Thank you SO much for sharing the exact details on thw cabinet build. I bought a few tools to attempt this, as I must somehow save. At 72, and a widow, this is my stay out of trouble project. Thanks
Your videos are so well done showing and explaining each step. That is such a clean, chill look. I did a similar red LED floor edge. It's for a during the night low glow when my wife or I get up for a bio break :).
Yes nice job,. Thank you for the info I am rebuilding my kitchen an bathroom in my small1890 stone cottage in southern Ireland, an nothing is square. Very little room so making all my cabinets, modern stuff is just too big. You both have a great year an thanks for the videos always something of use. God Bless. M
Love it! Lightweight and strong (enough). The ones I built in my van I did in a more traditional way and with doors. Way to heavy and its internal structure even steal space that I could have used for storage...and I still have those boxes too 😁 well, you live and learn. If there is ever a nuclear war, I know were to hide...
Lightweight, removable, functional and no struts! Exactly the kind of cabinets you go for after doing van builds a couple of times. The simpler the better.
Workshop isn't necessary. And I didn't use any tools that the average DIYer won't have (for example: no cnc machines, plasma Cutters, welders, 3d printers, etc). Just basic hand and power tools.
Looks nice. I’ve enjoyed watching this van build, and appreciate your step-by-step narrative. I must say though, everything up this point has been extremely high quality. Those upper cabinets look nice, but I’d be concerned about the durability. Since you used 80/20 for the battery enclosure, I assumed you would have used it again for the uppers. I get it that stuff isn’t cheap. Using 1/4” ply for the base with only glue and brad nails really limits what you can store up there. I guess you should have the weigh down low anyway. Not trying to troll, but would like to see an update after you’ve driven awhile to see how they hold up.
Durability shouldn't be an issue. 8020 is much heavier than it looks and for the lightweight items we will be storing up there (clothes, food, etc), the 1/2 ply secured every ~3ft will be plenty strong. If you are trying to make your upper cabinets double as a pull-up bar or something, you'll definitely want something stronger, but that's not what we are using it for. For the 1/4" ply and brad nails... The brad nails simply hold the panel in place until the glue could dry. Once wood glue dries, the wood around the glue will typically fail before the actual joint does, so that's a non-issue. Also... The rear of the 1/4" ply is secured along the bottom length with 2"x2" aluminum angle that's bolted directly to the wall. so there is no way that could fall off. The front, in addition to the glued joint, is also held in with the screws that are holding the light track to the panel. It's plenty secure. It's more secure than the way we built our cabinets in our old sprinter that we lived in fulll-time for nearly 4 years.
Nice clean design that produced a lot of storage. Question on did you finish the back / inside of the cabinet on the pop rivets row? They looked to be protruding about 1/4".
They are still protruding. Since the wall angles so much, the canvas totes don't even tough them, so I didn't feel it was worth the effort to trim them off or anything.
Hi there, i see you have chosen anderson connectors. (Am i spelling this correctly?) I remember you asked your viewers what they think the cabinet lights should be connected. So for the sake of discussion, and off course considerations for my future next build; What made you choose to use these 12 volt light connections?
@@EXPLORISTlife good question. Im not saying these Anderson connection are wrong. Not at all. I believed you wanted something modular, for the overhead cabinets, if im not mistaken. I believe what I understood was, you wanted to build several different storage modules, that could be interchangeable for certain needs. And i believed you where asking what kind of connection your viewers would consider. Is my memory correct in this? Anyway I suggested the possibility of using wireless smartphones chargers for the connection. But never got the chance anymore to see for myself, if this would work. (Overload on work, family life etc) So i was wondering what your consideration would be, using these type of connections. Its just my curiosity for my next possible build in the future. Im still gonna try to make wireless connection, and see if there is any extra use of electricity consumption….. When i have time on hands again. The reason for this, is to see, if it’s possible to make (reading lights, spot lights) that i can use throughout the van, on several places, without having to install so many lights and switches. In other words; will i save on wires, switches etc. And will this make my future build any easier? Or the same amount of headache? Anyway thanks for responding Cheers
Ah, yes. I see/remember. So, when I looked at that... I just simply couldn't find a good source of products to make that work and have faith it would be reliable. That and wireless charging is such a low amperage, that it would limit my circuits quite a bit. It would probably work for some LED strip lights, but if I wanted to add USB chargers to the cabinets (or whatever), that would be too much to pull from wireless charging. I'm excited to see what the future of wireless charging does, but I don't think now is the right time for what I'm trying to do with it. Great idea, though, and I definitely think you should play around with it, at the very least on a benchtop test of some kind.
Gotcha. We didn't actually 'contour' them. They have an angle on them; but the 'top' and 'back' of them are indeed scribed to fit & keep them plumb & square with the floor.
Thank you for another amazing video! It left me with one question. is there any specific reason why the cabinets side walls are cut on such a angle that leaves so much space in between the back and upper wall? What is the purpose of that space? Also, congratulations on 200k subscribers!! And many more to come, because you guys doing a fantastic job! :)
It's pretty! But those L tracks, aren't they a waste? most people just bolt the cabinets into the van, or to some wood framing. we are not going to move them around anyways. So gain, this is super tidy and pleasure to watch, but I guess not the most economical solution.
They aren't a waste, no. We wanted to be able to have rock solid attachment points throughout the van for whatever we wanted to attach, and these do exactly that with no guess-work and no arbitrarily lag screwing stuff to "the van", whatever that means.
You'll just have to get creative/crafty there. Bolts/nuts/washers/rivnuts or something through the metal of the van. We installed L-Track in the spirit of planning ahead for these videos specifically. Here is the video where we installed our L-Track if you want to go that route: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cf2BjQxMKDI.html
The lights we used are in the parts list in the pinned comment. As far as reliability... we've had them on for a total of an hour and a half or so, and so far so good. 🤷♂️🤣
@@EXPLORISTlife Fair enough. No offense intended. I've worked in construction and fabrication shops for the past 30 years and the cumulative effects of dust and noise on one's body can certainly become noticeable over time. Anyway, thanks for posting all the amazing content. It's been super helpful in my van build and I really enjoy your projects and videos.
I don’t mean to be a negative Nancy, but your table saw techniques made me cringe. Please get a little coaching from a pro. Don’t operate the saw from the side. Keep the blade further than arms length away for as long as possible. Hold the material FIRMLY from the end. Don’t use the fence if the material is wider than it’s length. Expose only 1/4” of the blade above material. Alway use a riving knife when possible. The table saw is probably the most dangerous tool commonly used. That said, you need you operate it properly but confidently. It amazes me that federal law requires all table saws ship with a blade guard but no instructions on proper table saw technique.
Hey there OSHA Oscar! If my table saw technique is the biggest thing that is bothering you today, I'm happy for you. My table saw usage doesn't even crack the top 20 most dangerous things I do on a day to day basis. Thanks for watching, but you can keep your safety tips to yourself going forward as they will always fall on deaf ears.
@@EXPLORISTlife that’s a strange reply? I just gave you a few tips on how to keep your fingers attached to your hand? Did someone piss in your Your Corn Flakes this morning? Best of luck to you.
I mean, it's the same reply I'd give you in real life if some random person were to walk into my shop and start giving me safety tips. 🤣😂 Y'all expect me to reply differently on the internet vs real life? You gave me an unsolicited safety tip and I gave you an unsolicited tip to keep it to yourself. We are even as far as I'm concerned. 🤣👍 Tell me I'm doing something wrong and then get all offended when I defend myself. Give me a break.
