Originally Posted by
Crusty
If I wear gloves it's often to hide how rough my hands look though I do break out the heavy gloves when I'm welding or casting because heat always wins over skin. Maybe my fingers are pink down deep but they normally just look black and dirty.
I'm disappointed with the welding gloves that I've bought so far because the index finger on the right glove gets rigid from heat and splits open, ruining another pair of gloves (I choke up on the rod for some welds). I've even cut off a finger from another pair of ruined gloves and glued it over the top of the split out finger but that's just a temporary fix which doesn't last and I'm also still looking for an ideal pair of gloves for milling so that I'm not digging steel needles out of my hands for two weeks. I'll consider any suggestions guys.
I did discover yesterday that a piece of Reynold's Wrap over the glove closest to the crucible when pouring metal works well enough for a shield that I don't have to hurry my pour because my hand is getting hot.
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