looking for a good electrician's work glove
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kiwitechgirl
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I've always liked sailing gloves - well made and stand up to a fair amount of abuse. I prefer the ones with all fingertips exposed, but you can also get them where only the thumb and forefinger are exposed - good for fiddly work, means you don't have to take your gloves off! I originally got mine when I was working in a hemp house purely for the rope handling, but ended up wearing them all the time when I was rigging or focusing.
Most of my guys wear some version of these: https://www.ironclad.com/products/gloves.cqs
Although I've never used (or even seen, that I recall) them, SetWear's HotHand Gloves. are popular among the industry lighting folk, although they are rather expensive and not something one would want to wear for general use.
See also the threads http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/lighting-electrics/20959-focusing-hot-units.html , http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/lighting-electrics/6335-mechanix-gloves.html , http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/...e-would-6x9-burn-if-6x9-could-burn-glove.html .
See also the threads http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/lighting-electrics/20959-focusing-hot-units.html , http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/lighting-electrics/6335-mechanix-gloves.html , http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/...e-would-6x9-burn-if-6x9-could-burn-glove.html .
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I finally found fingerless framers at Harbor Freight.
Less than $10 so I won't mind replacing them occasionally.
Fingerless gloves make the truss go together much faster.
The Ironclads make framers with the fingers cut off already. It's funny, I have three different types in my toolbox, framers, regulars like the Mechanix and zero degrees for working outside in winter, the problem is I don't wear gloves even when rigging.
I have two pair of the Setwear gloves, but I'm not sure that they're really worth the extra money. I actually prefer the [URL='http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000H8BT9Q/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller="]Proflex [/URL]gloves.
Ironclad is carried by Sears. I use the basic Craftsman 2 fingerless version. They list for $24 but you can usually get them on a sale for $13.
I get them from Lowe's and Ace Hardware. The Mechanix gloves are good, sometimes hard to find around here, sometimes not. I buy a pair and keep them for three or four years or until one of my sons steals them from me. They last me forever because I don't like wearing any gloves unless it's cold.
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Toffee
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I have a set that I have had for a year that I have loved. They work really well with most any hot instrument the only thing I wish I had was a pair that were fingerless, I may just get new ones and cut the index and thumb off them and use the older ones of the rail. This is them.
I had a pair of these but they got to hot in the palm when focusing parts or older fixtures. And would sometimes burn my hand when I was using them so I would only use them for grunt work if I used them at all.
I had a pair of these but they got to hot in the palm when focusing parts or older fixtures. And would sometimes burn my hand when I was using them so I would only use them for grunt work if I used them at all.
As a small-handed-electrician, it is very hard to find gloves that fit well. Especially when most big box stores don't sell gloves in a size small, or in women's sizes...
I wear setwear women's fingerless gloves for work and Hot Hands for focus and both fit my hands really well. The Hot hands can get a bit bulky when bench focusing or changing a barrel, but are totally worth it for the "hang out of the genie/ladder and focus that gobo that's been on for 5 min" lights.
I wear setwear women's fingerless gloves for work and Hot Hands for focus and both fit my hands really well. The Hot hands can get a bit bulky when bench focusing or changing a barrel, but are totally worth it for the "hang out of the genie/ladder and focus that gobo that's been on for 5 min" lights.
