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Super warm gloves for building
Can anyone recommend a thin but warm pair of work gloves. Water proofness is
not a requirement. Being able to wield a screwdriver and spanner is. The jobs are gutter hanging and window fitting in December :-o Cheers, Tim -- Tim Watts Personal Blog: http://www.dionic.net/tim/ "She got her looks from her father. He's a plastic surgeon." |
Super warm gloves for building
On 27/10/12 19:32, Tim Watts wrote:
Can anyone recommend a thin but warm pair of work gloves. Water proofness is not a requirement. Being able to wield a screwdriver and spanner is. The jobs are gutter hanging and window fitting in December :-o Cheers, Tim try Nomex kitchen gloves. Not good if wet or in strong wind, but very much the thing for touching cold or hot stuff -- Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc-ra-cy) €“ a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers. |
Super warm gloves for building
On 27/10/2012 19:32, Tim Watts wrote:
Can anyone recommend a thin but warm pair of work gloves. Water proofness is not a requirement. Being able to wield a screwdriver and spanner is. The jobs are gutter hanging and window fitting in December :-o Cheers, Tim Found 3M Thinsulate can be quite good - but lots of different products so you need a bit more research/advice. -- Rod |
Super warm gloves for building
On 27/10/2012 19:32, Tim Watts wrote:
Can anyone recommend a thin but warm pair of work gloves. Water proofness is not a requirement. Being able to wield a screwdriver and spanner is. The jobs are gutter hanging and window fitting in December :-o Cheers, Tim I really like this type http://www.screwfix.com/p/general-ha...s-gloves/74540 Available all over the place, just picked up the screwfix link for simplicity. They give good physical protection while still letting you do fairly delicate stuff. I've not particularly used them for warmth, but I expect they would be fairly effective. They are a bit stretchy so the right size is very close fitting, in contrast to thinsulate or traditional rigger gloves. They are quite tough enough for handling blocks and splintery woodwork or plywood. Used them this morning (ice on the car) while jacking up a car, handling various wooden chocks and metal axle stands with concrete block "backup". |
Super warm gloves for building
On 27/10/2012 19:59, newshound wrote:
On 27/10/2012 19:32, Tim Watts wrote: Can anyone recommend a thin but warm pair of work gloves. Water proofness is not a requirement. Being able to wield a screwdriver and spanner is. The jobs are gutter hanging and window fitting in December :-o Cheers, Tim I really like this type http://www.screwfix.com/p/general-ha...s-gloves/74540 Available all over the place, just picked up the screwfix link for simplicity. They give good physical protection while still letting you do fairly delicate stuff. I've not particularly used them for warmth, but I expect they would be fairly effective. They are a bit stretchy so the right size is very close fitting, in contrast to thinsulate or traditional rigger gloves. They are quite tough enough for handling blocks and splintery woodwork or plywood. Used them this morning (ice on the car) while jacking up a car, handling various wooden chocks and metal axle stands with concrete block "backup". I really like gloves like that for general protection but they have not seemed to be very good in frosty weather - or am I going soft? And they are not very much protection against sharp saw blades... Ow -- Rod |
Super warm gloves for building
Tim Watts wrote:
Can anyone recommend a thin but warm pair of work gloves. Water proofness is not a requirement. Being able to wield a screwdriver and spanner is. The jobs are gutter hanging and window fitting in December :-o They won't be on for longer than 5 minutes at a time - it's practically impossible to hold screws, nuts, bolts etc with gloves on |
Super warm gloves for building
On 27/10/2012 20:34, Phil L wrote:
Tim Watts wrote: Can anyone recommend a thin but warm pair of work gloves. Water proofness is not a requirement. Being able to wield a screwdriver and spanner is. The jobs are gutter hanging and window fitting in December :-o They won't be on for longer than 5 minutes at a time - it's practically impossible to hold screws, nuts, bolts etc with gloves on Actually I find you *can* fit screws, nuts, and bolts with the gloves I suggested. They are not *quite* delicate enough to remove a single screw easily from a box until you get to about 2 inch No 8's. |
Super warm gloves for building
newshound wrote:
On 27/10/2012 20:34, Phil L wrote: Tim Watts wrote: Can anyone recommend a thin but warm pair of work gloves. Water proofness is not a requirement. Being able to wield a screwdriver and spanner is. The jobs are gutter hanging and window fitting in December :-o They won't be on for longer than 5 minutes at a time - it's practically impossible to hold screws, nuts, bolts etc with gloves on Actually I find you *can* fit screws, nuts, and bolts with the gloves I suggested. They are not *quite* delicate enough to remove a single screw easily from a box until you get to about 2 inch No 8's. Cheers, I'll give them a try - can always cut the tips off the thumb and first finger if needs be. Looking at how the gutter is fitted now, it's probably going to be coachscrews into piloted holes - and 50% of the job will be marking out and pilot drilling. The fiddly bit that the gloves may well impede will be the wibbly little bolts on the joints. Glad all this is at 7' off the ground :) Tim -- Tim Watts Personal Blog: http://www.dionic.net/tim/ "She got her looks from her father. He's a plastic surgeon." |
Super warm gloves for building
On 27/10/2012 19:32, Tim Watts wrote:
Can anyone recommend a thin but warm pair of work gloves. Water proofness is not a requirement. Being able to wield a screwdriver and spanner is. The jobs are gutter hanging and window fitting in December :-o Something like: http://www.screwfix.com/p/general-ha...s-gloves/74540 give good grip and leaves you with a fair amount of fine control. They are not super insulated, but they keep the wind off and are way better than nothing. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
