madorangepanda Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 I know there was a topic about socks the other week, but this one is more industry related. Does anyone have a good recommendation for some gloves? Ideally I need to be able to tighten bolts with my fingers, but to have some degree of protection for my hands. Something that doesn't wear out instantly would be a bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolyPhish Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 http://cpc.farnell.c...equestid=124385 I love these ones. Gone through 2 pairs* in a year. And I've worn them for every load in, load out, work day, weather..... etc. They are hard wearing, wash easy... all the usual arguments. HTH *I put a knife through my first pair. Edit to Add: I dislocated my 3rd and 4th fingers playing rugby, so the added glove fingers help take the strain off a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerry davies Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 I keep promising to buy myself some of the Le Mark riggers gloves with the built-in Maglite. Don't need them, hardly do any real work these days, just love the idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.breeze Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 http://www.screwfix.com/prods/66790/Workwear-PPE/Protective-Clothing/Gloves/DeWalt-Performance-4-Gloves You can get them cheaper elsewhere but I had that link saved. First pair lasted 2 years being used 5-7 days per week for all sorts of rigging/carrying/carpentry/digging/climbing/rope work. They also make good driving gloves on those cold winter mornings! Really comfy, really tough and still good for doing dextrous tasks as well. I keep promising to buy myself some of the Le Mark riggers gloves with the built-in Maglite. Don't need them, hardly do any real work these days, just love the idea! they sound fantastic, have you got a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pritch Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 I have a pair of Mechanix Framer gloves (think I got them from Le Mark). Thumb, index finger and middle finger are short; other two fingers long. I've not had any issues with splinters going into my palms with them, but I can still use tools, do up wingnuts, rewire plugs, and most importantly, use my iphone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj Dunc Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 http://www.arco.co.uk/products/14T0700/118698/Trojan+Ice+Gloves or http://www.arco.co.uk/products/14T0500/118692/Trojan+Grasp+Gloves http://www.arco.co.uk/products/14T0600/118695/Trojan+Grasp+Fingerless+Gloves for fingerless version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcog Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 My Dirty riggers do me brilliantly. Picked up my first pair at PLASA, they lasted me 5 months until I lost one and I went and ordered a pair of fingered and fingerless ones straight away! If I'm just tipping a truck on a big show I'll go fingered, otherwise fingerless. Both sets are really good gloves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali2580 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 +1 for Dirty Rigger. Durable gloves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramdram Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Natural hide gardening gloves, with cotton liner, between £5 to £10 a pair with elasticated fabric cuffs. Wash with warm water and saddle soap, as if you were washing your hands, dry by the next day. Have used them all day in the cold and wet clearing the overhanging greenstuff off our canopy and had no probs with chaffing, or cold hands. Working with metal bashing tools, lumping flight cases, coiling mains cable, whatever...better than these nancy boy Irwins and similar...and half the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GridGirl Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Sailing gloves, like the Harkens someone linked to above. You can usually get them fingerless or with thumb and first finger only fingerless; they're tough and comfy, you can chuck them in the wash when they start to smell funky and if you do any flying, they're ideal as they're built to handle rope. I had a pair of Ronstan ones which took me about seven years of hard use to destroy, and I replaced them with a pair of Burkes which are not quite as good (the velcro on the wrist strap came loose very early on, but Wardrobe fixed that for me) but they're holding up pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolyPhish Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Natural hide gardening gloves, with cotton liner, between £5 to £10 a pair with elasticated fabric cuffs. Have you got a link or a photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumbles Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 +1 for the harkens. Favourite pair is the black magic, comfy, strong, and dry soft :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynot Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 My Dirty riggers do me brilliantly. Picked up my first pair at PLASA, they lasted me 5 months Hmmm...I also grabbed a pair of Dirty Riggers at PLASA, but after less than 2 months found the palm material on top wearing through. The under fabric is still in one piece, but disconserting that what needs to be the haedest wearing area for things like rope work and heavy lifting doesn't last too long in its original state... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.elsbury Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 I just got a pair of Dirty Rigger fingerless gloves last week. Only just made it to NZ, it would seem. Hoping they go well and don't wear too much too quickly- but haven't they got a lifeime warranty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_towers Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 +1 on sailing gloves (being a sailor as well). I'm on an older version of the Gill Extreme gloves. Warm, easy to work with, and difficult to kill, and they look fairly good too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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