Does anyone wear a glove, or gloves, while they're turning?
Does anyone wear a glove, or gloves, while they're turning?
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I wear fingerless gloves in the winter since my shop has no heat.
Jason - I wear a buckskin glove on my left hand to shield my hand from shavings and also serve as a cushion from the gouge and tool rest.
Steve
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I use a fingerless glove on my left hand to protect against shavings.
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Jason, you should be aware that there is an element of danger when wearing loose fitting gloves while turning.
Dry wood can produce very hot shavings and will get the gouge hot enough to be uncomfortable to hold. I find that snug fitting golf gloves work very well, and aren't dangerous to wear.
Wally
I wear one on my left hand mainly because it just looks cool. LOL Just kidding but I do wear one most of the time now that Ive learned the value of doing so.
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I wear a weight lifting glove. It is very cushioned and keeps the hot chip off my hand.
Bernie
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i wear none, the only tiem i could have used one was doing a lam-beam, and for that i just used my fingertips to move the gouge, it had a long handle, i havent found the need,
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Generally, I don't wear a glove unless I'm cutting some hard, dry stock...and then I'll put a fingerless glove on my left hand to avoid burns. But I'm very careful about where I place my hand in that case. For safety reasons, it's generally NOT recommended to wear gloves...neck ties (!)...or other clothing that potentially could pull some part of your body into the lathe's "action". (Or any other tool for that matter)
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I was considering a glove, or duct tape on my left pinky, but then switched to a scraper for all my roughing work. No more hot shavings abrading my fingers. The shavings go up and over my hand.
robo hippy
Hi Jason,
I answered no, because I never wear gloves when turning. But I DO, however, wear a right hand glove when sanding, heat protection sometimes with say a friction polish. I tend to fine-sand or finish with fast rpms, right or wrong, just how I do it. But turning, no, I don't wear any gloves. Bet you get some interesting responses. Jude
I don't wear gloves normally, but in the winter I may be changing that. My shop isn't heated, and holding icy steel ain't gonna work.
Hutch
Guess I am the odd man out on this one. Worked as a machinist and tool maker a number of years and the caveats of wearing anything around spinny tools still sticks with me.
I saw a turner from southern Missouri solve the hot chip issue very handily with a piece of gum he had been chewing placed judiciously in the gouge. A piece of duct tape will work as well.
Regards, Steve