Tom Tom, I am 67 and born into the Imperial System here in the UK. While at school, Metric came in and I have a foot in both camps. To this day I may measure one side of a piece of work in inches and the other in cm. When it comes to temperature, I use Centigrade when it's cold and Fahrenheit when it's hot.
US tape measures - imperial only , UK measures imp & metric , euro measures - metric only (!) I've tried leaving UK tapes with my US friends to help them out. @@twotone3070
I was a foreman of a pipe fitting crew assembling a combined cycle boiler for a power plant that was designed and built in Europe but we were doing the final assembly in the U S. All the drawings were in metric and I had never had to use the metric system except for my teachers telling me as kid we’re the only country that uses standard so you’ll need to know the metric system. That was 40 years ago. I discovered the Construction Master! Converts metric to standard very nicely!
As a metric user, here's a hot tip. All types of builders work in millimetres or meters, not centimetres, only dress makers work in centimetres. Loving following your journey Tom. Cheers from Oz
Exactly Josh! Last time I actually used cm was in grade school. Millimeters is the best way to avoid measurement issues as well as faster than dealing with 64th's and 32nd's. Especially when your apprentice is adding things up. 😂
It's a fairly rare day that I don't use the 25.4mm/1" conversion at least once. I like dial calipers for simplicity, but a good digital that displays decimal inch or metric at the push of a button is a mighty nice feature and well worth the occasional button battery.
As a Canadian we are constantly converting between Metric and imperial measurements. It is Much simpler to use for example you don't have to figure out that if 17/64 is to small then you need a 9/32.
I've always thought that it was the auto maker's job to make vehicles too complicated for the average Joe to work on, but it looks like you could teach them a thing or two. I look forward to every step you make on Dig Dug. Keep it coming.
Thanks for showing your metal storage. I have some thing not quite as nice but similar with bins and racks and my wife is like “why are you keeping this? 😅
Neat to learn a meter is not based on ye olden meter stick anymore. It is funny how an inch is based on the same thing. We are all using the same system with weird conversions haha. Thanks for the fun video!
Yeah, Canadian here. I built trains in metric and do carpentry in feet. When you tell young people here to cut a board 2' long you get a blank stare. "Is that a thing?"
Brit living in America, taught in metric, when everything sold when I was going up was imperial, the I moved to the US where it's standard ;) until you work on anything and it's half metric.
Tom, You are quite the metal fabricator! I like seeing how your mind perceives things and watch all the pieces come together. My mind gets stuck on other things. Like how many times you said "good" when you replaced the steering knuckle. LOL. This video was GOOD.
Tom, one friendly pointer, I clicked this video to see a Wagoneer wheeling in Utah, because, you know, the title said that's what the video was about, not working on your truck. This phenomenon is really common on YT over the last few years, so I can understand, but perhaps make this 2 videos, 1 about the work on Dig Dug and one about the Wagoneer in Utah. Glad to see your channel grow, keep up the good work!
There is a 19thC warehouse in Antwerp where the Industrial Archaeologists couldn't figure out the dimensions in metric. On remeasuring the building in feet and inches it worked out fine. They reckon the cast iron parts we shipped from the UK and the rest made to fit!
As great as the old full sized Wagoneers look they still look like an altered dragster with the rear axle moved forward from a side view. Goliath is an amazing restoration.
Looking good. Maybe the new instrument panels can be smaller segments that would facilitate removal and replacement instead of one large panel. You have that nice CNC plasma cutter going now. :)
English Engineer here. We don't use centimetres, but millimetres, the width of a pencil or marker. Seamstresses use centimetres as it is the convenient width of a seam. Engineers, of which you are a particularly talented one, use millimetres, or if it is bigger, metres .Love the Channel.
Lots of fun handing out with you Tom, Dig Dug is going to be a really tough durable rig. I look forward to watching it's progress and then you going for rides with all the Utah crews. The real test will be when you follow Rory, Sean and Mike in Moab, because where they take you will really push it. We know it's going to be good in sand, it already gets it done. Thanks for reminding me that I will never use the metric system for carpentry or Fabrication lol. 🚙
I worked for a GNC dealer in the 70's. We replaced tons of rear windows with sliders and never broke a one. Toughest windows ever we had a stack of them thrown in the corner
I am really enjoying your channel, I like how you explain how and what you’re doing on Dig Doug. I don’t know anything so I learn a lot about fabrication and thinking a little more about thinking outside the box. So thanks Tom Tom! P.S. I love the Sema Wagoneer, Wagoneer is my dream ride..
