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Zumo · 08-02-2005, 05:46 PM

I even use to cheap brown cotton gloves to add an extra layer for knuckle protection. The do have "high performance" gloves out there too.

jamis · 08-09-2005, 09:01 AM

Me and all my crew use nitrate gloves. Their disposable, a box of 100 runs about $15, will keep your hands clean and resist most chemicals. Long sleeve shirts also go a long way in protecting you arms, even in steamy south Florida all my techs use long sleeve shirts.

funky3821 · 08-19-2005, 09:59 AM

Well this doesn't pertain to the knuckle protection but to over all hand protection!

Less then a month ago I was in my shop working on the injectors for the TBI on my truck. I had a freind over working in the garage next to the shop and I hear this "OH #$%# My @#$$ thumb!" So I run out to see what happened! Theres my buddy with a bloody hand and a quizzy look on his face!
What happened was her was grinding a rivit off a ball joint and hit his thumb! Ripped his nail almost clean off and put a huge dent in his thumb! I told him we needed to go to the doctor and have it cleaned out!

Later that week I got to see his thumb and MAN :sick: HE had a 1/4 knotch cut out of his thumb and no nail! Pretty nasty!

So always remember to wear gloves when grinding! Not to mention eye protection!!!!!!

cdowns · 08-19-2005, 04:27 PM

love those cheap brown cotton gloves!! i buy them by the dozen!!!!especially usaefull whenwaxing buffing or polishing stuff they work good for tight spots

Americanrider · 08-31-2005, 11:52 AM

yea...wear em if your going to wire wheel something.

blaserman · 09-01-2005, 07:34 AM

Man you were lucky. That almost went into the vain. I always were thin leather gloves that I get by the box at HF.

71SWBChevy · 09-05-2005, 11:55 PM

My uncle is a diesel mechanic in a mine and on day when using a wire wheel a wire went into his throat barely missing his juggular. He had to have it surgically removed. Needless to say he alway wears collared shirts as opposed to the normal t-shirts. Also he was exceeding the recommended RPM's for the wire wheel.

ureckme · 09-09-2005, 03:21 AM

If you have read any of my threads in body & paint you know I got cut real bad 3 times in one mounth, left hand. One a week for 3 weeks 2 inches a part and all bad bleeders. Just wear your Gloves!. No Glove, No love.

squizzleboy · 09-25-2005, 02:15 AM

speaking of grinders. i was using a cutoff wheel on a grinder and i was standing over the metal wearing some loose shorts and boxers. a spark came straight up my pants and hit me in the u know what. i dropped that grinder so fast and i am still haunted by it to this day.

MAR-Ktech · 09-28-2005, 01:20 PM

We run a very safety concious shop and rarely have injuries. A couiple stories about gloves from personal experience. We ask operators to use cautious judgement when wearing gloves around rotating machinery. Case in point, our bed strip roll forming operator was cleaning the rollers which is typically done with the rollers slowly turning. He was wearing white cotton gloves. His glove finger got caught in the pinch point between rollers. He managed to hit the stop button and pull his hand out of the glove before injury but it could have been disaster.

My cousin was wearing leather work gloves too near a fairly large rotating shaft of a piece of farm machinery. A set screw on the shaft caught the glove and took his arm off near the elbo. This was years ago before many of the current safety standards were in place.

When you think about it, even a large drill press bit or similar tool can catch a part of a glove and do serious damage. Extreme care must be used if wearing leather or canvas gloves around any rotating equipment.

Work safely!

Mar-Ktech

08-02-2005, 05:46 PM	#1
Zumo Hot Rods For Life Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 3,305	Wear gloves..... I even use to cheap brown cotton gloves to add an extra layer for knuckle protection. The do have "high performance" gloves out there too. __________________ 1968 C10 LWB **SOLD* Andy Viva Los Bicicletas! Los Muertos Custom Bicycles

08-09-2005, 09:01 AM	#2
jamis F.A.S.T. president Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 1,883	Me and all my crew use nitrate gloves. Their disposable, a box of 100 runs about $15, will keep your hands clean and resist most chemicals. Long sleeve shirts also go a long way in protecting you arms, even in steamy south Florida all my techs use long sleeve shirts. __________________ F.A.S.T. President and Founder Fabricators for the Advancement of Sawsall Technology "A fear of the Sawsall is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." ~Sigmund Freud, "General Introduction to Psychoanalysis"

