Work Gloves - What's your setup

[Shopdaddy]

These gloves are not worth spit for the cold, but for giving (imho) the best compromise of protection and dexterity I haven't found anything better. CLC Pro Framer gloves. They hold up pretty well too.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000DYVHM/ref=twister_B0085JEYSC?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

 

[mobiledynamics]

Tarbellb -

Isn't - aren't the medium weight ones, still a nylon-goretex shell with a liner ?

It's a tradeoff. I'd sacrificing warmth level for dexterity and looking for a breathable glove for outdoor stuff during the winter.

Plenty of polartec like variaints, but it's mediocre in water resistent.

 

[tarbellb]

Tarbellb -

Isn't - aren't the medium weight ones, still a nylon-goretex shell with a liner ?

It's a tradeoff. I'd sacrificing warmth level for dexterity and looking for a breathable glove for outdoor stuff during the winter.

Plenty of polartec like variaints, but it's mediocre in water resistent.

Oh perhaps I misunderstood what you wanted? I thought it was just a liner.

Yes, there are lots of options for shell+liner gloves.

 

[crewchief888]

at work i always have a pair of nitrile gloves on... when it gets cold, i wear whatever i can get my hands on. gloves are constantly rotated for a warm dry pair.

in the garage i have a pair of tillman fabricators gloves for welding/fab work, otherwise just a pair of nitrile gloves to try to keep my hands reasonably clean..

 

[mobiledynamics]

Oh perhaps I misunderstood what you wanted? I thought it was just a liner.

Yes, there are lots of options for shell+liner gloves.

I ended up ordering a OR Centurion. We'll see if it's dexterious enough....

 

[anndel]

Sometimes disposable nitrile gloves, sometimes Mechanix gloves but most times nothing.

 

[Bulldog13]

I have Mechanix Impacts for riding my bikes...I buy the older style Mechanix gloves when they are dirt cheap on Amazon....for the garage...I buy whatever color they have. I tend to wear out the fingers before the glove itself. I scored a great Cold weather set but they aren't much use in Florida now.

 

[Stadger]

Hardy mechanics gloves for around the shop. For heavy work outside I have been using White Ox.

 

[mobiledynamics]

Got my OR research gloves. Seems middle of the pack , meaning it's not as thick as my guide gloves but a bit less dexterious than my polartec based glove.

Here's hoping it's a bit more water resistent than the p-tec

 

[Wrenchinfool]

I use leather, nitrile, kevlar lined, and cotton..I work on diesels so it depends on what I am doing on any particular day on what's keeping my hands clean..

 

[welder4956]

I bought a pair of these today at Lowes for $29.99 minus my 10% veterans discount. Fit well and comfortable, we'll see how well they hold up.
https://www.amazon.com/Mechanix-Wear-Leather-M-Pact-Gloves/dp/B01EOWA2PW/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1515891342&sr=8-9&keywords=mechanix%2Bmpact%2Bgloves&th=1

 

[Hammer1963]

I like using my Mechanix Fabricator gloves.

Damn good gloves for welding or anything HOT! I do use other gloves depending on the application. One size fits all doesn't work for me. Snap-on cut resistant gloves are great for body work and similar activities. Regular cheap Harbor Freight or similar work well for me on general BS work. Nitrile gloves are a must for painting and adhesive work.

 

[TheEuronater]

I like the three pack of the Firm Grip gloves from Home Depot for 10 bucks, Lowes has the same ones under the Blue Hawk brand for 10. I also got the extreme versions for 6.88 each and think they're very nice for the price.

 

[Rick B.]

I buy the red and black hardy mechanics gloves from HF. I like the impact protection areas. they have saved my hands many times. use them for most every type of job. they normaly run 14.99. I wait until I get a coupon for 8.99 ( sometimes it is 9.99 ) then buy 4-5 pairs. I think these hold up better than the more expensive mechanics brand name ones. for anything " wet " I use the nitrile gloves , also from HF.

I'd buy a pair but they only come in kid sizes. I'd need 3XL.

 

[tarbellb]

By far the best light glove I have found for Metal Fabrication and Wood Work.

These last 5-10x longer then standard nitrile coated woven nylon gloves like you see everywhere.

Cut resistant, high heat tolerance, Stainless steel thread reinforcement, excellent fit and ergonomics.

I love these gloves, I do lots of grinding and the backs of my other gloves would disintegrate. Not the case with these, going on almost 4 months daily wear. I even do some light MIG welding in them!

Oh and I just scored a bunch at $3.75/pr.... well worth double that.

Superior Glove - www.superiorglove.com

Model # - Superior S13KBFNT - Emerald CX Lite Nylon/Stainless Steel String Knit Glove with Foamed Nitrile Coated Palm, Work, Cut Resistant, 13 Gauge Thickness

 

[Tennessee Cattleman]

Big Jake gloves work good for heavy duty use. They also come in 2xl size.

 

[mobiledynamics]

Tested a slew of gloves. NOT a fan of the foamed nitrile. Granted, it's thicker and more durable and better in dexterity than other *work gloves*, but for me, it makes the gloves too ridgid. I suppose for many, it may suffice. For me, thin is in.

In my eval of various gloves with different cut/abrasion ratings, call me old skool but my go to glove has got to be either considered a lightweight/midweight in fabric on a single sided coated glove.

For cold weather, even the pair of new Gore Tex/linder combo was too much and I went back to a polartec glove...

Checked out a pair of Mechanix/Milwaukee gloves as well. Too much meat for me.

 

[tarbellb]

The dexterity on those 13 gauge gloves is really good. Easily handle small screws, etc..

Not as thin as 11mil nitrile gloves, but not much thicker. Check out that Superior website, they probably have something you would like.

