On Thu, 13 May 1999, Skip Montanaro wrote:
> I've been thinking about using some sort of gloves. Leather or other thick
> gloves would be too clumsy for much of the work, plus they'd hold solvents
> like gasoline. Surgical gloves seem like they wouldn't dull your tactile
> sense too much (after all, surgeons use 'em). I've put off trying them
> figuring they couldn't be very resitant to the various solvents they'd
> encounter.
I use thick leather gloves for anything where clumsiness is not a problem
(welding, tinbashing). I use heavy rubber gloves where nasty chemical are
used. Not your dishwashing kind, the ones that are downright huge and go
up to your elbows.
I don't find that you lose much with the big rubber gloves, but you do
have to work "differently"- go slow, be patient, hold the tool
(paintbrush, hose, whatever) gently, watch what you're doing, etc.
Rest of the time I don't wear gloves. What ends up happening is your
hands get really tough (and a bit ugly)- when I cut my finger *really
badly* with the drill press, the doctor commented on his difficulty sewing
me up. YMMV. Don't drill sheetmetal in a drill press without clamping it
with a CLAMP. Keep hands clear.
Surgical gloves are nice but don't last long. However, if you keep a few
sets in your trunk, you won't get grubby nails if you gotta tie something
up at the side of the road. There are also several different kinds of
surgical gloves- latex, poly, and probably a few more. Each have
strengths and weaknesses, I can find out more but I'll have to look it up.
-Malcolm
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