Anybody found a brand of gloves that lasts?
I go through a pair every 2-3 months. Now I have a bucket full of unintended framers gloves – worn out at thumb, index and middle finger. I know, the latter wouldn’t happen if I could control my road rage, but the other two would still wear out, leaving my poor delicate digits defenseless.
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2 or 3 months!!!????
I feel like I'm doing good to get 2-3 weeks!
You actually wear them?
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Pencil pushing is really hard on gloves EH???
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I have irriatable Vowel syndrome.
I picked up a couple of pairs of Mechanix brand auto mechanics gloves that I wear. They have leather palms/fingers and mesh/rubber padded backs and are pretty comfortable. Pretty good dexterity too. I have also seen them at Lowes/HD made specifically for contuction, but still made by Mechanix. I think I paid 30 bucks a pair and have had them for a couple of year. I however do not make living in the building trades, but build a fair amount of decks, remodeling, basements etc so milage may vary.
Hope this helps,
J-
See you are in Hunt Beach.
I get all my gloves (full leather) at Boeing Surplus (used to be 50 cents/pair, then, in the last couple of years, as ebay resellers started to buy up everything, they went to $1, then $3, now around $4to $5/pair, still lots better than the $30 otherwise mentioned. Luka has/had a few pair, don't know how long they lasted him, but mine last a few years of one day a week wear. There is a retail store in Kent WA where you can by one or a dozen pair, but there is also a branch on Bolsa Ave, but think you need to bid on and buy lots of stuff there, might be able to get a few dozen for the price of a few pair.
Anyway, FYI if you want to check it out.
http://www.boeing.com/assocproducts/surplus/so_cal/locations.html
Hey Bruce:
Just like most of the other guys I don't get much good wear n tear from any glove either.
I have tried Ironclad (still the favorites), youngstown, CLC, and a couple of other brands . The problem lies in having a glove that fits good , gives you good dexterity and will still stand up to more than about month of working hard.
What kind of work are you doing (framing, finish ect??)
Recently i tried the CLC brand boxer glove and it works pretty good for exterior finsh and light framing. the little rubber grips help me hold on to my tools better then the synthetic leather but they don't hold up very long.
Good luck
Raymond
PS I'm still in search of good glove that will offer dexterity and WARMTH for the winter.... The search continues
Well , Ive been buying drivers gloves from sams and they are the cats azz. They feel almost as good as mama.
Here a while back I got a bad bad splinter in my hand with out gloves. I ended up in the emergency room . Took a long time to heal and it was a very expensive excercise.
Since then I wear mechanics or those drivers gloves which I dearly love them. They are cheaper as sams sells two pair for under 20.00. I ferget how much exactly but it doesnt even matter . Emergency surgery was over a grand .
Paint and drywall wise I use rubber glove liners . The rodeo profession caught on to them and the new cowboys think they are roping gloves like they were made for them. Really. I first seen them in a poultry proscessing plant used under rubber gloves 40 years ago. I can pick up a dime wearing them.
Both of those are useless hauling stone or carrying blocks so depends on what you are doing . I dont handle lumber any more with out gloves though.
Tim
Tim, I've framed in all weather early in jeezus, this 35 yr carreer. Dug, hauled, demo'd and worked fine finish. I wear gloves for warmth, usually pull them off to work. The only thing I might leave on were those fingerless wool w/nubs on palms and fingers. Fingerless makes grabbing a nail, using a pencil with some dexterity and a few other things, possible. I just don't wear them.
I understand tho have never experienced your warning to that degree. And you know what Tim. There's not hardly any place around the home, yard, garage and even the van that doesn't have a couple pair of gloves in the near vicinity. Have to put them somewhere when you take 'em off.
Lucky Joyce doesn't scream when I run these hands up her thigh.A great place for Information, Comraderie, and a sucker punch.
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I was moving a stack washer and dryer yesterday with TJ. I had laid the gloves beside the unit before I put a dolly under it . Dont ask me why .
I was pulling the unit through a small door way and wasnt in position but TJ didnt know it . I was pulling the unit through the door by tipping it and stopped . He thought I needed a little help so he pushed. It smashed my little finger and I bleed like a throat cut hog on these meds . When the work truck got totaled by the tornado I lost the box of bandaids . As I passed by those leather gloves , I thought , Uhhuh, those would have saved the cut. I might be smashed but I wouldnt be bleeding .
I dont wear eye protection either except bifocals bought at walmart for reading . The half ones , not full. I was talking to a friend that got a metal chip in his eye and had eye surgery.
I didnt wear resporators either and smoked. Im paying for that now ..
