Why the glove war?

[SteelSlaver]

I work at a place with a strong glove rule. The machinist don't wear gloves though. I am not a machinist and famous for not having my gloves on. My hands are also very calloused and usually have a couple minor nicks and scratches. I can do much better work without gloves. Gloves protect you from minor injury but, seldom major ones. I wear them for heat protection or on stuff with small sharp edges and corners. On the heat thing a pair of wet glove are worse than no gloves. The water transfers and hold heat and even makes steam. If you grind and dip in water and your glove gets wet it will burn. I use gloves with hand held disk grinders and wire wheels also.
I find it interesting that the machinist do not wear gloves on the lathes and mills etc. Yet we are supposed to on the big bench grinders, belt grinders drill presses and the pipe threading machines. I do what I feel is best and the safety department pretty much ignores me. I am a firm supporter of common sense. I did ordered a pair of Kevlar gloves for some work with sharp stuff. If I redo a handle on a finished knife I tape something over the blade edge.

 

[Don Hanson III]

3 pages about gloves

I didn't know there was a 'glove war'

I don't think I could make a knife with gloves on. I do wear a light pair when welding damascus though.

 

[Fellhoelter]

Ahh, the pipe threading machine.

That one is easy.
Went through it last hitch.

If your company has a strong glove rule, I'll bet they also have a rule that says to follow ALL manufacturers guidlines when using a tool.
Operate within design parameters, follow written procedures, etc...etc...etc...

Take a minute and look at the manual for the threader.
I had to look mine up at ridgid.com, but I found it.

Here is an excerpt.
• Do not wear gloves or loose clothing when operating
machine. Keep sleeves and jackets buttoned.
Do not reach across the machine or pipe. Clothing
can be caught by the pipe or machine resulting in entanglement
and serious injury.

Another...

WARNING
Do not wear gloves or loose clothing when operating
Threading Machine.

These are just 2 of the 4 contained in that particular manual.

Printed and posted at the machine, I can tell anyone to Piss-Off when they hassle me, because I am obeying the manufacturers instructions, in a safe manner, complying with the rules and regs....

Easy-peasy, and boy does it ruffle feathers!!!

Stupid Logic.....

 

[koyote]

I wear gloves when forging and once in a while when using a file (though I usually just duct tape the guide thumb.)

Never wear gloves when grinding, and it seems pointless around the bandsaw. The loss of dexterity for me would really suck. I'm inconsistent enough as it is.


I've been thinking about putting a foot pressure switch on the belt grinder, though. Not sure it would do enough good if something bad happened, but I've thought about it.


I wear a heavy canvas apron, I'd love a leather one someday, but don't have it yet.

 

[Dan Pierson]

Once wet, the thumb protectors turn into little pressure cookers, with your thumbs ending up "well done".

That is very true. I do use them on small blades where a push stick gets
in my way but I have learned to notice the temperature and switch off
to a different one (after dunking the blade) when they start to get
too warm.