe?
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Did you insulate the walls?
Excellent!
About the paper above??? And where can I get that??
Was the plywood sealed?
I’m trying to find out the colour paint you used? It’s exactly what I’m looking for.
Nice work - I want to see what is nixt ;-)
Hey Sam, did you give any consideration to using an exterior grade plywood? The guy at my local lumber yard recommended I use exterior baltic birch or marine grade hydrotek for my build to ensure it stands up to the automotive environment of road vibrations and condensation. Curious if you thought about this at all and have any thoughts. Thanks!
Another informative video!!!
I cannot identify a source for the heavy duty rivets shown in this video. Would you direct me to your supplier. Thank You
Hello, they are usually available on amazon. Here is a link: amzn.to/3w8ms0N
👌👍Suuper!!!
If I buy a van could you recommend someone I could hire to do a modest interior build. I live in Nashville but I would drive elsewhere if necessary.
Hey Mr Moser. I am building a transit van right now, would you be so kind as to share with me the correct size of cross nut you are using. I am ordering them off of Amazon as soon as I know. Should I order 100?
@@MoserMakes building out my 2017 Transit....when I get the plus nuts, should I order the proprietary rivet setting tool to set the plus nuts? I have heard people having loose plus nuts, and thinking they just screwed in the retaining bolt to provide the expansion tension. What did you do? Thanks for your awesome video series. My wife and I have watched most of them together and we both agree that you have the mind of a great mechanical engineer. Pat in Sandpoint
I did it too. This is what I used Woodglut designs for
On the Woodprix website, you buy access to thousands of projects once.
Lol, while I can appreciate the wood working skills, you are putting a lot of unnecessary weight to the van. Although your choice of wood is very good quality, it is totally not suitable for van built. When you want to go to dry land for boondocking or try to go to Arizona BLM dry desert land for couple weeks or Go to Burning man, you will wish you have extra weight capacity to carry more water. Lighter van also easier to drive and your engine and shock won't suffer. One of the biggest regret many van builders had was to use materials that are too heavy. Every 2nd, 3rd builds always use much lighter materials.
Don't take your rig to Burning Man, rent one!! LOL