About the only thing I notice is when Im wearing gloves I dont ever get cut so far and just a few days ago the leather glove took a big splinter. Didnt get my flesh. Might not have even caught me if I was bear handed . It would have been bad though if it had .
I hate to wear a glove thats not comfortable or it doesnt fit the application. I do love driver gloves from Sams . The next time you are in Sams look at them. They will have two pair together . My store has the gloves out to feel and test them.
Lemme put them this way. Every time I show someone these gloves they want them. They are very nice.
Tim
Edited 12/28/2006 8:13 pm by Mooney
I know those gloves I think you are talking about (from Sam's): Plainsman Cabretta, right?I wear them all the time, one size smaller than usual. So they fit like a second skin, and they're thin, so you can reach in your pouch and actually feel what you're groping for.Are you still able to buy them from Sam's? The Sam's in my area stopped carrying them about a year ago, and my inventory is just about gone. ********************************************************
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Ill check the next time out . Its been a year since I bought some . Last Christmas is a matter of fact . We went to Sams for somthing to do and I walked out of the store with a double pair of those gloves in a plastic package .
Tim
I'd really appreciate it if you'd let me know, since then I'll know whether or not they are available somewhere in the Sam's system. I'm plagued with cracked skin problems on my thumbs, so I have tried just about every glove you could imagine, and these were far and away the best. I tried scouring the internet, and I did come up with a place that makes gloves from the same cabretta goatskin, but they're about $20 per pair, so I haven't tried them yet.********************************************************
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Well I was thinking too after reading your post .
Ive bought some from them that say plainsmen and Justin.
We just happen to have a Justin dealer here. Theres a rather large cowboy store here called Hurleys. He was world champion roper , cant remember the year. If they are not at sams , I would imagine they will be found there .
Have you checked the net ?
I take very good care of those gloves and only use them for truck driving and wood which includes hooking trailers and carpenter work. No fire wood or abrasives like rocks and block. I do use them for most handle tools like shovels and post hole diggers . I can handle 16 penny nails wearing them and of course they are the best handleing nailers in cold weather. So they last a long time but I know they would not as thin as they are if I used them for rough work. Id pay 20 bucks if our sources dry up. <G>
Someone in the thread I made about the splinter in the emergency room mentioned framers gloves. I still dont have a clue what they are ?
Tim
Edited 12/31/2006 10:25 am by Mooney
Mechanix has their original fastfit gloves, no padding on the palm, and none of those fancy velcro closures, just an elastic cuff. They are 9.99 at Autozone, and I love em. The will wash a few times, usually get a month out of em. They aren't terribly warm.
Ironclad and CLC both have a line of gloves -- kind of patterned after what you see football players wearing these days.Here's what Ironclad sells as a "framer's glove" -- but note the end is cut off for the thumb and first two fingers (which doesn't help my skin-cracking problem):http://tinyurl.com/ygra3bA better alternative for me in the Ironclad line are the "Box Handler" gloves. They are thinner than most of the other Ironclads and have little rubber dots over the palm and fingers (for slipping), but that also makes them a bit "sticky" when you try to reach into your pocket or a nail pouch:http://tinyurl.com/yfv47aBut none of these type gloves work as well as the Plainsman. I have even tried other goat skin gloves, but somehow the Plainsman people manage to make the leather thinner, which makes them more sensitive to feel when you're reaching blind into the pouches on your tool belt.********************************************************
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Lucky Joyce doesn't scream when I run these hands up her thigh.
Yer stoppin too low...
Happy Holidays Cal and Joyce!!!"And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so?
It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags.
And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore.
Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store.
Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more!â€â€œAnd then the true meaning of Christmas came through, and the Grinch found the strength of ten Grinches plus two. “
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Well, I guess I can always bathe her in kisses.
And a happy and prosperous new year to you man. I don't believe your wife and I have been properly introduced.
She gonna make one of these fests b/4 we all bite the bullet?
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Edited 12/28/2006 9:25 pm ET by calvin
I'm pushing her to come with me to speedofest...
but she is nothing if not strong willed...
CU there!!"And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so?
It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags.
And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore.
Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store.
Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more!â€â€œAnd then the true meaning of Christmas came through, and the Grinch found the strength of ten Grinches plus two. “
Max Rules!!!
There was a period when I got the idea (from a circus, ha?) I could condition my body over a period of time to not need to wear gloves. I'd leave them off 'til the last or past the last minute then put them on -conditioning. One day installing storm windows I got my thumb frostbit, lost the nail and it is the first to get dry and last to get green in spring. I'm a glove man now - big yellow and rubber on paint and caulk.
Wells-Lamont from Costco in the 3 pack. About as good as any in leather with double palms, etc. When moving wood, they go on. Or splinters go in.
For framing and dexterity - those fingerless framer gloves.
