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Frank Boettcher Frank Boettcher is offline
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Default kevlar gloves with a bandsaw?

On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 16:31:06 GMT, "Toller" wrote:

i ave a pair of kevlar gloves that are supposedly cut proof. i know you
cant use them on a table saw because if they catch...; but on a band saw
catching doesn't seem like it would be all that dangerous, it would just jam
in the throat plate. Anyone use them?



In my plant, the only use for Kevlar gloves was assembly operations
where sharp parts were handled. For instance, the assembly of knives
in portable planers was at high risk for laceration until we required
the use of kevlar gloves.

I would not reccommend them for use with moving part machinery.

Frank