[thetrillionaire]

I run a Haas VF-11 vertical mill. Due to the nature of my work i am constantly inside the machine. I owned a pair of Mack brand boots and the coolant ate through the soles in about 2 months. I was wondering if anyone new of a good brand of coolant resistant boots, or a way to create a seal from the coolant

[djr76]

Dr. Martens soles are pretty tough, look into Red wing shoes and boots. They make all kinds of boots for different work environments.

[maxboostbusa]

Some of the chemicals we use at work eat all the stitching out of my boots after a month or so. I have went back to my trusty Danner and even Bates boots and have had the pair I had on for almost 2 years now. My Danners are Acadias which are USMC issued gortex and the Bates ICWB's I got were from the PX are gortex also but with a removable thinsulate liner. Might could try them.

[Gduff]

Use a grren coolant such as hangsterfers

[thetrillionaire]

we already use hangstefers

[Gduff]

Which coolant are you using? S-500? Neosol?

[dertsap]

most boots will say if they are oil resistant

[thetrillionaire]

1. We use Hangsterfers S-500 coolant
2. My boots that melted were "oil resistant"

[ged]

see what it does to your boots in 2 months! Imagine ,after you throw 2 tons of super hot 420 stainless chips into your coolant and all it does is create toxic smoke that turns the whole shop a blue haze and we breathe it day in and day out! Imagine what it does to your lungs!!! And your eyes burn all day. And they tell me I cant smoke in the shop !(Olympia VBM Operator)

[Arty 3000]

go to payless and purchase these boots that look like leather. but they are plastic. put some oder eaters in those bad boys and you are good to go. i have had mine for a year and not a scratch on them. you feet will sweat a little because they are plastic. but they are truly coolant resistant. :rainfro: oh yeah, they olny cost $12.00

[widgitmaster]

When I was gainfully employed; prior to retirement, the only steel toe work boot I would ever buy were made in Texas for Oil Field worker by a company called RedWing shoes

RedWing

WidgitMaster

[thetrillionaire]

All in all i decided to go with the Redwings, and after a couple of months i can say that they work great! When i went into buy them i couldn't help but notice that the soles were of a much more heavy duty construction than my old boots. I have never had a better fitting pair of boots, and the soles are here to stay. Attached are 2 pics of my old soles

[MazakMikeO]

I have a pair of Dickies boots at the moment that seem to be holding up quite well.