I've got small hands

[dbarrett]

Freakishly small hands for a guy. So what is my point? I have diffulculty welding with any of the standard/over sized welding (or is it welders) gloves out there. Came across the Mechanix fabricator/welders gloves on their site last night. Have any of you used them? How do they hold up and how do they handle the heat. At $50 a pair I would hope they last for a while.

I will not be using them daily. Just messing around on the weekends doing patch panels and fabing brackets-small chit.

 

[nuclearlemon]

i've got small hands, also, but i'm a girl, so i guess that's ok.

hopefully someone can point you in the right direction. i'm not finding any welding gloves in the xl or kid's sizes. tillman goes to small if that will help you...that's still too big for me.

 

[D'Animal]

Black Stallion/Toolhands makes some small ones. Thier gloves are one size off compaired to other glove manufacturers. Thier Large is equal to a wells lamont small, etc.

 

[dbarrett]

Thanks guys and girls

 

[rjcruiser]

I don't think that I'd admit to having small hands

I'd just preface the question with either my wife wants to weld and I'm trying to find her some gloves or a friend of mine has small hands and wants to get a pair of gloves

 

[cruiser88]

i have a problem finding gloves that fit me.my dam hands are to big other than the free ones io got in the mail the gloves i normally get ripped right down the side

 

[D'Animal]

Black Stallion/Toolhands makes some darn big ones. Thier gloves are one size off compaired to other glove manufacturers. Thier XX Large is huge.

Most welding shops carry them.

 

[Clutchee]

I will not be using them daily. Just messing around on the weekends doing patch panels and fabing brackets-small chit.

I have the same issue with small hands.......what I do is use a basic pair of Mech. Gloves then over them I use my welding gloves. Also seems to help when I pick up something hot.

By wearing the Mech Gloves also helps keep hands clean while fabricating in the shop.

 

[2mbb]

I have a 110V mig welder. I gave up on the "welding gloves" becuase they were just too bulky. I don't like the mechanix gloves as an outer glove for welding because they are not "all leather" and the manufactured fabrics have a tendancy to melt--I've had the sparks burn right through them, although I do use mechanix gloves for wrenching. For welding I've been using a pair of leather gardening/work gloves. You can not pick up something red-hot, but they seem to provide me adequate protection from flying sparks and they provide enough insulation that you can put back down something hot before it melts your skin...

 

[OTRAMM]

The Tillman Elkskins in small are really nice. Pricey but nice. Matco has a new proformance glove that is smaller than most in small. I wouldn't weld in the Matcos though.

 

[KLF]

Check out Ironclad gloves. http://www.ironclad.com

My local Ace Hardware carrys the full line, I have several pairs. They have a new HeatWorx line that looks decent, protects up to 600deg, and available all the way down to size S, my hands tend to be smaller than most and a M size fits me perfectly. They have a nifty sizing chart right on-line that you printout.

Plus, if you send in the registration card, they will mail you back a bunch of stuff, including a full catalog, a big sticker for your toolbox, and a SAWEET wall poster/calandar with a nice hottie on it!

 

[2badfjs]

most of the time i'll use the standard heavy leather gloves,like the wells lamont type. mainly for tacking up welds, then when i'm fully welding up everything, i'll usually just put a welding gun on my right hand.
my trigger hand is my left hand so it does'nt feel the heat like my right, which i use to steady the handle and is the closest to the weld.
and i probably have all of you beat on small hands, well, at least one
i've learned to live with it and have no problems.