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I am going to buy a pair of long cuff welding gloves.My current pair was bought about 22 years ago at a flea market booth.Have no idea what the brand was but I want another pair with the long cuffs, all the way to my elbows.I just decided to post here as I figure the replies will give me much to consider.Do you guys have a favorite brand or merchant? Online store?
Reply:Originally Posted by walkerweldI want another pair with the long cuffs, all the way to my elbows.
Reply:I tried the Cayman long cuff gloves and they work well for the high temp tig work I do. They don't last long in wet environments however. Weld like a "WELDOR", not a wel-"DERR" MillerDynasty700DX,Dynasty350DX4ea,Dynasty200DX,Li ncolnSW200-2ea.,MillerMatic350P,MillerMatic200w/spoolgun,MKCobraMig260,Lincoln SP-170T,PlasmaCam/Hypertherm1250,HFProTig2ea,MigMax1ea.
Reply:Got a pair of 18" Black Stallion brand stick gloves at one of our area welding supply houses. This particular store was the only store of the ones I phoned that had ANY long cuff gloves. The clincher for the sale was that their location was just a short jag off of my normal route driving to my job.Used them yesterday and they seem alright. Size Large, but a little snug on my hand (only size in stock) but they might get looser with time, like a pair of shoes. If these turn out less than satisfactory, I may try a pair of Miller 21" cuffs from Cyberweld.Nobody I phoned around here even had any Caiman brand stuff, but that is a nice looking glove.I expect that July or August will not make much difference for me. My job is heavy truck/forklift mechanic and welding is only one facet of my job. When I am welding (or OA cutting), it usually means anywhere from a couple of minutes to a couple of hours. And when it is one of the couple hour jobs, it's not all continuous weld time. If I was was welding all day long I would have to consider heat gain and choose my apparel accordingly. Heck, with the short weld times I see, I figure I'm cooler covering up my arms AGAINST heat gain than trying for maximum air exposure.Thanks.
Reply:Tried them. Too hot for me. I have leather sleeves I pull on for a minute when needed.Bubble gumTooth pixDuct tapeBlack glueGBMF hammerScrew gun --bad battery (see above)
Reply:How the heck did you get a pair of gloves to last 22 years? I'm lucky to have one last two weeks.93 Bobcat 225GMillerMatic 135HF Tig 91811
Reply:Well, I always tried to stick them back into a plastic bag and put them in my toolbox when not in use.I also tried to be careful not to use them for any other tasks except welding and OA cutting, I always used other gloves for grunt work.But the biggest reason may be that I don't weld nearly as much as most other people here who are actually weldors by job title.And I could have justified buying a new pair maybe 5 years ago when the first hole appeared.Last week I pulled them on and saw an entire finger poking through, so it was time to pony up for a new pair.
Reply:Tillman makes a couple of long gloves, 23" longhttp://jtillman.com/products/gloves/stick/1050-23/http://jtillman.com/products/gloves/stick/810-23/
Reply:I got a pair of steiner gloves that cover my whole arm. they work good, have had them for about 2 years now. There a bit cumbersome but protect you very well. I have a pair of cheap hobart china gloves that I got free when I ordered my HH140 that still work good even with a shriveld finger from geting it to hot welding. I do want to try one of those sets of caimen gloves too. Hard to find gloves my size since most are large and xl and I need a medium so I mostly deal with what I can get which is fine till I need to grab something then its frustrating. Honostly slot of times I dont even wear gloves when Im welding. I can deal with spatterr burns.HH140---------------------------https://www.facebook.com/brandon.pike.9
Reply:Originally Posted by CamWTillman makes a couple of long gloves, 23" longhttp://jtillman.com/products/gloves/stick/1050-23/http://jtillman.com/products/gloves/stick/810-23/ |
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