Welding gloves?

Geo-TH,In · May 15, 2020

Does anyone make welding gloves out of Kevlar or something that can stand up to a right angle grinder.
I've damaged many gloves using right angle grinder after welding.
Then duct tape to keep the sparks out.

geo.

DoubleO7 · May 15, 2020

Huh?
The glove goes on your hand, not the part your grinding!

Geo-TH,In · May 15, 2020

I leave welding gloves on to keep sparks for getting to my hands and arm.
Grinder likes to eat my gloves. I also use welding gloves when using bench grinder
because the metal gets hot when grinding.
Any gloves that hold up to a grinder?????

wingnuttx · May 15, 2020

Try wearing a welding shirt perhaps. The Sparks are only hot if you are sleeveless. When grinding with a 4-/12 inch grinder, one hand should be on the grinder body, the other on the body post. With welding gloves, welding shirt, and a face shield, you should not encounter any hot sparks.

504 · May 15, 2020

We sell Kevlar gloves, and you can buy regular welding gloves, right only, and left only. Ask for them at your local welding supply store.

Keith Molden · May 16, 2020

That is why they make guards for those grinders. I see so many pics, especially on the show Forged in Fire that they are not using the guards. Being a Safety manager for a lot of years, I've seen a lot of bad thing happen when the grinding disc flies apart or somebody takes the guard off to get into a tight spot then gets a finger into the wheel. Believe me that wheel does not care if it's cutting steel or your body I'm not trying to be the YT police and don't say much about things like that on here and have done my share of stupid things, but you will not find any of my grinders without them.

Geo-TH,In · May 16, 2020

Are Kevlar gloves welding gloves too?

ztrmowers · May 16, 2020

I agree with you, welded and work with steel for many years. grinders without guards is nothing but ask for trouble. I always had weld gloves on and as far as grinder proof non of them are yours hands are not to be in the wheel. no longer do much welding these days. I have a air powered welding helmet if anyone would be interested. every body will eventually pay for breathing welding fumes, with out protection.

Welding man · May 16, 2020

Maybe you need a different grinder. I have never worn gloves when grinding and I buy the thinnest welding gloves I can find. I weld until the stinger gets too hot to hold, throw it in a bucket of water, let it cool and go again.

Geo-TH,In · May 16, 2020

Guards have nothing to do with slippin and run your finger onto the wheel of a bench grinder. I need gloves that can stand up to bench grinder and save skin on my fingers.
Please don't get sidetracked, just answer the question. Not answering the question tells me you don't have an answer.
George

DoubleO7 · May 16, 2020

Maybe a chainmail glove?
But in reality, nothing can protect you more than paying attention to what your doing.
Pushing something into the wheel and finding the end of it by surprise is not good.
Maybe you need more wheel side shields added so that when the end of the object falls off the face of the wheel, it and your hand does not slide too far towards the wheel shaft?

Mike M · May 16, 2020

I get kevlar gloves for my boy to use for wood carving. They are not very expensive. There is a US Safety gear near us. They are made to prevent slicing and do work for that. Not sure how they would work for what you want ? They also have rubberized area to help grip. They have a large selection of gloves so they may offer something else more suited for your needs. IIRC they have a website.

Jim.ME · May 16, 2020

(quoted from post at 12:34:25 05/16/20) Guards have nothing to do with slippin and run your finger onto the wheel of a bench grinder. I need gloves that can stand up to bench grinder and save skin on my fingers.
Please don't get sidetracked, just answer the question. Not answering the question tells me you don't have an answer.
George

There may be some specialty gloves out there a welding supply store might have heard of. I have seen and bought for crews a lot of different type glove for special needs over the years but have never seen any stand up to getting run into a grinding wheel. By nature grinding it often used to shape hard materials, even the cut resistant gloves will be worn away by a grinding wheel. You would need gloves like used with a suit of armor to even latest for a few minutes against a grinding wheel and you would likely get burns from the heat generated. I suppose if heavily coated with diamonds the glove might wear the grinding wheel, like a diamond wheel dresser will. There is the school of thought says that gloves should not be worn around rotating machinery, many of us were taught that way.

You might check into some of the motorcycle gloves with Kevlar reinforcing, how ever I think they will still wear through if run against a grinding wheel. Good tight fitting leather gloves work about the best in my opinion, if you are going to wear gloves around bench grinders. They won't last if run against the wheel but will protect you if you slip. But if you try to hold something close enough that you are running the glove on the grinding wheel it will wear through. Just my thoughts

MARK ROBKE · May 16, 2020

George, with all due respect- if you are slipping into the grinder wheel you are doing something wrong. Where I used to work-if you got injured doing that you would get 2 reprimands. One for doing an unsafe act, and second for getting hurt. Third reprimand and you got fired. The unsafe act would be not positioning yourself correctly to prevent injury if you did slip. Before every job, before every movement, you have to think of all the possible consequences-will my hand slip on this wrench- where will it hit, and what is safe way to do this act.
I really doubt any glove will last against a grinder wheel. Be safe. Sorry for being so preachy. Mark

Geo-TH,In · May 16, 2020

Mark.
Don't over think it. Just need gloves to hold up to grinders. It doesn't take much to find your fingers in bench grinder.
geo.

TimV · May 16, 2020

George: we seem to be chasing two different rabbits here--in your original post you asked about kevlar welding gloves for use with a RIGHT ANGLE grinder. In another post in this same thread, you asked about gloves for protection against a BENCH GRINDER. Two different applications, two different sets of requirements, and doubtful if you'll find one to do everything. Welding gloves with Kevlar STICHING are readily available, with plenty of choices on Amazon and wherever else you care to shop for under $20. Note that these are not entirely made of Kevlar, and will still wear through, but should hold up longer without the gloves coming apart at the seams--a common failure mode for welding gloves--and should provide at least some more abrasion resistance.

For a straight bench grinding application, you could try meat cutter's gloves. They're made with Kevlar, and will protect your hand from an accidental slash or momentary abrasion. Again, Amazon or plenty of other places have them, and they're not all that expensive--link below has 3 pairs for 10 bucks, which is certainly cheap enough to try. As an added bonus they should be more dexterous than welding gloves--safety issues aside, anything small enough to put your fingers at risk while holding it to a bench grinder must mean it's small enough to be difficult to hold with welding gloves.
kevlar meat cutters gloves

Bret4207 · May 17, 2020

Leather doesn't hold up George? I don't use gloves at all myself normally, but leather works fine when I do.

jtwat · May 22, 2020

No glove will hold up to a grinding wheel. But any glove can save your skin if you slip a finger in. The glove is made to be disposable, not your hide.

karaRobert · May 1, 2022

Lincoln Electric made the most durable pair of welding gloves I ever had. Very heavy duty but flexible amd comfortable. This one comes with high-grade leather and Kevlar threading make this pair the best welding gloves for stick welding.

This post was edited by karaRobert on 05/04/2022 at 09:00 pm.

showcrop · May 2, 2022

Put the guards back on!!

Bret4207 · May 3, 2022

(quoted from post at 19:11:06 05/16/20) Mark.
Don't over think it. Just need gloves to hold up to grinders. It doesn't take much to find your fingers in bench grinder.
geo.

George, Kevlar isn't going to hold up to a grinder or heat. Kevlar doesn't exactly melt, but it can only take so much heat before it breaks down. Leather my friend, leather!

rafeelclark · Aug 12, 2022

Consider putting on a welding shirt. If you are sleeveless, The Sparks are merely hot. When using a 4-/12-inch grinder, place one hand on the body and the other on the body post. You shouldn't run into any hot sparks with welding gloves, a welding shirt, and a face protection on.

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