[TheForge] Real men dont use tongs-Gloves

[Doug Ayen]

Quoth Bruce Freeman (FREEMAB@pt.fdah.com):
> Why not a "felt" glove.  A felt made of short fibers bonded together
> (and made into a glove) would rip before they dragged the hand into the
> equipment.  Best part would be that short-fiber felt could probably be
> moulded like plastic to make a seamless glove (i.e., the felt is made
> right ON a "hand" form).  Oh,well, there I go again giving away a
> big-money idea. 
>  
> Bruce
> NJ
> 

At a demonstration by the Bader grinder manufacturing folk, they 
recommended not wearing any gloves for most operations, but said that
the cotton string gloves offer just enough protection to keep from
skinning your knuckles, while being flimsy enough to just rip away
if they hit a belt. I've used them, and sure enough they keep the
little bumps from taking off skin. The only problem I have with
them is that, being cotton, they tend to catch fire if your hand 
strays into the sparks from the steel.

--doug