Love Tom AND it was really funny to watch an engineer take apart his work. Welcome to the lovely life as a technician. "Whelp that doesn't make sense" answer it was cheaper/easier. again love you Tom and nothing but the best. Just made me laugh
Im not sure what the final plans of the build are, but where the rock slider come out past the body and there is a big gap between the slider and the bed, that could be a great spot for a storage box on each side of the rig and would fill that odd gap.
So Tom now that you’re going metric, you should also start using your Pickett Slide Rule for calculating your measurements 😅. On a more serious suggestion. Have you considered centering the gas tank for a better side to side balance?
I've been touting the merits of the metric system for years. It's really embarrassing that we as a nation aren't. Going back and forth trying to use both just makes it worse. Use whatever system you want Tom. I can use both. Keep up the good work!
"Let's go metric today" YEAH! oh... then you're taking us through your storage in foot-lengths #8 ) - love your work Tom. We use Metric down in the south pacific, it's so much easier for drill and tap sizes, lengths in mm.
Aussie here. When using the metric system in fabrication/construction we dont actually use centimetres (cm). We go from millimetres (mm) to metres (m). So its either a 420mm bar, or a 0.42m bar.
Wagoneers are pretty rare when it comes to off roading, My dad built one when I was younger and it still needs a lot of work and now it needs to have the motor pulled because he went hot roding around the neighborhood and came back in the driveway and opened the hood. The problem is that this Jeep has the AMC 401 and parts are pretty hard to find especially the crank, basically if the crank is destroyed we're going with a new motor, but yeah Wagoneers are pretty durable off road and they get the job done.
Tom Tom there's a plastic wall board made for kid's rooms that would work great to put up on the wall behind your steel storage rack. The drywall will get messed up pulling the long bars in and out .
I saw TomTom under a vehicle without safety glasses and I was think, lord he is Matt junior then the next frame you had them on. I love that you always think about safety. Another great video. Thanks.
Moving from NZ that is 100% metric since the late 60s to Canada was so frustrating as the mix is crazy. An example from one of the big box stores when I was shopping for a shop vac. Same brand, one in gallons and one in litres.. nuts! 😅😊
I’m from the netherlands. So metric is my standard 😉i rhink it’s pretty cool you did the episode in metric. I personely never have seen an american measure in metric😅😂
Yup, an engineer experiencing what a mechanic faces everyday. Great Engineers Always ask the maintainers for their input, always good or bad. Regular engineers, here you go!
I used to work at a Bobcat plant. The tractors were shipped in from kioti on square tubing crates. I got a bunch for home use. I started to build a project, and it was metric sized tubing. Had to go buy inch sized tubing. I'll find a use for it one day.
The tube you brought up from the bar that went from the frame to the rock sliders you should of brought up more , bent them and welded them to the roll bar I think would of made it stronger yet
Hi Tom, if you are going to go metric, think in mm, not cm. Here in Australia we say "millimetres is for engineers, centimetres is for women". (Because dress pattern sizes are usually expressed in cm) As someone who has lived under imperial and metric systems, metric is wins hands down, but only if you think in millimetres!
Hey Tom Tom can you put a to do list on a board and cross each item once you're done with it? I think it'd be fun to know how far or how close DigDug are from being done. 🙂 Always enjoy watching your video tomtom!
Tom Tom, i need a cool dash like yours for my 77 gmc stepside. DIY4X is no longer, which is super sad for us sqaurebody people, so i can't get their dash set up. I can't wait to see how DigDug turns out. Keep up the great work!!
Wooo Hooo! I'm glad the tape has found some use! The big step will be going from centimeters, which we Canadians only use for our height on our drivers license, to Millimeters, which is the easiest way to measure. 1 cm = 10 mm. 43 centimeters = 430 mm. Between 43 cm and 44 cm there is nothing but dead air, but in mm its 430, 431, 432....440. Not that you didn't know that Tom, because I know you're way smarter than me. Thanks for playing along with the metric gag 😉 Keep up the good work. I Luv my RUclips Sunday 3rd block, Tom Tom fix.
