I haven't used deerskin before, or really any proper TIG gloves really, so I got a pair the other day. I went to use them and they are leaving like a white fluffy stuff all over my torch and clothes. Is there a good way to get this stuff off the gloves, or will it keep coming off *** long as I use them? It seems like they will kind of wear in and get smooth over time, but is there a fast trick to do this so I don't get **** all over my table and everything I'm working on?

 

I've never noticed that, but I cn ntell you I used to try all kinds of various fancy super thin TIG gloves and now I don't bother.

I buy the regular old thick leather Lincoln Electric Gloves that probably every hardware store on earth sells.

They're half as much and they last twice as long. And I burn myself less.

Takes a bit of practice on filler rod feeding technique, but it's no biggie.

I still have some thin gloves that i use on very rare occasions doing stuff that's really small/thin, but that's it.

 

I hate those thick ones, generally if I do wear gloves I have been using various general mechanic's gloves. The ones I got were pretty cheap... but maybe this is why I have pretty big hands and I've never found a set of those heavy gloves that actually fit well also, I had one kicking around to put under my bare hand when I have to rest it on somethinig hot, or for wrapping around a hot piece of metal on the belt sander/grinder, that's about the only use I have for those.

 

ii have a deerskin gloves and i have had the fluffy white stuff on my also,, maybe after like 5-10 times using them i dont get that anymore, so it does wear off over time

 

I really like the tillman onyx 44 gloves myself. Not sure how much they are as my buddy gives them to me, but they are really nice gloves for feel & dexterity.

 

TILLMAN 30L PigSkin ftw

 

tillman has a youtube

http://www.youtube.com/user/willshtb


I use those big red Lincoln on one hand and a regular leather work glove on the other

 

i was disappointed with the Miller tig gloves i bought because they where kinda stiff and didn't last very long as the stitching on the fingers started to come apart after only 3 months. of all the gloves i have used the the Tillman onyx 44's are my favorites, in a 1-10 dexterity scale they get a 10.. they only cost $15 and even new they feel broken in.

 

Tilman 24c here, and they work great... Not so well with thick aluminum welding, as they are not lined, but for most small work, they are nice and easy to work with.

 

3 months? I kill gloves in a week or less. I'd be happy as hell with three months. The LONGEST I've ever had a pair of gloves last was like 6 weeks. Thin gloves are for pansies anyway. I wear regular ole tillman mig gloves for everything.

 

I was about to say the same thing, I need to use thin gloves though, feeding .020" filler rod on small tube assemblies doesn't work worth ****. Before I had a water cooler I did the thick glove on the torch hand and thin glove on the filler hand, now with the cooler I only bust out the thick glove for 250ampsor more, with that stuff the arc itself and the material is so hot it start burning up your gloves real quick.

 

a week.. what are doing with them gloves cowboy? lassoing herds of cattle.. bucking broncos?

 

miller are my favorite gloves ever. i just love them!

EDIT: i hate tillman glove so much its not even funny...

 

I work for a living? I beat the **** out of everything I wear to work. Just the way I am.

I hear that Dave. I'm not that much of a ninja that I could feed .020 rod with a thick *** lined glove lol. Hell .045 would throw me for a loop these days. Haven't run anything smaller than 1/16 in forever. I occasionally don't wear a glove on my torch hand if I have to use a hand control. freakin hate those... Esp on AL all out of position.

 

I love these ,http://www.jtillman.com/products/?SKU=1480



very comfortable, great all around glove imo.Welding, cutting, grinding ect They dont last very long though , ( about 2 weeks for me),but otherwise awsome!!!

 

I have those too until my cousin thought they were mechanic's gloves and now they are all greasy from replacing axle boots. Gonna buy me a new set. Those are the best I've ever used.

 

I've got these and they are pretty much all I wear.


I also have the typical big lincolin gloves you can get everywhere, but I don't wear them much anymore. Only if I have to hold something hot.

 

Best gloves ever. They last a lot longer than 2 weeks for though. For welding I really like these:

http://workingperson.com/products/66...loves_T50.html

 

i also prefer the deerskin gloves, also use them as driving gloves at the track. to get the fuzz off them i put them on and use a blow gun hooked to my air line and blow them off real good. only problem i have with them is they wear out fast. i go through at least a pair a month more sometimes, i normally buy a pair every time i fill my bottles, just habit and they are cheap, like 7$ a pair here.

 

http://www.jtillman.com/products/?SKU=1490

this is all i use. as i do almost more fabricating then welding, and it is a comoftable glove for welding and for grinding/cutting etc.

i have only tried a "true" tig glove once and i hated it, don't really know why other then personal preference.

i go through maybe 1 pair of these every other month, just because i will get a hole in a finger tip or something.

 

best gloves Ive ever used. Home depot- thin leather gloves. 6 bucks a pair and last longer than any gloves Ive used. Extremely flexible and very comfortable.

 

Mike is right.

Those are the best all around fabrication gloves ever. From when I walk into the shop until I leave.