Don't get lazy!

Kevin McGovern

Kevin McGovern

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I did tonight and almost got a degloving. I was making some sheaths and didn't take my gloves off from handling hot kydex when I went to the drill press drill eyelet holes. In a split second the middle finger on my right glove was wrapped up around the bit. Luckily it tore and I was able to hit the switch. Just a bent drill bit, and a bruised finger...and ego.

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You where lucky. No gloves in my shop except in the hot department and rubber gloves for glue up.
 
Gloves have their place in knifemaking, just gotta know that place and never deviate from it.

Me i use thick nitrile gloves for grinding, drill press, epoxy, foredom, etc. They will tear apart long before pulling a finger into anything, but keep my hands looking like a desk jockey and not a metal masher, which is a plus in my book.

I do use same grippy rubber gloves like OP was using too, but only for hand sanding as gives a little cushion, warmth and protection.

Then of course the harbor freight welding gloves for hot work.

Come to think of it, im gloved up 90% of time in the shop. No glove no love!
 
Glad you're ok. This is why safety is the most important thing for new makers to know.
 
Glad just your ego got hurt. I keep a small fan right by my kydex station so I can cool the remaining heat quicker so I can get to the drill press quicker out of the press. I only use gloves when going from the griddle to the press which are literally one top of each other.

 
Kevin McGovern said:
You need a beefier kydex press...
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Everything except the springs and foam came out of dumpsters at my local recycle center. Bed frames are an excellent souse of light wight angle iron. Every time I see some poking out of the dumpster when I bring my trash I grab them. I've got about 7-8 sets sitting in my steel pile. Someone actually threw the jack away too. Only thing it was wrong was a missing handle. I can get the stainless rollers by the thousand from work the handle is made from.

I don't think it's over built, it's just built to last. :rolleyes:
 
Wow thank God you've still got that finger attached. A good wake up call for me to never cut corners with safety.
 
Yeah. I work primarily after the kids go down for the night, so I need to recognize when it's time to stop for the night
 
I work for a large power company that is all about safety and I understand why but sometimes more is not always a good thing. The implemented a policy of wearing gloves at all times while working. We had a guy running a lathe while wearing said gloves and got his finger sucked in and almost lost it. Moral of the story is no gloves around rotating machines. I don't recall seeing folks in machine shops wearing gloves. Glad your ok though!
 
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