Thread: Powersander vibration dampening

I recently bought a Metabo Duo and have been using it extensively over the last two weeks. Although its vibration dampening is much better than any sander I've ever had (all of them el-cheapos) my fingers still got that tingly feeling after several days use.

Last week I went through my cycling gear to get ready for last weekend's Hartley Cycle Challenge (Canberra to Charlotte's Pass and back over three days) and I found some old fingerless cycling gloves that I hadn't used in ages. The back of the right hand is all torn from a fall I had a few years ago so I thought, time to throw these, when I noticed the nice, thick vibration dampening pads on the palms and other key areas, which were undamaged from the fall. Mmmm.....I thought, now where might this come in handy Eventually the light came on and I put on the cycling gloves. They work a treat My hands don't get that tingling feeling even after several hours' constant use of a power sander.

You can get a very decent set of well-padded cycling gloves from your local bike shop for $30 or less. Mine are for road riding, but try mountain bike gloves, which generally have thicker pads for obvious reasons.