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Thread: What makes a good lathe glove ?
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12th April 2009, 02:45 PM #1
What makes a good lathe glove ?
I've gone through 2 of my wifes gardening gloves.
my welding glove.
a couple of riggers gloves
cricket gloves from the op shop.
all the left hand ones, so I got a whole lot of right hand ones if someone wants them.
Can you buy lathe gloves specially suited for the lathe ? Something with good wear resistance. (and something that doesn't cost a fortune )
ta
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12th April 2009, 04:29 PM #2human termite
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IMHO i think lathe gloves would be dangerous, as feel is important for a safe operation of a lathe,could also catch on turning objects, slip on toolrest,hinder switching on and off,????????????.............bob
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12th April 2009, 05:16 PM #3Hewer of wood
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Maybe a tight fitting motorbike glove Jake; an unlined one; they usually come with double palm thickness.
Where are yours wearing?
Added: the cheap riggers' etc gloves from Bunnies are rubbish. Maybe check out a safety shop for decent riggers gloves.Cheers, Ern
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12th April 2009, 05:41 PM #4
I rarely use gloves, unless I am turning end grain of a large item. I find the material being removed is hot and flies off fast into my left hand. I have the same (left glove) in use for over 5 years.
May I suggest dive gloves, the leather and kevlar gloves which us poor West Australian divers must use when we handle hundreds of cray fish each year (TIC). Other glove-Buffalo (meant to to be the toughest) at $30 pr, they should be.
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Willy
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12th April 2009, 05:44 PM #5
index mostly and thumb.
I'll try and find a good bike glove, but I'm worried it'll eventually wear through too.
trying to think of someplace where people hold spinning object, and the only thing I can picture is oil rigs with blokes holding onto drill bits.
Its gota be some sort of material thats still flexible though, so I can grip with my hand.
I gota have a glove though. Its important for a lot of my turning work. Steadys are too slow. just getting a bit tired of them wearing through. Only a couple of days use and there gone.
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12th April 2009, 05:51 PM #7You've got to risk it to get the biscuit
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so, are you actually holding onto the spinning wood with the glove on?
I would have thought the only safe way to wear a glove would be as willy described (having hot chips flying onto your hand which is holding the chisel).S T I R L O
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12th April 2009, 05:54 PM #8
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12th April 2009, 06:11 PM #9To grow old is inevitable.... To grow up is optional
Confidence, the feeling you have before you fully understand the situation.
What could possibly go wrong.
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12th April 2009, 06:13 PM #10You've got to risk it to get the biscuit
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12th April 2009, 06:51 PM #11
Get yourself a pair of decent riggesrs gloves should cost around $9.00 form any welder suipply or saftey shop
Nice tight fit with good feel
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Bowl-BasherI can turn large lumps of wood into very small bowls
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12th April 2009, 06:52 PM #12
So you're after after a glove to hold thin spindle items whilst turning, not to deflect shavings whilst turning?
You might be better off with a graphite type pad like they use on Belt Sanders rather than gloves themselves.Cheers
DJ
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12th April 2009, 07:06 PM #13
For those who want turning gloves ( without fingers etc) I find that weight lifters gloves are ideal. My pair are thick leather ( double on the palm) all over. Which is good as your knuckles are protected. Some fingerless gloves only have thin backs and are much more expensive.
I hope this helps.
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12th April 2009, 07:28 PM #14
i would try and get a softer glove not rough and not with any stuff that will rub onto the wood. i get what you mean steadying the wood gets hot and if it has wax on its even hotter but i would rub candle wax on the work and the gloves, it would get hot but might help.
Patrickhappy turning
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Some days I turns thisaway, somedays I turns thataway and other days I don't give a stuff so I don't turn at all.
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