08-19-2005, 09:59 AM	#3
funky3821 My brain fell out Join Date: May 2005 Location: Minneapolis MN Posts: 65	Well this doesn't pertain to the knuckle protection but to over all hand protection! Less then a month ago I was in my shop working on the injectors for the TBI on my truck. I had a freind over working in the garage next to the shop and I hear this "OH #$%# My @#$$ thumb!" So I run out to see what happened! Theres my buddy with a bloody hand and a quizzy look on his face! What happened was her was grinding a rivit off a ball joint and hit his thumb! Ripped his nail almost clean off and put a huge dent in his thumb! I told him we needed to go to the doctor and have it cleaned out! Later that week I got to see his thumb and MAN :sick: HE had a 1/4 knotch cut out of his thumb and no nail! Pretty nasty! So always remember to wear gloves when grinding! Not to mention eye protection!!!!!! __________________ '96 Monte Carlo: 15.974 at 86.xx 3400sfi swap; UD pulley, P&P heads, intakes, CAI, exhaust, Custom DHP PCM Performance parts for you 3100sfi/3400sfi? Go here '88 Chevy Silverado w/305

08-19-2005, 04:27 PM	#4
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	love those cheap brown cotton gloves!! i buy them by the dozen!!!!especially usaefull whenwaxing buffing or polishing stuff they work good for tight spots __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

08-31-2005, 11:52 AM	#5
Americanrider Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NW, WA. Posts: 1,421	yea...wear em if your going to wire wheel something. Attached Images

09-01-2005, 07:34 AM	#6
blaserman Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: glen burnie md Posts: 447	Man you were lucky. That almost went into the vain. I always were thin leather gloves that I get by the box at HF. __________________ This is my best friend

09-05-2005, 11:55 PM	#7
71SWBChevy Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Owensboro KY Posts: 11,905	My uncle is a diesel mechanic in a mine and on day when using a wire wheel a wire went into his throat barely missing his juggular. He had to have it surgically removed. Needless to say he alway wears collared shirts as opposed to the normal t-shirts. Also he was exceeding the recommended RPM's for the wire wheel.

09-09-2005, 03:21 AM	#8
ureckme ureckmefixit2@cox.net Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Mesa AZ. (Phoenix) Posts: 1,284	If you have read any of my threads in body & paint you know I got cut real bad 3 times in one mounth, left hand. One a week for 3 weeks 2 inches a part and all bad bleeders. Just wear your Gloves!. No Glove, No love. __________________ That's U RECK ME FIX it 2 74 Chevy Short Bed 355ci Sportsman II 64cc Angle Plug Crower Custom Grind .462in .486ex Dyno Test 422hp @ 5600 And it's got a Holley 3.73 Gears 12 Bolt 3.73 w/Posi 700R4 Going In I'm a Body Man So There! That's why it's not painted

09-25-2005, 02:15 AM	#9
squizzleboy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: california Posts: 111	speaking of grinders. i was using a cutoff wheel on a grinder and i was standing over the metal wearing some loose shorts and boxers. a spark came straight up my pants and hit me in the u know what. i dropped that grinder so fast and i am still haunted by it to this day. __________________ 63 chevy 350 crate th350 silverado seats american autowire harness

09-28-2005, 01:20 PM	#10
MAR-Ktech Truck Parts Mfg. Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 697	Wear gloves? maybe not always We run a very safety concious shop and rarely have injuries. A couiple stories about gloves from personal experience. We ask operators to use cautious judgement when wearing gloves around rotating machinery. Case in point, our bed strip roll forming operator was cleaning the rollers which is typically done with the rollers slowly turning. He was wearing white cotton gloves. His glove finger got caught in the pinch point between rollers. He managed to hit the stop button and pull his hand out of the glove before injury but it could have been disaster. My cousin was wearing leather work gloves too near a fairly large rotating shaft of a piece of farm machinery. A set screw on the shaft caught the glove and took his arm off near the elbo. This was years ago before many of the current safety standards were in place. When you think about it, even a large drill press bit or similar tool can catch a part of a glove and do serious damage. Extreme care must be used if wearing leather or canvas gloves around any rotating equipment. Work safely! Mar-Ktech __________________ GET MAR-K Quality! Restoration and Custom Pickup Parts for Chevy, GMC, Ford, Dodge and Custom Trucks



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