I like the vertical steel storage. If the bins were on a rack, it would take 1/3rd the floor space. Or do what I do, and get a 5 drawer filing cabinet for short storage.
I am glad to hear you are going back to the imperial system and when I was drafting amusement park rides we had to redraw everything in metric and to metric steel, it was a pain. Of course we didn't have to do it much China stole it all and started making everything. Another thing you may know, a small drill bit such as 1/8" etc. will not bend to a very sharp angle.....I guess you figure that out .....lol
Tom Tom!! Keep the air conditioning in your truck! I understand trying to keep it simple but you live in the desert. I know, it’s not my truck. I’m just a whimp and can’t handle driving around with no A/C. Keep up the great content!! Dig Dug will be an awesome truck.
Greetings from Germany Tom-Tom.... Metric, it's a way of life over here, I can still use Inches & Feet.... but honestly metric is simply in increments of ten and no matter how long or how short... it's all in multiples of ten.... it's 'Easy Peezy' once ya get used to it.
I know for a fact that a lot of builders in England still use the standard system for measuring. A lot of woodworking masters craftsmen in England still use standard system for all there projects too.
New steering column is shorter but it's good because you could push it in more so you have more room. That's what I would do because those square body steering wheels are far back and you don't have much room even with tilt.
It's exciting to see that you've hired Thing from the Adams Family to reach in and help you carry a seat or pull a steering column!
😂😂😂
Love Tom’s channel. He is just the nicest guy. We need more Tom’s in this world.
Tom Tom, I am 67 and born into the Imperial System here in the UK. While at school, Metric came in and I have a foot in both camps. To this day I may measure one side of a piece of work in inches and the other in cm. When it comes to temperature, I use Centigrade when it's cold and Fahrenheit when it's hot.
I love that our tapes have both, so you can choose which is closest to what you want, you go to cut something 25mm wide by 4 inches long.
US tape measures - imperial only , UK measures imp & metric , euro measures - metric only (!) I've tried leaving UK tapes with my US friends to help them out. @@twotone3070
I was a foreman of a pipe fitting crew assembling a combined cycle boiler for a power plant that was designed and built in Europe but we were doing the final assembly in the U S. All the drawings were in metric and I had never had to use the metric system except for my teachers telling me as kid we’re the only country that uses standard so you’ll need to know the metric system. That was 40 years ago. I discovered the Construction Master! Converts metric to standard very nicely!
I remember back in the seventies they said that America was going to switch to metric. That didn't work out as planned !
As a metric user, here's a hot tip. All types of builders work in millimetres or meters, not centimetres, only dress makers work in centimetres. Loving following your journey Tom. Cheers from Oz
Exactly Josh! Last time I actually used cm was in grade school. Millimeters is the best way to avoid measurement issues as well as faster than dealing with 64th's and 32nd's. Especially when your apprentice is adding things up. 😂
Pay no attention to the man behing the curtain!
It's a fairly rare day that I don't use the 25.4mm/1" conversion at least once. I like dial calipers for simplicity, but a good digital that displays decimal inch or metric at the push of a button is a mighty nice feature and well worth the occasional button battery.
I like his attitude.
Dig Dug is quickly becoming my new favorite RUclips off-road rig.
Really hope he hits it with a good paint job
Quality and pride of work!
It's gonna be nice, but the Moorvair (I probably spelled that wrong) is so cool.
You’re Professor Tom to me going forward 😎 the way you narrate what you’re doing is awesome.
As a Canadian we are constantly converting between Metric and imperial measurements. It is Much simpler to use for example you don't have to figure out that if 17/64 is to small then you need a 9/32.
Preach Brother! 😊
I've always thought that it was the auto maker's job to make vehicles too complicated for the average Joe to work on, but it looks like you could teach them a thing or two. I look forward to every step you make on Dig Dug. Keep it coming.
Thanks for showing your metal storage. I have some thing not quite as nice but similar with bins and racks and my wife is like “why are you keeping this? 😅
Veeeeery well done Tom. Much respect Brother
We normally use mm instead of cm when dealing with metric system and steel works.
I agree with you, cm are for clothing and shit, this is engineering, use mm or meters.
