I am normally very organized. I like to buy my tools with cases and I hate wasting time looking for something that I know I had yesterday.
That being said I can’t figure out what to do with gloves.
I have many pairs and the standard work gloves sort of have a life cycle. They start out clean and I can use them for moving lumber and such, they get dirty and are used for cleanup, then they get some grease on them and I use them for the car, and so on and so on.
I also have heavy duty gloves, rubber gloves, nitrile gloves, etc.
How do these get stored efficiently?
Mine sort of all end up on my work bench in a pile and then I try to match pairs and end up with 2 lefts or one dirty and one clean – you get the idea.
If I put them in a bin, I have them same problem except they are all in the same spot.
I feel like I need those things the little kids use to keep their mittens together.
Anybody have an idea about this?
Again, not really critical, but I was just doing yard work and it took me too long to find a set of gloves for the task.
Thanks.
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I tend to pack my tools a bit differently; that is, by task rather than by type.
For example, I keep a pair of safety glasses in the case with my grinder.
Gloves are no different; different gloves for different tasks.
For example, my high-voltage gloves are kept 'sacred' in their own case, with the electrical 'service change' kit. By contrast, the welding gloves are kept with the torch kit.
There are, of course, exceptions for every rule. The toss-away rubber gloves are kept handy, as are the all-purpose cotton 'string knit' gloves. The latter are in little balls (as you would pair socks), with the dirty ones tossed in the dirty rag pile.
Hey, I do it like Reno. And some gloves that can't be "cuffed" get clipped together.
Jim x 3
Could be the most useless answer you'll ever get........
You were not terribly specific about how many pairs you have, I'll figure about 10 not counting specialty, task specific gloves -- welding, high voltage, etc.
I used the KISS technique to organize gloves.
Piece of 1/8" nylon cord with loops tied in it. Each loop captures a "Bulldog Clip", one pair of gloves on each clip, cord hangs from a nail in the garage. Cheap, visible storage.
I bought the Bulldog clips from an office supply store in a tub of 20 or so -- couple bucks.
I am partial to deerskin gloves because of their hand-molding characteristics and dexterity provided. They are a bit pricey, new gloves are stored in a drawer, inside of the house -- once used they get a Bulldog clip in the garage.
Jim
Edited 9/7/2009 4:32 pm ET by JTC1
Binder clips from the office supply. (may be the same as Bulldog clips, as suggested)
Binder clips = Bulldog clips.
Bulldog is a brand name.
Jim Never underestimate the value of a sharp pencil or good light.
I throw them on the floor. Every six months or so when I can't see the floor, I pick em up and start over.
mike
Almost 10 years as a GC; never used gloves. Problem is, you aren't concious of NEVER letting things slip through your fingers with gloves - and then, when you don't have them, cuts and splinters.
Gloves make ya weak!
Forrest
I have plastic buckets. I put my gloves in them based on how bad they are and what they can be used for. I almost never have to throw a pair away. There is always some job that comes up and completely covers a pair in tar or whatever. When I do throw one out after it has reached the last bucket, I have no regrets. I have essentially recycled the gloves several times over several years.
I do like to think about jobs I have done with the help of a set of gloves just before it gets tossed. This can bring back some nice memories.
Buy some mannequin hands, and glue them (by the wrist-stub) to the dashboard of the truck. As you use a new pair, throw away one of the old pairs, and use that pair of hands to store them.
And of course, if the mannequin hands have articulating fingers, well you could let other drivers know of your mood at any given moment.
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I won't be laughing at the lies when I'm gone,
And I can't question how or when or why when I'm gone;
I can't live proud enough to die when I'm gone,
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here. (Phil Ochs)
often used go into the door compartments in the truck...
new and seldom used are kept in tool box dedicatited to them...
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Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Grow Man Hands.
I never used gloves. A couple of years ago I started to. Then became dependent. The other poster was right, made me weak. So I stopped cold turkey. Now, no gloves and strong hands. A couple of years ago at this site I would have suggested keeping them in your purse, but that's bad behavour now days. Vic
Thats right Man Up and throw them away. Always use solvents, if it don't cause cancer in Calif, I don't use it. Don't matter cause I'm in Florida.
No smiley, cause I ain't joking.
I used to keep several pairs of gloves out on my work bench or on the chopsaw table, whatever, until one day I couldn't find any. The packrats in my shed had stolen every one of my gloves. I had to dig apart the whole lumber pile to find those rat nests. I found each glove in a different place. I also found the leather sheath to my knife and the paper cover for my cross cut saw and a shed snake skin. Now I keep my mechanics gloves and old leather gloves in the drawer of an old file cabinet in the shed. Nitrile gloves I keep in a coffee can by the pile of solvents and painting stuff. The newer leather gloves I use most often for picking up pine cones and pulling briars out of trees I keep right by the door to the house.I'm a woman so I can wear gloves just as much as I want. I guess the men that think gloves aren't manly just have all the wrong role models.
Same. The only time I do anything is when dry setting 2" thick bluestone over stonedust for patios. I did a patio last month with 24" by 30" bluestone, I usually have to set the pieces, then lift them and adjust the base, then reset the stone slabs. It shreds even calloused fingertips. I can't stand gloves so I wrap my working fingertips with a couple of wraps of duct tape and replace it through the day as the tape wears through.My wife started by putting little velcro thingies on the backs of her gardening gloves and sticking the velcro together. Then she graduated to rolling one glove up and stuffing it in the other. Then she graduated to bare hands for most tasks. She only wears gloves when dealing with poison ivy, or pruning the rose bushes, etc.
I have a plastic box under my van seat that I keep all my gloves in.
Somebody breaks into the van at night and steals all the right handed ones. :)
Hears an idea: Get a bunch of hobby paint jars. With every new set of gloves, paint a little of each the same color. Give yourself at least 6 colors to choose from. If you have more than 6 pairs, it's likely you'll still be able to match the correct ones.
Tu stultus es
Rebuilding my home in Cypress, CA
Also a CRX fanatic!
Look, just send me to my drawer. This whole talking-to-you thing is like double punishment.
use a felt tip and number the gloves...
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WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
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Thanks for the input - I guess everyone had some free time for a less than critical question.
I like the binder clip idea since that keeps the r&l gloves together. I saw some clips with magnets on my fridge that look perfect - they may somehow vanish. The magnets might not be strong enough to hold the gloves (I wear XXL) but they had a hole that I could run a cord thru and hang them on the wall.
On of the guys in my shop numbers his gloves and that works as long as you don't end up with a pile on the workbench - like me - and then have to sort thru them.
Thanks.
What if the gloves are black or dark?
Tu stultus esRebuilding my home in Cypress, CAAlso a CRX fanatic!
Look, just send me to my drawer. This whole talking-to-you thing is like double punishment.
light colored felt tip...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
In addition to numbering the gloves, you could also identify them by hand, as in 4L and 4R. Old Army trick for new recruits' boots. Or, to save ink, you could label one 4L and the other just 4, though that requires a higher level of intellect.
and an underline for the 6's and 9's to keep them fron getting cornfused...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"