leather gloves

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v-6

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I have been blowing out so many gloves i decided to do something about it. well all you guys probably already do it anyway .
but i took a spare piece of leather that i use for making sheaths and glued it around the blowout. well it work great.
vern
 
These guys grind naked, using only their penises. They check for belt wear by tea-bagging the grinder with their rusty iron balls:eek:

Yeah, I second the masking tape, but sounds like you've got a cool alternative. Although, sometimes the smaller knives make it next to impossible to use gloves. And I do have some concerns about having a finger get dragged into the little crack between the platen and workrest. I've had a knife or two get that treatment and it's ugly enough when it's steel:thumbdn:

Regards,

Dave
 
I rarely use gloves with machinery, I'd rather cut/grind/etc my hand than get a glove caught and lose it.
 
I use very tight fitting nitrile gloves. They at least keep the metal shavings out of my skin and the chemicals off of them. Heavy loose fitting gloves would scare me.
 
At most all Automotive assebmbly plants, gloves are worn by nearly every employee. I wear them doing about 90% of my shop work. Now when using ROTATING equipment, like lathes, drill presses,wire wheels, and mills - yes, only a fool would wear a glove. But,for running the grinder and buffer, I wear gloves.I use the knit metal handling safety gloves.I buy them by the gross, and wear a double glove on my left hand often. They fit like a thick second skin. Because they are ambidexterous, when the finger tips start to wear through, I switch the gloves and wear them on the other hand (holes will be on the back of the fingers).
Stacy
 
Stacy,

Do you have a link for a source? I make straight razors, which are usually less than 1" wide. I blow out a pair of leather gloves in a few grinding sessions. I'd like to find a good glove that I could purchase in bulk.

Josh
 
The only time I use gloves is when I am heat treating a knife. Using gloves on automotive or rotating equipment as in drill, Mills, Grinders, and things like that is just asking for something to happen. :yawn:
 
I tried to grind without gloves but SON OF A BITCH my fingers were burnt! Too much heat for my fingers!
 
I started with gloves, but have since moved to no gloves for most grinding. I may throw on a set for profiling, but I use a clamped on guide for beveling to keep my plunges even, and the way I hold on to it to grind allows more time before heat builds up. After it does, I dunk it a couple of times, and I'm good to go again.

Also, good idea to never use gloves for final grinding after heat treat and temper, but you probably already know that. Someone on here said it before, if you don't wan't to ruin your temper, don't wear gloves. It takes a real man to hold onto a 400+ degree blade without gloves! I also like to be able to quickly assess heat build up by a swipe of my finger with final grinding.

--nathan
 
You guys need to learn about slack buckets and push sticks. If your knife is too hot to hold with bare hands, it's time to get it wet. If you grind your knives after heat treating or if you regrind them at all, you need to know how to grind cool.
 
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