[kendo]

I bet I've tried 15 different pairs of nitrile gloves

the ones Im using now are almost perfect,
they're tight for dexterity,
the blue nitrile is a 3/4 dip and seems to hold up better than most
the problem is they absorb coolant right through the nitrile

this is the downfall of most gloves I've tried

so what kind of gloves have you guys found that are:
dextrous, tough, and shed liquid instead of absorbing it?

thanks
Kenny

[RICHARD ZASTROW]

For safety issues, no gloves allowed. If your referring to non-machining application,?????

Dick Z

[mactec54]

Hi Kendo

I agree with Richard no gloves allowed for machining of any type

[martinw]

Dear kendo,

I wrapped a latex glove into my drill press chuck a few years ago. Oh yes, flexible stretchy rubber and rotating metal become lovers instantly. Your fingers will suffer.

Please do not use any kind of gloves anywhere near rotating machinery.

Best wishes,

Martin

[kendo]

thanks guys,
all three of you

but anybody would be nuts to not wear gloves doing what I'm doing


now,
anybody with a suggestion on some good gloves can make it without worrying about me ripping my hands off
thanks

[5axisguy]

First of all I never wear any gloves around anything spinning, just to get that out of the way! To answer your question I have a thin pair of yellow kevler gloves inside a pair of Ansell gloves, after having a block slip out of my hands and recieving a few stitches, I found this was the best bet, the only time I put them on is to set up and remove mold cavities and cores to avoid all the sharp edges. Jump on the Ansell website, they have many different types of gloves, ranging from thin rubber coated for dexterity, to thick cut proof models. I believe the ones I use are the Hyflex model. They are not as cut proof as some, but with the kevler inside they sure are.

[LARGEJAMES]

You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make them think.:stickpoke

[kendo]

thank you kindly for your useful reply 5axisguy

[Kipper]

Have a search for some chemical resistant nitrile gloves......I wear leather gloves when hot stuff keeps getting my fingers

On a side note....Why don't cows weld for a living...

[JWB_Machining]

Since we're talking about gloves around rotating parts it got my mind wandering. SawStop makes a table saw that as soon as your finger comes into contact with the blade the saw shuts off with in 5 milliseconds so you won't get seriously hurt. Are there any machine suppliers out there working on this type of technology for mills and lathes and the such. I imagine it'd be a nightmare because the system works on the conducting an electrical impulse from the user and with different types of tools and coating it's probably not easy but I was curious if that's even being pursued by anyone.