I'm comparing Leather vs Dipped vs mechanix. Within leather there's goat vs cowhide. In dipped there's nitrile vs PU vs latex.
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I'm comparing Leather vs Dipped vs mechanix. Within leather there's goat vs cowhide. In dipped there's nitrile vs PU vs latex.
Depends on what you are doing with them.
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Leather is for real heavy duty stuff and some heat, but you’re going to lose a ton of that tactile ability. I like the type on the right with the rubber palm but still pretty thin overall when I want some protection but still need to handle small hardware and undo stupid little clips and plugs, or nitrile gloves if I just want to keep the hands clean. And then the thicker gloves like the leather if shit’s going to be hot or real sharp, especially doing work outdoor with thorny bushes.
Leather is also great for wet or snowy outdoor stuff. If you wear normal gloves under leather, they wont really get wet unless you submerge you hand.
Real men dont wear gloves Princess
Eh, cleaning concrete moulds all day, gloves stopped my hands from getting dried out but I think they also softened my calluses.
Arc gouge overhead without them and stream it.
i do it all day your just and pussie
Axis and several other brands make a level 4 cut resistant glove. It fits well, is not too thick. It will get wet easily if it's wet/cold environment. They last a long time, although they may cost you $15/pr. Fit will be somewhat tight at first, with a break-in period, then they are really comfy.
If you need protection on top of that like someone said outdoors / colder weather, thorns, use a pair of double-palm leather gloves, over the aramid ones. They have two layers of leather in all the important areas. Wild rose thorns are not long enough to penetrate all the way through.
I love using something like pictured. Rough surfaced welding gloves are a great choice for many things. For an example anything firewood related since they give great grip and no splinters will pierce them.
I like Wells Lamont HydraHydes (and other similar wells lamont gloves that are just slightly different)
Its a hybrid, cowhide on the palms and fabric/spandex type material on the back.
They are tight and form fitting to your hand, but they are soft, supple and tough leather. You dont loose too much feeling or dexterity with them. Millions of times better than the floppy leather gloves like you posted.
I use the Wells Lamont gloves for pretty much everything you would use normal gloves for. Then I have typical welding gloves for welding, or anything else that needs a much tougher glove.
Mechanix are way too much money and I hate dipped gloves. I just walk into the hardware store and spend like 12 bucks on these.
i also like these but mechanix has way better dexterity. i find them a good middle ground between something like these and rubber gloves. mechanix they do hit the sweet spot for automotive stuff generally
Tard wrangler here. I use smooth leather gloves because they're fairly liquid-proof and a great defense against bites and scratches.
>Tard wrangler
The doesn't sound very DIY, more like institutional.
It is my disabled daughter that i must wrangle. I am to blame so i haven't had the heart to abandon her yet. So yes, it is DIY.
Tism, burgers, downs?
This is why anons shouldn't breed.
Anyone have any recommendations for work gloves that are thicker on the back of the hand but thinner at the finger tips? My dad's a cabinet builder and getting up there in years. Any little tap on the back of his hands causes the skin to tear like tissue paper. I've done some looking and pic related are the closest I've come to finding something but he doesn't like the plastic/rubber plate bits.
motorcycle gloves are make like this, you can get various levels of armor, but generally they are thinner palms and finger bottoms than sides and tops.
Pay that for gloves missing fingers…derpderp
Splinters….you pussy
If you're going for leather then make sure that it's split leather.
I want a glove that gives me the flexibility of a nitrile but its about 4-5 times as thick for reuse for working with wet/oily parts but doesnt have any cloth parts that can get soaked. Suggestions?
yeah your mom wore them to wash dishes.
I work at one of those safety supply companies so I know a frick load about gloves. For leathers goat is nice because its naturally water resistance, in that it doesnt get crusty and unusable after they get wet, unlike the cow leather. Nitrile, PU and latex are all pretty similar. Latex is used more with glass stuff but I think its grip is over all better when foam puffed but doesn't last long, the exception being the blue crinkle work gloves they last a awhile. Nitrile lasts a bit longer if foam puffed and is generally used on all kinds of gloves as a palm dip. The PU is really similar to nitrile but is used on puncture resistant gloves more. The shell material matters less and is mostly preference or thickness. Learn the codes to get what you actually want see pic. When you find a glove you like buy by the dozen you'll save more money that way and if you actually use them its worth it.
This is what i mean by foam. Its just a type of finish on the dipped material. There is really too many types of dips to list them all but you can kind of look at they and see if they'll be any good. Generally shiny is stiff and has lower grip. And the mate is softer and more grippy. Any good glove company will have a close up of the glove. I would recomend PIP or Global Glove. They both have really good sites even if you just use them to get an idea of the specs you want.
I've had dipped gloves and that shit seems to harden and crumble after some time of use.
For working on cars and such machinery. Grease your hands with some clean grease first, so the dirty grease doesn't penetrate the cracks on your skin. Washes off easy.
If you are chainsawing and welding, then leather.