Neat to learn a meter is not based on ye olden meter stick anymore. It is funny how an inch is based on the same thing. We are all using the same system with weird conversions haha. Thanks for the fun video!
Yeah, Canadian here. I built trains in metric and do carpentry in feet. When you tell young people here to cut a board 2' long you get a blank stare. "Is that a thing?"
@robertfarrar9411. Van Isle carpenter here. I use metric for layout and anything plan related (industrial) and imperial for lumber cuts. 😊
Wood and Imperial go together like bread and butter.
Brit living in America, taught in metric, when everything sold when I was going up was imperial, the I moved to the US where it's standard ;) until you work on anything and it's half metric.
Tom, You are quite the metal fabricator! I like seeing how your mind perceives things and watch all the pieces come together. My mind gets stuck on other things. Like how many times you said "good" when you replaced the steering knuckle. LOL. This video was GOOD.
Tom, one friendly pointer, I clicked this video to see a Wagoneer wheeling in Utah, because, you know, the title said that's what the video was about, not working on your truck. This phenomenon is really common on YT over the last few years, so I can understand, but perhaps make this 2 videos, 1 about the work on Dig Dug and one about the Wagoneer in Utah. Glad to see your channel grow, keep up the good work!
There is a 19thC warehouse in Antwerp where the Industrial Archaeologists couldn't figure out the dimensions in metric. On remeasuring the building in feet and inches it worked out fine. They reckon the cast iron parts we shipped from the UK and the rest made to fit!
Can't wait till tom tom hits a million subscribers!
TomTom is a kick*ss person with a kick*ss channel !!!
As great as the old full sized Wagoneers look they still look like an altered dragster with the rear axle moved forward from a side view.
Goliath is an amazing restoration.
Looking good. Maybe the new instrument panels can be smaller segments that would facilitate removal and replacement instead of one large panel. You have that nice CNC plasma cutter going now. :)
As a native metric user, why did my brain immediately convert it back to freedom units? thanks from Australia!
You must have been taught imperial first,or how did you know ? I was in UK, still eyeball in it, metric is for kitchen fitters.
Funny, seems I'm not the only one, YT must be trying to brainwash us to go imperial :-D Cheers from Belgium!
I have an idea. The U.S. will begin to use the Metric system as soon as England drives on the correct side of the road.
So, what's a cubic ton of water in "freedom units" then?
I knew 50.8mm is 2.0in.
That new steering part really is 11% better 😅
Some people would say it's 1/9th better.😉
I'm from the old country where we only used the inches and foots. The only way to go 😅 Thanks
Me to
Hello TOM TOM The WIZARD of 4X4 s having a great time
I support the Metric system every Inch of the way.
And to all 4 corners of the globe.
Love how you explain what you are doing. I learn a lot watching you.
I like the way you pack a lot in 30 minutes no messing around.
English Engineer here. We don't use centimetres, but millimetres, the width of a pencil or marker. Seamstresses use centimetres as it is the convenient width of a seam. Engineers, of which you are a particularly talented one, use millimetres, or if it is bigger, metres .Love the Channel.
Love the science going on... precision and SIA... and rock crawling...
Such a joy to watch Tom, you do such good, clean work!
For your couch - Flip the springs around. Build cross bars for coaster wheel so it can be easily moved but then locked down.
If you buy a bar or tube of beeswax for cutting tools your hole saws will last twice as long. It also works great for bandsaws.
what about drill bits?
@@TXH1138👍
Lots of fun handing out with you Tom, Dig Dug is going to be a really tough durable rig. I look forward to watching it's progress and then you going for rides with all the Utah crews. The real test will be when you follow Rory, Sean and Mike in Moab, because where they take you will really push it. We know it's going to be good in sand, it already gets it done. Thanks for reminding me that I will never use the metric system for carpentry or Fabrication lol. 🚙
Woooooo hooooo!!!!! Go Diggidy Dougiddy
Thank you!
I love how you teach/tell what you are doing!
I worked for a GNC dealer in the 70's. We replaced tons of rear windows with sliders and never broke a one. Toughest windows ever we had a stack of them thrown in the corner
I am really enjoying your channel, I like how you explain how and what you’re doing on Dig Doug. I don’t know anything so I learn a lot about fabrication and thinking a little more about thinking outside the box. So thanks Tom Tom!