 

[davethorik]

I have 3 pair of insulated Mechanix-style gloves at the moment, one is a $7 Wally World special and it has actually held up well to lighter duty use for a few months now.

I have a just about done pair that came from HD that have holes in them, I keep around for extra messy jobs like pouring concrete, they lasted about a year, I think $12-15.

Just now got a 2nd hand, but barely used Winter Hawk brand pair as a gift from my BIL, they were issued to him at a railway job. They have hi-viz yellow backs, and reflective material. They are a little more well made, but stiffer gloves, is my short term impression. They have some proprietary type of insulation, not the usual Thinsulate, and are the warmest of my 3 pair.

I have a pair of Duluth Trading windproof, waterproof insulated gauntlets with an almost cordura like outer. They have been my go-to winter gloves when snow shoveling or sledding/skiing. I only use them for those tasks, however, and they still look new.

For not work, i have a black pair of deerskin insulated gloves. They work well, and thin enough to be acceptable driving gloves.

 

[davethorik]

Here is a pic of the Winter Hawks.
One feature about them I like, they have a stretchy fabric panel on the velcro wrist band in the adjustment area, so you do not have a coin size patch of frostbite on the back of either hand due to exposed skin like other work gloves of the type in cold weather.

 

[ClappedOutBport]

Kinco 98 unlined leather gloves. They are the only people that sell gloves I've found that fit me.

Now here is the trick. It's not so much about the glove. It's about the treatment. If I just take new gloves and use them, I get maybe 1-2 months out of them. If I first coat them with 1 coat of obenaufs, then another 1-2 coats of Leather Honey about 2 and 4 weeks later, then yearly coats of one of the aforementioned, I'll get 2-3 years out of them. They never get stiff, they're a lot warmer, and leaving them out in the rain once isn't a death sentence.

Amazon says I've bought 2 pairs, the first on July 4 2017, the second on March 18, 2018. I lost the first pair for about a year though. The second has a few small holes, but both still have tons of life left.

 

[lardy1]

I could never figure out how to do anything except hold something with gloves on. I'm from ancient times. I rarely wear gloves while working except to handle cable or something that might cut.

 

[Parrothead]

I buy whatever mechanics gloves are cheap, like the Hardy gloves from HF that have a $3.99 coupon. I bought about 5 pairs of John Menards’s gloves a few years ago for $3. I don’t need them to be warm, just protect the skin a bit as I have the warmest hands on earth.

 

[Robinson1]

I'm not really a big glove fan. Only wear then when I absolutely have to.

I've got several pairs of insulated carhartt gloves I've bought over the years. Very bulky and not really as warm as they should be for the bulk.

I keep a pair of midwest leather palm insulated work gloves in my truck. I use them for random things I need a pair of heavy gloves for like pulling cable or loading scrap metal.

In the winter usually wear the old fashioned red fleece lined Jersey gloves. They are around $3/pair at the local lumber yard and will last a couple weeks working outside in the winter. Downside is they are not waterproof at all.

 

[PhantomEB]

Picking up a box of grease monkey ones today now I got way more clean work bench space I can leave the box out, more easily accessible.

 

[dodge610]

Home depot has a 6 pack of milwaukee gloves that are pretty nice got a 6 pack for my SS victim then went and got myself a 6 pack.

 

[crewchief888]

At work I wear nitrile gloves all the time, when temps drop I have several pairs of cheap brown Jersey gloves I wear. As my hands get cold, I swap gloves for a warm dry pair. My service truck rarely gets shut off while I'm working, cab stays toasty warm.
At home I wear whatever I can get my hands on, favorite pair currently are a pair of mechanix wear insulated gloves

 

[Locker537]

Nitrile when the weather is reasonable and I'm working with fluids, grease, etc.

Various Milwaukee gloves as of late, doing demo in the house, working in the yard, etc. Their cut resistant level 1 gloves are on sale at Home Depot. 6 pairs for $20. I like them because they are breathable and durable. I've only managed to cut one on broken ceramic tile and it no doubt saved my finger from getting a cut.

 

[dodge610]

At work I wear nitrile gloves all the time, when temps drop I have several pairs of cheap brown Jersey gloves I wear. As my hands get cold, I swap gloves for a warm dry pair. My service truck rarely gets shut off while I'm working, cab stays toasty warm.
At home I wear whatever I can get my hands on, favorite pair currently are a pair of mechanix wear insulated gloves

That brings back memories my Dad wore those brown jersey gloves. When i was younger i would never wear those brown jersey gloves. Now that i am older I wear the brown jersey all the time lol.

 

[dalehsc]

Over the past 30yrs I have had hundreds of Mechanix Wear gloves,a lot of them were promotional deals,buy something,get a set of gloves. I got two pairs of Ringers gloves,with Carquest advertising on them,they fit better than Mechanix,I used them driving a race car. Haven't seen them around for probably 20 yrs. Here in Eastern Canada mechanix wear is the easiest to find. NAPA,Canadian Tire,Carquest,Uni Select,all carry them

My Loctite Mechanix Wear gloves are still good in the palm & fingers yet,but I'll have to get a set of Milwaukee Demo gloves,first chance I get.

 

[dalehsc]

I picked up a pair of Milwaukee Demolition Gloves after Christmas,didn't get to use them until I tore out a front closet wall in our bedroom. They were OK,I wouldn't drive the extra distance to pick them over Mechanix Wear, but I can't comment on the durability.....yet

 

[slowtwitch73]

For cheap, Albertsons has Stanley gloves for around $ 2.20.

 

[M.Brane]

Hydra Hides from Costco for general purpose. Wells Lamont pigskin for metalworking. Tillmans for MIG & TIG.

 

[craftsman creep]

For work gloves not for the cold I like these kinco gloves
In the cold I use Milwaukee insulated gloves