tig vs mig gloves

[inphx]

My significant other is taking a hobby glass blowing class and asked if i could pick up some welding gloves for her as recommended by instructor. I see there are TIG and MIG gloves. i know these are different processes - but is the slag a different temp that warrants the matching glove material?

Thanks!

 

[sweet victory]

Welding gloves are much like condoms. The thinner and more feeling, the better. My vote is for miller's goat skin gloves. I got a pair for free when I bought my hood, and they instantly became my favorite gloves.

 

[tarbellb]

I would visit some glass blowing sites, specifically retail sites and see what gloves they are re-selling (at a premium). Then buy the welding glove equivalent.

sweet victory is spot on about weight/thickness vs feel.

What are they being used for specifically, oven use, tool manipulation, etc....?

to answer your question- MIG higher temps = thicker material.

 

[MoonRise]

TIG welding gloves are typically just thin and flexible leather. They have no insulation other than the thin leather.

Protects from UV (from the welding arc) and a limited amount of radiant heat.

MIG welding gloves usually have at least a little bit of insulation to provide a little bit more protection from the heat.

If the glass blowing instructor said to get TIG gloves, then get her some TIG gloves. I'm usually partial to Tillman gloves, although I do have a pretty nice pair of Miller (branded, who knows who actually made them) MIG gloves.

http://jtillman.com/products/gloves/

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

You might try a cheap set of each for feel...glass isn't nearly as abrasive as steel work.
Starting out, she will probably be working smaller pieces without the radiant heat that a 10+ lb glob of 2200 degree glass puts off.

 

[dr_clyde]

I am not versed in glass blowing. I'm not super familiar with the process. I do follow a few glassblowers on instagram, and they don't wear gloves much at all. When they do, its a thin glove to manipulate the tube or stem or whatever they call it.

They do use a heavy hot glove when opening the furnace.

I'd say get her a pair of thin, goatskin tig gloves for fine work and a heavy gauntlet stick glove for the furnace work. All told, maybe $30 for both.

 

[sqznby]

https://www.glovesforglassblowers.com/catalog/right_glove.php

Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the recommended gloves.
http://www.sundanceglass.com/lgtoolpiper.php

Nice sleeves
http://www.artcoinc.com/steelgrip.php

 

[kkroger]

I like my Tillman 25ALs or the Harbor Freight "Vulcan" TIG gloves, but you have to go through them and find the most flexible but they are only $8... I don't much care for Miller's TIG gloves... the Tillamns are about $12 or $14 and VERY VERY SOFT... VERY VERY flexy...

 

[Stooge]

i dont have any glass blowing experience, but I would guess if the instructor requested to buy welding gloves, they would be referring to the heavier duty, emphasis on on heat and splatter protection mig/ stick glove rather than the dexterity focused tig glove.
Im another tillman fan and use their 874 Elkskin stick gloves for my mig welding as they are pretty flexible and the fingers dont seem as prone to shrinking from heat, though I would think for a glass blowing class, those leather Lincoln gloves they sell at home depot for $10 would be a good starting point.

 

[ndnchf]

I too like the Harbor Freight TIG gloves for MIG use. I'm mostly doing small stuff, for that they work just fine.

 

[Kaizen]

Get her heavy gloves with sleeves if possible. Most likely for adding material to a 2000 degree kiln, mixing it, and removing it. So not a quick heat like a mig arc. She will also use it to catch the piece when they break it off the blowing rod and walk it to a kiln that slowly cools it. I’d get the special ones listed above. About the same price as good leather ones


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