TIG gloves, work gloves any preferences?

[GriffithMetal]

I usually work without gloves except when I'm welding. I usually destroy the regular kidskin TIG gloves pretty quick. I bought some Torchwear gloves and they were great until I destroyed them. It looks like the mechanix brand has a copy that is the same price. I am curious if anyone has found something like the Torchwear glove that can be used for TIG and for general fabwork. I am using these Black Stallion Xtreme gloves from Airgas. They fit well but the top fabric which is supposed to be flame resistant just burns away when I touch them to hot metal.

Torchwear
http://torchwear.com/images/TIGMIG-Glove3.png

Mechanix Fabricator
http://img3.wfrcdn.com/lf/46/hash/4087/3179742/1/Fabricator+Gloves+Medium.jpg

Black Stallion Xtreme
http://i.pgcdn.com/pi/97/50/04/975004371_260.jpg

[Sieg]

I use the Tillman 24C TIG Glove for most everything. For extensive MIG work I use their 850L MIG glove. I don't mail order because I'm picky on fit, so when I find a couple pairs of the 24C's that fit my hand at one of the local shops I'll buy them. The price vs. quality vs longevity seem like a deal to me.

Maybe:

http://jtillman.com/products/gloves/tig/44/

[GriffithMetal]

I use the Tillman 24C TIG Glove for most everything. For extensive MIG work I use their 850L MIG glove. I don't mail order because I'm picky on fit, so when I find a couple pairs of the 24C's that fit my hand at one of the local shops I'll buy them. The price vs. quality vs longevity seem like a deal to me.

Maybe:

http://jtillman.com/products/gloves/tig/44/

The 24c glove is nice. It fits well and has good feel. Kidskin is the best for TIG welding. The deerskin gloves leave little fuzzies everywhere.

[INTMD8]

For all work, including welding, I just use thin nitrile gloves. Could never get used to the loss of feel with thick work gloves.

[dontlifttoshift]

Cheap, Brown work gloves for me. I have trashed a pair in a day and I have had them last a month.

[Hotrod1]

I have been down the road buying all these different gloves from Home Depot, Harbor Freight, Hardware stores, etc. They have all been garbage and need to be replace just after a couple of days of fab and welding work. I Finally found the right ones that are supple, dont turn to garbage when grinding sparks hit them, can take a hit from the wheel itself, and even work with the TIG. Its been weeks working with them and they are still in great shape. I am sure that there are others, but at this price?

Get them at Costco. $6.33 per pair in California. Item 651873 Wells Lamont 3 pack leather work glove. $18.99 per pack.

[renegade6]

I've had really good luck with these. Holds up to the heat and pretty resistant to cuts from a grinding wheel.

http://www.amazon.com/Kevlar-Seamed-Multi-Task-Welding-Gloves-Medium/dp/B005DLBJLA

[GregWeld]

I hate gloves of any kind... but have had to learn to use them. I've bought box holders for the gloves I use and have them located on the walls or posts around the shop. Rip one - a new pair is a few feet away.



http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/magnetic+glove+dispenser.do?sortby=ourPicks




PitPal also makes one in aluminum but they're more expensive... I use them in the trailer.




I've found the Diamond Grip brand of glove (Microflex) holds up the best for me. I buy them off Amazon by the case.




http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_13?url=search-alias%3Dindustrial&field-keywords=diamond+latex+gloves&hasWorkingJavascript=1&sprefix=diamond+latex%2Caps%2C411



And for TIG welding I too use the Tilman Kid gloves... They're expensive but they're awesome.



For grinding and handling sheet metal --- or cutting etc -- I use the "mechancix" style gloves. The only thing I don't like about a glove that has a fabric backing or some fabric in the gloves is that it holds the grinding dust or slivers from using a carbide bit etc.

Basically -- I don't think there's a "one size fits all" solution... so I just keep a bunch of different gloves around the shop and use the ones that best suit the job I'm doing at the time.


Did I mention my hands are a mess? LOL


I buy SuperGlue by the case and keep it everywhere - to seal up the splits in my thumbs and any other maladies that naturally occur doing what we do... :waveflag:

[renegade6]

I used to use mechanics type gloves for metal working but, found that the sparks from my cut off wheel would burn thru the fabric.

[GriffithMetal]

I killed another pair. As the gloves thin out the feel is so much better but then they fail. Oh well time for some more.

[GregWeld]

I killed another pair. As the gloves thin out the feel is so much better but then they fail. Oh well time for some more.




There's just a certain amount of this that's considered "consumables" huh Eric!!

[GregWeld]

I did just receive TWO TIG FINGERS from Welding Tips and Tricks . Com.... so it will be interesting if that saves that side of my right hand glove.

[Sieg]

I did just receive TWO TIG FINGERS from Welding Tips and Tricks . Com.... so it will be interesting if that saves that side of my right hand glove.Cool! Pun intended, though I am interested in your feedback. When I was welding that mortar tube I was wanting one!

[GriffithMetal]

There's just a certain amount of this that's considered "consumables" huh Eric!!

No kidding! I just want a pair that lasts a while once they are broken in. I have to try those TIG finger things.

[Revved]

I have been down the road buying all these different gloves from Home Depot, Harbor Freight, Hardware stores, etc. They have all been garbage and need to be replace just after a couple of days of fab and welding work. I Finally found the right ones that are supple, dont turn to garbage when grinding sparks hit them, can take a hit from the wheel itself, and even work with the TIG. Its been weeks working with them and they are still in great shape. I am sure that there are others, but at this price?

Get them at Costco. $6.33 per pair in California. Item 651873 Wells Lamont 3 pack leather work glove. $18.99 per pack.

I'm a big +1 on these as well!! I've been buying them for several years now. They tend to split at the seams at the tips of the fingers but I keep a roll of carpet thread and keep them going. I can't tell you how many times these things have saved me from serious gashes when a drill press or a grinder catches a workpiece and jumps. They hold up very well and are light enough that prefer them to the welding gloves I've tried. I keep a clean set on the TIG.


For oily, greasy stuff I buy Nitrile gloves by the box from Costco as well. Habit I got into back working on the line... one minute you are under a car, next you are pulling a dash chasing wiring... Easier to strip off gloves then scrub down every 5 min.