Those ribs are a great idea Spence. I had decided that building the walls out was a loss of space that I didn’t want, but seeing your clean electrical and capacity to insulate the walls, I’m thinking you’ve got a great canvas fo build on now. Thanks for the shout out on the glue strategy. I’m especially happy to see it inspired you to fix up that cool electrical cabinet.
There are so many ways to skin this cat, and I think wasted space is usually a bad idea. So good call on your method! Your bus is really coming together
:) Yeah. My bus gets cold easily tough. That metal on the side walls sucks that cold up and pours it straight into the interior. The furnace is powerful enough to combat it with ease, but the lack of insulation is a real thing. Also, my electrical planning is a rats nest of a situation whereas yours is clean and elegant. Yup, many ways to skin a cat, but watching your videos has given me a better idea for a sharpened knife (so to say). Thanks man, I really appreciate your work.
you're just an awesome, talented & creative worker... taking time with fine details.. not afraid of taking risk. .we're going to use ur bus for inspiration.hopefully we'll have our bus by march.
It's great seeing you work on your bus again, you make a clever carpenter my friend! I'm interested to see your layout for the entire bus, can you include your floor plan next video?
You do excellent work. I've quibbled with a few things that I may have done differently. But there are many ways to skin a cat. What I am most impressed with is the quality of your videos. Your narration is top notch. And camera work clearly shows not just what you are doing, but how, which I think is important.
when i made ashiko drums some years ago I used to mix wood glue with fine ground maize meal (raw dry maize porridge meal) to a paste and use that to join the drum panels together. It takes in the liquid from the glue and swells out a tad, then when it dries the liquid soaks into the wood and the maize shrinks to create a natural holding and tightening between joins. Since there was no screws involved in attaching the drums panels together this would create a surrogate layer of wood between the panels and it was rock hard... I have used the wood dust and shavings as well and although it works well on small fills, larger holes filled tend to indent once the wood glue dries, leaving you with more filling to be done after the fact...
I've never heard of the maize meal technique you mention, but it sure sounds promising. I know what you mean about fill not always making a perfect hole .. but with some work and reworking, it can get close to perfect
Oh yeah, good point ... there are a lot of ways to skin a cat, so to speak :) thanks for checking out the videos! your comments have been cracking me up
Well, most folks use self-tapping screws that you can find at most hardware stores. I happened to have a ton of screws for roofing, which are gasketted, and I used those (only because I had a whole lot on hand). Here's a link: amzn.to/2NkRyZL You can use just about any sheet metal screw, but it's it's not self-tapping you'll have to predrill :(
Hi, tried to find Ian's videos, but no luck, would you have a link perhaps? Thanks.
+Pascal Briand oh you bet! Ian's over here th-cam.com/users/irobinson1984
metaspencer, thanks mate but the link leads to an error message.
Okay, I think I've fixed it ...
It's really coming together now! That floor still impresses me. It looks great.
+Tim Lewallen ... thanks!
Getting to my favorite part ! the finish work !
oh you know it! I'm on the same page, man
Those ribs are a great idea Spence. I had decided that building the walls out was a loss of space that I didn’t want, but seeing your clean electrical and capacity to insulate the walls, I’m thinking you’ve got a great canvas fo build on now. Thanks for the shout out on the glue strategy. I’m especially happy to see it inspired you to fix up that cool electrical cabinet.
There are so many ways to skin this cat, and I think wasted space is usually a bad idea. So good call on your method! Your bus is really coming together
:) Yeah. My bus gets cold easily tough. That metal on the side walls sucks that cold up and pours it straight into the interior. The furnace is powerful enough to combat it with ease, but the lack of insulation is a real thing. Also, my electrical planning is a rats nest of a situation whereas yours is clean and elegant. Yup, many ways to skin a cat, but watching your videos has given me a better idea for a sharpened knife (so to say). Thanks man, I really appreciate your work.
Really nice looking cabinet!
Dang man she's coming along... I dig the ribs + cabinet nice job
Thanks, man ... and happy B-Day!
you're just an awesome, talented & creative worker... taking time with fine details.. not afraid of taking risk. .we're going to use ur bus for inspiration.hopefully we'll have our bus by march.
You’re getting a bus! That’s so awesome. Best and craziest thing I ever did. Thanks for the nice words
It's great seeing you work on your bus again, you make a clever carpenter my friend! I'm interested to see your layout for the entire bus, can you include your floor plan next video?
+Zachariah Melson .... great idea! Thanks, as I think that'll help tell the story of where I'm at
Yesssssssss!!!
I love your style of woodworking. It is very simple and functional. Also very solid. Great video
+Bigfoot And Bananaman ... that's my goal... thanks!
As always, I really enjoyed the video, YHVH bless brother.
+Southern Rebel .... nice of you to say!
loving your videos! It's giving me ideas for when I start my own :)
Oooo, another potential bus owner! That's pretty exciting ... thanks for checking out the project!
You do excellent work. I've quibbled with a few things that I may have done differently. But there are many ways to skin a cat. What I am most impressed with is the quality of your videos. Your narration is top notch. And camera work clearly shows not just what you are doing, but how, which I think is important.
Nice of you to say! I’d also do some things differently ... but oh well
when i made ashiko drums some years ago I used to mix wood glue with fine ground maize meal (raw dry maize porridge meal) to a paste and use that to join the drum panels together. It takes in the liquid from the glue and swells out a tad, then when it dries the liquid soaks into the wood and the maize shrinks to create a natural holding and tightening between joins. Since there was no screws involved in attaching the drums panels together this would create a surrogate layer of wood between the panels and it was rock hard... I have used the wood dust and shavings as well and although it works well on small fills, larger holes filled tend to indent once the wood glue dries, leaving you with more filling to be done after the fact...
I've never heard of the maize meal technique you mention, but it sure sounds promising. I know what you mean about fill not always making a perfect hole .. but with some work and reworking, it can get close to perfect
Insulation by the wall !!!
Good video
Thanks
I subscribed too
Hey Spencer, looks like you couldve rigged those boxes to your ribs as well... :)
Oh yeah, good point ... there are a lot of ways to skin a cat, so to speak :) thanks for checking out the videos! your comments have been cracking me up
@@metaspencer true, true.. lol
Oh yeah and you're welcome.. I'm to the lecturing now, it's a good show
I would have put a light in the electrical cabinet powered by the buses battery. So if ya trip a breaker at night ya can see what yer doin.
Great idea! 12v will be easy to add. Thanks for the tip
Spencer, what are the screws going into on that metal sheet Bus wall?
Well, most folks use self-tapping screws that you can find at most hardware stores. I happened to have a ton of screws for roofing, which are gasketted, and I used those (only because I had a whole lot on hand). Here's a link: amzn.to/2NkRyZL You can use just about any sheet metal screw, but it's it's not self-tapping you'll have to predrill :(
there is a video of a bus conversion who took the windows out and rebuilt them to open from the bottom.
I’ll have to rewatch that one ... makes good sense but I’d worry about water infiltration with that setup...
Great job I am copying must of what you do
Thanks! I’m honored