P.S. I love the Sema Wagoneer, Wagoneer is my dream ride..
As usual, great step-by-step guidance, great insight into your thought process, and just fun to watch. Go Tom Tom.
Some fake NOS bottles by the fuel tank for rope holders would be so cool ❤
Love Tom AND it was really funny to watch an engineer take apart his work. Welcome to the lovely life as a technician. "Whelp that doesn't make sense" answer it was cheaper/easier. again love you Tom and nothing but the best. Just made me laugh
I was afraid you were going to start driving on the left side of the road. I'm glad you came to your senses.
You da MAN, Tom Tom! Keep following your passion.
I lived in Europe for five years and really enjoyed the metric system for building things. Whole numbers baby! Get an all metric tape measure.
Tom Tom you said all metric but you're using imperial measure straight edges to mark lines and use as cutting guides. Ha, ha. Love your work.
Im not sure what the final plans of the build are, but where the rock slider come out past the body and there is a big gap between the slider and the bed, that could be a great spot for a storage box on each side of the rig and would fill that odd gap.
So Tom now that you’re going metric, you should also start using your Pickett Slide Rule for calculating your measurements 😅.
On a more serious suggestion. Have you considered centering the gas tank for a better side to side balance?
I've been touting the merits of the metric system for years. It's really embarrassing that we as a nation aren't. Going back and forth trying to use both just makes it worse. Use whatever system you want Tom. I can use both. Keep up the good work!
"Let's go metric today" YEAH! oh... then you're taking us through your storage in foot-lengths #8 ) - love your work Tom. We use Metric down in the south pacific, it's so much easier for drill and tap sizes, lengths in mm.
Your videos keep getting better and better. Keep up the good work.
Aussie here. When using the metric system in fabrication/construction we dont actually use centimetres (cm). We go from millimetres (mm) to metres (m).
So its either a 420mm bar, or a 0.42m bar.
metric hugs from brazil! Cheers tom tom! keep up the nice work!
Fot the steering column weldments, those plates you said were 25mmx100mm looked a lot more like they were 25.4mm x 101.6mm.
Wagoneers are pretty rare when it comes to off roading, My dad built one when I was younger and it still needs a lot of work and now it needs to have the motor pulled because he went hot roding around the neighborhood and came back in the driveway and opened the hood. The problem is that this Jeep has the AMC 401 and parts are pretty hard to find especially the crank, basically if the crank is destroyed we're going with a new motor, but yeah Wagoneers are pretty durable off road and they get the job done.
massive suspension travel on Sasquatch
Tom Tom there's a plastic wall board made for kid's rooms that would work great to put up on the wall behind your steel storage rack. The drywall will get messed up pulling the long bars in and out .
Dig Dug will soon need a new name, it is undergoing such a transformation it will soon be an all new creature!
Love your slow, methodical work Tom!
I saw TomTom under a vehicle without safety glasses and I was think, lord he is Matt junior then the next frame you had them on. I love that you always think about safety. Another great video. Thanks.
Nag, nag, nag; you're worse than a room full of old women.
Beautiful, precise and non fractional millimeters
I agree “Never wanna be a irresponsible hoarder” 👍
Great content, as usual - Love your methodical approach - it all looks "SUPER"!!!!!
In Canada we are bilingual. Metric because it's better, and imperial because we couldn't borrow any of your tools otherwise 😂.
Moving from NZ that is 100% metric since the late 60s to Canada was so frustrating as the mix is crazy. An example from one of the big box stores when I was shopping for a shop vac. Same brand, one in gallons and one in litres.. nuts! 😅😊
I’m from the netherlands. So metric is my standard 😉i rhink it’s pretty cool you did the episode in metric. I personely never have seen an american measure in metric😅😂
Keep video coming.! Miss you on matts off road, let us know when you've reached 100000, subscribers 👍🇺🇸😇🙏
I just bought that exact PRP seat for my Cherokee XJ and installed it yesterday! Took my first drive in it today. 2 hours, super comfy.
The best steering wheel ever made
Yup, an engineer experiencing what a mechanic faces everyday. Great Engineers Always ask the maintainers for their input, always good or bad. Regular engineers, here you go!