The ToolBear
"Never met a man who couldn't teach me something." Anon.
I too prefer the leather drivers gloves, without the double palm. About $8. at Walfart.
Have several pair around and in each car.
Oh, remember to take gloves off when using power saws. They could grab and pull your hand into the spinning blade.
grainger supply has a large selection of the rubber faced gloves that are good for dexterity and they also are in different styles that you can choose based on the temp. In winter, I'll wear the heavy duty yellow guys ($9/pair) and then go to the mountain climbing/tree huuging store and get fingerless wool gloves w/ a leather palm ($20/pair)to go over the rubber guys. Three sets get me through a hard winter of framing. Dry and warm = happy... I've used this combo for about 7 years w/ no problems.
Dustin
I am using some Atlas 370's that I picked up at a supply house. They are rubber fingers with light webbing on the backs. I am a metal stud framer and these are the best gloves I have had, I can finger screws nearly as good a bare handed, and at five bucks a pop, if they last a month I am happy.
Mike
Trust in God, but row away from the rocks.
like mooney said, those Sam's club gloves are the cats buttocks.
the best brand name they sell is Justin (cowboy gloves -- yeah, the ones they wear to ride em rope em and brand em)
and seriously, you can pick up a dime with them on. cabretta leather -- I could nevere wear gloves before, and these I can leave on all day. actually seem to help with a bad skin disorder I'd developed too.
their brand Plainsman isn't quite as good, but a close second.
I get all my gloves from Duluth Trading. A few years back I was a die hard wells lamont leather glove wearer (still have lots of pairs brand new) until the new "quarterback" style came out. I've tried all the brands, Mechanix, Irwin, Iron Clad (they are OK) and even the Makita M-Force 2 (which I think I made by mechanix). The M-Force 2 were expensive, like $40 and they wore out in about a month. Why all the excess padding on the back of the M-Force I can never figure out.Duluth Trading is the best, most gloves are $20. Their clothes are all I wear. Their customer service is second to none. I will NEVER work without gloves. I cannot see how anyone cannot wear them. Demolition work especially! Plus they have saved my from a nick or two from a rogue saw blade. Many companies have a glove policy much like safety glasses. They just make sense.
Justin and Plainsman are the names of them which I couldnt remember last night and I didnt go to the truck to see. Thanks .
Its kinda stupid reccomending somthing when a name is not given for their reference.
Tim
Northern Safety Supply in New York has a huge offering of gloves for every need.
I like their string knit gloves in 3 different weights-about $6 for a dozen pairs,and you can use them on either hand.
They have them with Kevlar too,but a lot more money.
Check this outfit out for all your safety needs.
Walter
Most of you'se will think I'm full of it, but I'm heart attack serious about these.
Go to Home Desperate. They actually have two (or more) locations in the store for gloves. At one of the aisles, near the middle of the store, near the mechanical things, you'll find a non-descript assortment of gloves. Look thru them for a light tan colored spandex type glove dipped in an apparently flimsy dark brown nitrile coating. They cost $4.99. NOT the latex dipped ones. Those are POS's.
Completely washable, will not shrink. So flexible and nimble that your can dial your cell phone with them on. They commonly come in either men's or (different color) women's sizes. They will very comfortably stretch to fit most anyone's hands.
This past summer, I bought one pair in July. I used that same pair, washing and drying it every day, for a total of 10 weeks. Each and every day, from 8am until dark, I wore them to wrassle ceement landscape blocks. After dark, I used them to finger tool the days mortar joints. After 10 weeks, they had served their purpose and I bought another pair. $4.99. They had worn out on the back of the fingers across the knuckles where the nitrile had not reached during the dipping process.
Blowes also carrys them. Their variety has a grey colored spandex with blue nitrile. I picked up a black spandex model with light gey nitrile somewhere else.
Within that 10 week period, I was helping install an outdoor fireplace into a tight masonary opening. At the back side of the appliance, there was a sharp edge of stainless sheet. My helper gave a big push on the unit and pinched my pinky betwixt the ceement and edge of the sheet metal. With enough force to at least cut a deep gash.
After the scream, I pulled off the glove expecting to find the finger left inside, but found not even the skin broke. The bone hurt like hell - even up to two weeks after, but the nitrile protected me from an emergency room visit.
Without question, these are the best value, easiest care, most durable gloves I've ever come across. I've never had even leather gloves perform this well.
Now they're not the warmest by themselves. But try putting on a white knit or brown jersey glove on and then a leather one over. Tight as can be. And when the leather gets wet, it shrinks. But then try putting on of these nitrile dipped models on and then the leather. Much, much easier - and plenty warm.
$4.99. Seriously, you can't get this performance for the price from anything else.