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/...ortby=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...ex%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...
