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I am a bit of a safety nut. I wear gloves quite a bit. Those standard issue Mechanix gloves would only last me a month or two between grinding, welding and all the other tortures of body work.

Until I found these.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mec-mfg-05-009/overview/

Mechanix fabricators. Not quite as thin as the normal Mechanix, so you cant quite pick up that 1/8 drill bit you dropped, but they still are quite ductile. They are leather front and back so they survive all the welding and grinding you can throw at them. Right now I am averaging about a year to one pair of gloves.
Seriously, these things are the best for this type of work.
 
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K-Dog said:
I am a bit of a safety nut. I wear gloves quite a bit. Those standard issue Mechanix gloves would only last me a month or two between grinding, welding and all the other tortures of body work.

Until I found these.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mec-mfg-05-009/overview/

Mechanix fabricators. Not quite as thin as the normal Mechanix, so you cant quite pick up that 1/8 drill bit you dropped, but they still are quite ductile. They are leather front and back so they survive all the welding and grinding you can throw at them. Right now I am averaging about a year to one pair of gloves.
Seriously, these things are the best for this type of work.
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If I was doing that type of work every day I'd seriously consider them. I wear gloves everyday in my construction job...problem is...I DO have to be able to pick up 1/8 inch drill bits...:lol: I'm a Husky fan.
 
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Curious to see how long they last for the price.
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I've given up on expensive work gloves, they simply don't hold any better to justify the price. Tree cutting, Jeep work, yard work, etc, tears up every glove I've tried...from cheap HF gloves to the pricier Mechanix stuff.

I've been ordering these off eBay for just over a year, and have been very impressed with both their fit and durability. Considerably cheaper than other gloves, and last just as long in my experience.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-SAS-SAF...269?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a7b37c385
 
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I wear plain old regular mechanix gloves for riding bikes/quads, tree/outside work I just pick up a set of cheap suede gloves (have several new pairs laying around), for doing towing the same suede gloves last maybe a month or two of constant use, working on vehicles and such its nitrile gloves. Most of the time I dont wear gloves however.
 
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I probably have 100 pair of mechanix gloves. I love them but do get a bit irritated when I melt through them with sparks and such. I' may try a set of these.

I kinda graduate mine through job types. New gloves are used only for light clean work for as long as possible. Once they get more dirty, I'll use them for outside work or more dirty work in the shop. From there they may get yard and dirt duty, and finally they go into full grease duty or wood cutting duty. By the time they get there they are pretty stinky. I work hard with my gloves and they are often dripping wet when I take them off.
 
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K-Dog said:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mec-mfg-05-009/overview/
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Thats a nice looking pair of gloves. Lasts a year you say ? No holes or seams breaking ? Doing collision repair, I just use the free leather gloves the shop provides, and switch back and forth between that and latex gloves. Works good for me. I probably use 1 or 2 sets of leather gloves per month.. and 1 box of latex gloves every 2 weeks. All at no cost to me :) I do like the dexterity of the regular mechanix gloves.. but they do not last long enough.
 
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JeepsAreBuilt said:
Thats a nice looking pair of gloves. Lasts a year you say ? No holes or seams breaking ? Doing collision repair, I just use the free leather gloves the shop provides, and switch back and forth between that and latex gloves. Works good for me. I probably use 1 or 2 sets of leather gloves per month.. and 1 box of latex gloves every 2 weeks. All at no cost to me :) I do like the dexterity of the regular mechanix gloves.. but they do not last long enough.
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Well I cant say NO holes, I mean when I retire them I retire them for a reason.

Let me put it to you this way. My prior pair had a hole in the seam in the index finger that was allowing in too many sparks. That was the only hole of significance. I started a new pair in January, my first day back from Christmas break. Its now March 23 and there are no holes rips or tears in my new pair. Averaging a year to a pair the price is not hateful.

Sadly yes I believe they are made in china. :(
 
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Ft.ValloniaStreaker

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I just buy brown jersey gloves by the dozen, sometimes they last a couple days, some days a couple hours. When I wear one out, I save the other and flip it over for the other hand when I start a nasty job, then toss 'em in the stove. $4 a dozen you can't argue with that. I'd feel awful trashing a high dollar pair. Oh and before somebody rips me, NO I don't weld in them.....
 
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Ive wanted to try those. Regular Mechanix gloves dont last for me, even though I like how they feel. The best gloves I have used have been plain leather ones by Duluth Trading Co. I have some light padded welding gloves by Hobart that are very good at the $5 sale price I paid.
 
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Those gloves are the doodoo! I use them regularly and also rotate two pair. These gloves have saved me many, many burns, grind throughs, cuts, carbide slivers etc. I won't weld/grind without them!
 
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K-Dog said:
I am a bit of a safety nut. I wear gloves quite a bit. Those standard issue Mechanix gloves would only last me a month or two between grinding, welding and all the other tortures of body work.

Until I found these.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mec-mfg-05-009/overview/

Mechanix fabricators. Not quite as thin as the normal Mechanix, so you cant quite pick up that 1/8 drill bit you dropped, but they still are quite ductile. They are leather front and back so they survive all the welding and grinding you can throw at them. Right now I am averaging about a year to one pair of gloves.
Seriously, these things are the best for this type of work.
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you might give a second thought to gloves for things involving rotating machinery (grinder, etc...) , no matter how cool they look 'safety nut'.

https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3170/3170-02R-2007-English.html#Controlling9

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/EHS/prod/aboutus/documents/safetyman/toolsafety.html

search for "glove" in ether one of those.
 
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Jrican said:
you might give a second thought to gloves for things involving rotating machinery (grinder, etc...) , no matter how cool they look 'safety nut'.

https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3170/3170-02R-2007-English.html#Controlling9

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/EHS/prod/aboutus/documents/safetyman/toolsafety.html

search for "glove" in ether one of those.
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If you don't use gloves while using a 4.5", 7", 9", etc grinder you are looking for the Darwin Award, just saying. Using gloves while using the typical sorts of rotating equipment involved while fabricating is not like using rotating machinery involved with something like machining.
 
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mechan said:
If you don't use gloves while using a 4.5", 7", 9", etc grinder you are looking for the Darwin Award, just saying. Using gloves while using the typical sorts of rotating equipment involved while fabricating is not like using rotating machinery involved with something like machining.
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if you mean angle grinder we can agree, but just incase, off-hand grinder = pedestal grinder, and gloves should not be worn.
 
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Jrican said:
if you mean angle grinder we can agree, but just incase, off-hand grinder = pedestal grinder, and gloves should not be worn.
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I agree. Every grinder I use is of the hand held sort. I really dont see me holding a frame rail up against a bench grinder any way ;)
 
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i use only 4543 rated gloves. current pick is the razor x500, or ninja silver plus.
 
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SK makes an awesome glove (try the green ones, they're really comfortable). They're a lot better than the new Craftsman gloves. However, I have some OLD Craftsman gloves that are freaking awesome. Same old story.
 
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Been using these for years, nice and lightweight, even will wear a nitrile glove underneath if digging into something really oily etc. Cheap enough to toss when done, but I rotate beatup pairs for the dirty work, newer pairs for more dangerous stuff.

I only trust welding gloves when using a hand held grinder after a few mishaps aka slicing through mechanix gloves.

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