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Thread: Gloves for milling
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16th February 2009, 09:07 PM #1
Gloves for milling
I have never been a glove wearer, even when I was laying pavers for a living I prefered to wear out my fingers. I like to feel what is in my hands and think that I may even be safer without gloves as I take more care. Anyway I have seen the Iron Clad gloves in shops, tried some on and they are pretty comfortable and nice and close fitting so you don't loose much feeling. Thought they might help to keep the black stain of my hands and stop a few splinters.
Does anyone wear gloves while milling and if so what brand and style. How long to they last and are there any negatives (don't want to shell out $50 on a pair of gloves to find they are awkward)? I have a pair of quality fingerless gel gloves that I was given and have tried them with the chainsaw but didn't really think much of them and they are too bulky for work were you really need to use your hands rather than just hold onto something like a chainsaw or sledge hammer.
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16th February 2009, 09:17 PM #2
I tried the Ironclad gloves and yes they were comfy and fitted the hand well, main use was while I was operating the Crane truck doing slinging work and they started falling apart pretty much straight away, so I took them back and got a refund.
So I just use normal riggers gloves nowCheers
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16th February 2009, 09:18 PM #3.
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I have a pair of $100 OTB full gel gloves and use them when I occasionally use the 076 as a cross cutter. The really cut the vibes but I find them a bit hot for extended use. When milling and other chainsaw use I use ironclads and I find them excellent. Mine are well worn in and plenty bar oil stained but very comfortable, fit right, have good feel thru the leather and are not too hot. They are pricey but they last reasonably well and I would definitely buy another pair when this pair wear out.
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16th February 2009, 10:04 PM #4
Dunno what ironclad gloves are, but I baulk at $7 pair of gloves, so I reckon even if I've seen 'em - at $50 a pair, I'd never have seen 'em.
I just use riggers gloves and buy a few pairs whenever they are on special.
A pair normally last me around 3 weeks of milling 4 days a week and I wear them when I get out the truck to when I get back in, but if someone is helping and they don't have any I give mine up.I love my Lucas!! ...just ask me!
Allan.
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16th February 2009, 10:05 PM #5
Good good this is what I want, now DJ and Bob which Iron Clads did/do each of you use, there about half a dozen different types from what I can see and I figured some of them would be next to useless.
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16th February 2009, 10:09 PM #6
We used alot of riggers gloves when I worked in mining as an enviro. Would you believe we use to send them away to be cleaned and refurbished as part of our enviro management plan Also use to only pay about $4 a pair for them when we bought them in bulk and they were the good ones not crap.
Anyway, I find them too cumbersome for jobs that require any dexterity, that is why the Iron Clads appeal being a fitted glove.
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16th February 2009, 10:28 PM #7
Cannot remember the exact pair I had but I'm sure it was one of the Utility/construction range in the heavy use and from memory I paid somewhere in the vicinity of $35 to $55 for them, I'll have look the next time I'm in Bunnings as that is where I got them from.
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DJ
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16th February 2009, 10:37 PM #8
Thanks DJ, I just checked their website, thought there were about six options - there are 39
The Ranchworx looks pretty tough but the Heavy Utility Landscaper looks like it would be about the best value for money. Really need to try them on and see what they feel like.
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16th February 2009, 10:46 PM #9.
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I agree, Riggers are good for hard yakka but lack a lot of feeling. I have tried 3 pairs of ironclads
The "Workforce" gloves https://www.ironclad.com/www/product...ID=155&catID=1 lasted about 10 weekends before the timber just started wearing holes in them especially in the finger tips. I was handling a lot of QLD box brush at the time and the freshly milled surface of that stuff is like 40 grit sandpaper.
The "Heavy utility" https://www.ironclad.com/www/product...D=121&catID=64 were better and I still have them somewhere but they have started falling apart at the seams. I used these to handle slabs and kept the better "Ranchworx" gloves https://www.ironclad.com/www/product...D=117&catID=64 for running saws, but now I just use the "Ranchworx for everything. I have had them for about 18 months and worn them most weekends. They show minimal signs of wear on the sections you would expect them to really wear - like the finger tips - being double leather on tips really shows. A few short sections of stiching have popped but generally they are still OK. They are fairly covered in bar oil (A mix of Stihl bar oil which I use on the saw and Canola which I use on the Aux Oiler) but they don't smell too bad, sort of fish and chippy! I could wash them but I like how comfortable they are right now. I guess they will probably eventually rot but I would not be fussed having to buy a pair every 18 months or so.
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17th February 2009, 07:34 PM #10
Checked out the link and wow.... the ranchworx are nice looking gloves. Might lash out and try a pair.
I've tried a few different gloves in the past. I find riggers gloves too soft (think they are made from pig skin) and they don't last. I use cow hide gloves which have a thicker leather. I buy them by the box for about $4 per pair and cut the tips off the fingers for a better feel and to stop saw dust build up.
Only problem with them is they are not the best on wet timber.
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Steve
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17th February 2009, 07:45 PM #11.
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18th February 2009, 08:36 PM #12
i dont normaly wear gloves as i find it esayer to do stuff without them.
if i have to wear gloves i wear the opnes i got from the rural fire brigade they are briliant barb wire wont go threw em.
i buy gloves for teh boys from the produce store they are about 5 bucks a pair and last ages.
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24th February 2009, 10:29 PM #13SENIOR MEMBER
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gloves for milling
My edgerman has a mate up north that works for pilbara iron and the gloves they give hime are the same style as ironclads but last alot longer. Unfortunately not available to the public. As for getting rid of black sap stain off your hands, get a hand ful of sugar in your hands and scrub with warm water, works a treat. Its an age old sawyers trick taught to me by my great grandaddy
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25th February 2009, 02:54 PM #14
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26th February 2009, 02:54 AM #15
I've got a perfect solution - ya know those green pot scourers? keep using 'em til the stains are gone - they work everytime!
I love my Lucas!! ...just ask me!
Allan.
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