Super warm gloves for building
On 27/10/2012 21:29, Tim Watts wrote:
newshound wrote: On 27/10/2012 20:34, Phil L wrote: Tim Watts wrote: Can anyone recommend a thin but warm pair of work gloves. Water proofness is not a requirement. Being able to wield a screwdriver and spanner is. The jobs are gutter hanging and window fitting in December :-o They won't be on for longer than 5 minutes at a time - it's practically impossible to hold screws, nuts, bolts etc with gloves on Actually I find you *can* fit screws, nuts, and bolts with the gloves I suggested. They are not *quite* delicate enough to remove a single screw easily from a box until you get to about 2 inch No 8's. Cheers, I'll give them a try - can always cut the tips off the thumb and first finger if needs be. Magnetic bit holder solves most of the problem of getting them out of the box ;-) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
Super warm gloves for building
On Saturday, 27 October 2012 19:32:47 UTC+1, Tim Watts wrote:
Can anyone recommend a thin but warm pair of work gloves. Thin blue vinyl "surgical" gloves, with orange rubbery knit over them. There's a surprising warmth to be had from just thin rubber gloves, compared to bare skin. Best of all though is good circulation. Some people (fortunately myself included) just keep their fingertips warm naturally. |
Super warm gloves for building
On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 19:32:43 +0100, Tim Watts wrote:
Can anyone recommend a thin but warm pair of work gloves. Water proofness is not a requirement. Being able to wield a screwdriver and spanner is. CostCo have some work gloves that are pretty damn good. I've used the "general building glove" but the CostCo ones are better particularly for fiddly/fine work. They also seem to last longer when drystone walling so pretty hard wearing. The CostCo gloves are these: http://www.diygloves.co.uk/product.php?id_product=12 CostCo Dec '11 £14.39 inc VAT box of 10 size 10/XL. -- Cheers Dave. |
Super warm gloves for building
Phil L wrote:
They won't be on for longer than 5 minutes at a time - it's practically impossible to hold screws, nuts, bolts etc with gloves on Gloves are mandatory on many building sites. You can't take them off. You just have to learn to manage. Bill |
Super warm gloves for building
On Oct 27, 11:52*pm, Bill Wright wrote:
Phil L wrote: They won't be on for longer than 5 minutes at a time - it's practically impossible to hold screws, nuts, bolts etc with gloves on Gloves are mandatory on many building sites. You can't take them off. You just have to learn to manage. You take them off once you know who the police are. The big problem is gloves can help fingers to freeze. If you want cold protection wear mittens. Apparently the Canadians never went bear handed. It was impossible not to use gloves in winter and by the thaw your skin was too soft to work without them. At least with mittens you can easily slip them back on. Gloves take a minute at least. |
Super warm gloves for building
Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 19:32:43 +0100, Tim Watts wrote: Can anyone recommend a thin but warm pair of work gloves. Water proofness is not a requirement. Being able to wield a screwdriver and spanner is. CostCo have some work gloves that are pretty damn good. I've used the "general building glove" but the CostCo ones are better particularly for fiddly/fine work. They also seem to last longer when drystone walling so pretty hard wearing. The CostCo gloves are these: http://www.diygloves.co.uk/product.php?id_product=12 CostCo Dec '11 £14.39 inc VAT box of 10 size 10/XL. Thanks Dave - they look good! -- Tim Watts Personal Blog: http://www.dionic.net/tim/ "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it." |
Super warm gloves for building
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Rumm scribeth thus On 27/10/2012 19:32, Tim Watts wrote: Can anyone recommend a thin but warm pair of work gloves. Water proofness is not a requirement. Being able to wield a screwdriver and spanner is. The jobs are gutter hanging and window fitting in December :-o Something like: http://www.screwfix.com/p/general-ha...s-gloves/74540 give good grip and leaves you with a fair amount of fine control. They are not super insulated, but they keep the wind off and are way better than nothing. Those ones are very good, been using them quite a bit recently and a good compromise between protection and "feel" they are too:)... -- Tony Sayer |
Super warm gloves for building
On 10/28/2012 2:13 AM, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Oct 27, 11:52 pm, Bill Wright wrote: Phil L wrote: They won't be on for longer than 5 minutes at a time - it's practically impossible to hold screws, nuts, bolts etc with gloves on Gloves are mandatory on many building sites. You can't take them off. You just have to learn to manage. You take them off once you know who the police are. The big problem is gloves can help fingers to freeze. If you want cold protection wear mittens. Apparently the Canadians never went bear handed. It was impossible not to use gloves in winter and by the thaw your skin was too soft to work without them. At least with mittens you can easily slip them back on. Gloves take a minute at least. The gloves with no fingertips, but with an attached mitten flap, can be useful. The flap flips back out of the way, and can quickly be pulled down over the fingertips. |
Super warm gloves for building
On 27/10/12 19:32, Tim Watts wrote:
Can anyone recommend a thin but warm pair of work gloves. Water proofness is not a requirement. Being able to wield a screwdriver and spanner is. The jobs are gutter hanging and window fitting in December :-o How much for protection and how much for keeping warm. Woollen gloves without fingertips are good (I use them for winter photography) if cold is a problem, but not ideal if handling rough materials. -- djc |
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