Gloves for welding?
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sberry
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You need to learn to stop grabbing hot stuff.
HenryAZ
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I like the Miller brand leather gloves, forget which "model', if there is more than one. Soft leather, good dexterity.
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dr_clyde
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Hahaha yes. This. Welding gloves are intended to protect your hands from sparks, radiant heat and UV light. They are NOT intended to pick up hot metal.
There are such things as "hot gloves". Used to be made from asbestos, nowadays a composite like Kevlar. Mine are supposed to be good for 1000 deg F. I wouldn't want to weld in them.
I have a pair similar to these: https://store.mathesongas.com/revco-115-economy-welding-glove-large-1-pair/
I use them when I know I'll have to keep repositioning something while welding. Otherwise, I just let the piece cool.
I use them when I know I'll have to keep repositioning something while welding. Otherwise, I just let the piece cool.
LandofRath
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I really like my Tillmans for Mig/Tig.. Very comfortable and I like the dexterity.
They have been my go to for a while now and there easy to find.
They have been my go to for a while now and there easy to find.
rlitman
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+1 Couldn't say it better myself.
Exactly, for all these reasons. Gloves are there to protect your hands. If you want to pick up hot metal, get or learn to make some tongs.
joe49
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What I do. 440 Channellock's for handling smaller hot pieces. Off hand wear a 14'' lined welding glove that is large enough to be easy to get off for those times when you hold some thing hotter than you should have. On your dominant hand a Tillman tig glove. Learn to not touch hot with the dominant hand. By the way you don't need to steady your stinger or mig gun right next to the bead.
BryceW
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This. Keep some vicegrips or pliers nearby if you need to manipulate metal while its still hot.
I have Lincoln, Miller, Tillman, Caiman, and probably some others and I wear each of them for different things. A lot of the times I wear a different glove on each hand. You'll find that you often need a lot of protection for your off hand, especially if you're using it to prop and running stick or flux core. On the other hand (get it?) you want more dexterity in your dominant hand and probably don't need nearly as much protection (unless your burning rods all the way down to the nubs or have your hand jammed into a tight corner).
I'll usually wear the lightest glove I can get away with on my torch hand and a nice heavy glove on my off hand if I'm doing a lot of continuous welding. When I'm just doing tacking/fitup I'll usually wear a really light pair of leather gloves and just be more cognizant of how my hands are positioned.
myredracer
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The Tillman gloves are really nice. Not cheap but are definitely worth it. I have Tillman #32 gloves for MIG welding. Single layer of leather, thin enough for good dexterity and feel and thick enough to protect against moderate heat. They make quite a wide range of welding gloves to choose from.
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If only there was some website where you could shop for stuff to buy just by typing in a description and clicking the search button....
All ribbing aside, these are affordable and work pretty nicely:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B4XST64/?tag=atomicindus08-20
All ribbing aside, these are affordable and work pretty nicely:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B4XST64/?tag=atomicindus08-20
TIG gloves from Harbor Freight. I like the dexterity with a thinner glove and with that come the acknowledgment that they wear out quicker. Low price makes it palatable to higher frequency of replacement. $10 ea.
I also wear the hy-flex gloves for assembly and tacking stuff together all the time. $3.50 ea.
https://www.harborfreight.com/catal...,EAFeatured+Weight,f,Sale+Rank,f&q=tig+gloves
https://www.globalindustrial.com/p/...lex-ultra-lightweight-assembly-glove-11-800-8
I also wear the hy-flex gloves for assembly and tacking stuff together all the time. $3.50 ea.
https://www.harborfreight.com/catal...,EAFeatured+Weight,f,Sale+Rank,f&q=tig+gloves
https://www.globalindustrial.com/p/...lex-ultra-lightweight-assembly-glove-11-800-8
rlitman
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The HF TIG gloves look decent, but I don't think they're as nice as a Tillman 24CM, and when I buy the Tillman gloves in 3-packs, the Tillman are cheaper.