I used to work at a Bobcat plant. The tractors were shipped in from kioti on square tubing crates. I got a bunch for home use. I started to build a project, and it was metric sized tubing. Had to go buy inch sized tubing. I'll find a use for it one day.
The tube you brought up from the bar that went from the frame to the rock sliders you should of brought up more , bent them and welded them to the roll bar I think would of made it stronger yet
Sooo GOOD to see a Tom Tom video
@TomTom use the bench in the bed for passengers.
Hi Tom, if you are going to go metric, think in mm, not cm. Here in Australia we say "millimetres is for engineers, centimetres is for women". (Because dress pattern sizes are usually expressed in cm) As someone who has lived under imperial and metric systems, metric is wins hands down, but only if you think in millimetres!
Hey Tom Tom can you put a to do list on a board and cross each item once you're done with it? I think it'd be fun to know how far or how close DigDug are from being done. 🙂 Always enjoy watching your video tomtom!
Tom Tom rules 👍🏻 what a great man and great family. 👏🏼👍🏻🙏🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🌲
Thanks Tom for sharing.
Lovin you using the metric system. It must be catchy because Gingium is using metric too !
Tom Tom, i need a cool dash like yours for my 77 gmc stepside. DIY4X is no longer, which is super sad for us sqaurebody people, so i can't get their dash set up. I can't wait to see how DigDug turns out. Keep up the great work!!
I'm always blown away with all you do. Is there anything you don't know who to do??I wish I was mechanical.
29:56 Thats the heaviest duty flush mount fishing rod holder I ever did seen.
Wooo Hooo! I'm glad the tape has found some use! The big step will be going from centimeters, which we Canadians only use for our height on our drivers license, to Millimeters, which is the easiest way to measure. 1 cm = 10 mm. 43 centimeters = 430 mm. Between 43 cm and 44 cm there is nothing but dead air, but in mm its 430, 431, 432....440. Not that you didn't know that Tom, because I know you're way smarter than me. Thanks for playing along with the metric gag 😉 Keep up the good work. I Luv my RUclips Sunday 3rd block, Tom Tom fix.
I like the vertical steel storage. If the bins were on a rack, it would take 1/3rd the floor space.
Or do what I do, and get a 5 drawer filing cabinet for short storage.
I am glad to hear you are going back to the imperial system and when I was drafting amusement park rides we had to redraw everything in metric and to metric steel, it was a pain. Of course we didn't have to do it much China stole it all and started making everything. Another thing you may know, a small drill bit such as 1/8" etc. will not bend to a very sharp angle.....I guess you figure that out .....lol
Don't you hate when you revisit something you built years ago and have to figure out what you did😂? Been there
AC is a must for the high desert . You Can Do It ✓
Tom Tom!! Keep the air conditioning in your truck! I understand trying to keep it simple but you live in the desert. I know, it’s not my truck. I’m just a whimp and can’t handle driving around with no A/C. Keep up the great content!! Dig Dug will be an awesome truck.
you've earned my sub today for using metric
Greetings from Germany Tom-Tom.... Metric, it's a way of life over here, I can still use Inches & Feet.... but honestly metric is simply in increments of ten and no matter how long or how short... it's all in multiples of ten.... it's 'Easy Peezy' once ya get used to it.
Good job mate keep up the good work
I love that catch phrase “11% better” 🤘😁🤘
I know for a fact that a lot of builders in England still use the standard system for measuring. A lot of woodworking masters craftsmen in England still use standard system for all there projects too.
That Wagoneer looked like it was ready to tip over the entire time. Very top heavy. Might just want to keep it as a mall crawler.
I’m an inch guy, can’t visualize what you’re doing when you talk centimeters. Great program.
Thanks for working in Canadian machine shop metric carpenters old school
The bench was my favorite part if the truck...
Think I would have taken an angle grinder to the end of that panel given you are replacing it anyway! Always a pleasure to watch you
New steering column is shorter but it's good because you could push it in more so you have more room. That's what I would do because those square body steering wheels are far back and you don't have much room even with tilt.
Align all of the gauges so the normal operating pressure or temp is sticking straight up, so you can quickly look at your gauges while driving.
Nice video Tom Tom. I always loved those older Jeep Wagoneers. Doctors wives drove them back in the days.