As for the knit gloves, I would NEVER recommend a synthetic knit glove to be used around welding, unless it were kevlar or nomex (aramid anyway). Thermoplastic synthetics like your nylon gloves (and polyester) melt and stick to your skin. They're really bad when it comes to burns.
Bigblue&Goldie
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I've had the same $4 mig gloves from the lcoal welding shop for 14 years. Tig gloves tend to get destroyed in the summer from being saturated in sweat. No need to go HF when Tillman are so cheap.
rlitman
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TIG gloves are disposable. Once mine aren't nice enough for TIG welding, they move on to gardening duty before they get trashed.
There was a type of glove I can not find anymore made by Ansell but they have a replacement type and it is very similar to the Hyflex as they exist now except it had a really rugged and rough texture on the glove. We loved using it for picking up and carrying the heftier cardboard boxes because those boxes had a slick surface and when you used the Ansell gloves they gripped so well it was like picking the box up with hand clamps.
racingtadpole
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tlmartin84
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I buy goatskin driver gloves in bulk (12 pair for around $30.00). They have good feel and are soft. I wear them all the time, welding, grinding ect.
I use mechanic gloves when I'm wrenching, but that's about it. I have removed the shields from my grinders and they eat the synthetics up fast.
I use mechanic gloves when I'm wrenching, but that's about it. I have removed the shields from my grinders and they eat the synthetics up fast.
TwoInch
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I use the Tillman/prostar "mig/tig" for most mig welding under 150a or so. They are like a heavy tig glove, top grain leather, great dexterity. Good for incidental contact with blazing hot materials, and give plenty of time to feel heat before burning yourself, and you can throw them off one handed if they do get too hot. I don't wear gloves that won't come off in a hurry if needed... If I'm running long beads, sometimes ill wear a thicker stick glove on my left hand for positioning while welding and working with hot metal. That gives me a good compromise for trigger hand comfort and heat resistance for the left hand. I've never seen the benefit of 30 to 50+ dollar welding gloves. The Tillmans run you 15 bucks or so IIRC, been awhile.
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TwoInch
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Depends on the tig glove I guess. HF tig gloves are probably not very good leather, rather just thin junk leather.
Good top grain tig gloves or goat skin should not be bothered much by sweat. I've never had an issue, but I've never had really low end tig gloves either.
Some people have very, very acidic sweat. I'm sure that can tear up leather too. I have seen guys guitar strings that rust almost immediately when new, but most guys can run a set of strings for months with no rust.
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I use TIG gloves for small stuff that doesn't generate a bunch of heat. I dont like gloves with elastic or straps, their a PITA to get on/off IMO. I use Ringers R-57's for more protection. I just Googled them, looks like they are closing them out on several sites
16.99 on the Ringers site, Large only https://goo.gl/sA9v1g
21.99 Prime Amazon https://goo.gl/nLisqs
16.99 on the Ringers site, Large only https://goo.gl/sA9v1g
21.99 Prime Amazon https://goo.gl/nLisqs
johndeereman
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i have had good luck with Black Stallion welding gloves.
crewchief888
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my mig gloves are the house brand from a LWS that were gifted to me. i dont use them much. about the only time i do use them is running overhead or vertical welds.
a pair of leather drivers gloves, or lately, a pair of mechanix wear fabricators gloves take care of most of my needs.
a pair of leather drivers gloves, or lately, a pair of mechanix wear fabricators gloves take care of most of my needs.
BigMike782
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justintendo
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count me as a tillman fan as well. i prefer the onyx top grain cowhide. they resist hardening very well but you still gotta learn to keep them away from the nozzle or grabbing real hot stuff.
gmwelder86
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Tillman 850 for stick and 24s for tig and mig.
Badgerstate
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Blue Beast. I used to work as a MIG welder building 5th wheels and rear door frames for semi trailers and those were the glove of choice. Comfortable, durable and offer great protection.
Deadsquiggles
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Black Stallion BM88s. Stop grabbing hot **** while wearing them. Keep a pair of the Lincoln stick welding gloves for grabbing things if your impatient.