Count me in!!! We’ve got two different pairs of heavy insulated
casting gloves here. I don’t know who the manufacturers are–both
pairs are old, and came with our used shop equipment. But I can’t
safely use either pair because they’re so large. I can barely curl my
fingers enough inside the fingers of the gloves to tightly hold onto
casting flask tongs. I looked at CR Hill for a new pair, and had the
same problem. They are simply huge on me, and they apparently only
come in one size–King Kong’s. I understand the need for the gloves
to be loose-fitting to allow for some air insulation inside them. But
PLEASE! Not everybody has size XXXL hands! I would love to see those
gloves made in a smaller size (or two) to accomodate women’s hands
(and smaller men’s hands too–the gloves we have are even too large
for my husband).
In the meantime, I use a pair of heavy leather elbow-length welding
gloves for casting. I know they’re not going to be heatproof at
casting temperatures in case of an accident. But they fit better and
are less likely to cause me to have an accident than those monster
sized casting gloves.
I've had the same problem finding gloves (of almost any kind) that
fit, and safety glasses, and hiking boots,
I finally had some custom boots made and made life a dream. My feet
won’t grow any larger and for the rest of my life I can hunt/hike
without sore feet! Get yourself some (I know it is expensive $125)
but the boots I had made will last longer than me. Check out the http://www.russellmoccasin.com/story.html. These boots will outlast
you.
Alright, ladies and gentlemen. I am taking up the cudgel and will go
forth to battle the Fireproof Glove Monsters. Send me as many
emails, off-line or on, with your contact info and brief message of
need for our smaller sizes in fire proof/resistant gloves. This
forum is monitored by many suppliers and perhaps manufacturers, who
might also wish to contact me for info and input, but if not I will
seek them out in their lairs - After the holidays. WE will prevail
and produce, somehow, a wonderful safe glove for use with fire that
is sized appropriately for those of us not up to a full suit of armor
and snorting charger to slay the fire breathing dragons.
I can get some small and medium size leather gloves from McMaster
Carr. They tend to be the single layer leather or the heavy knit
terrycloth. As far as the heavy weight gloves for welding or
kilnwork, I can’t find them in small. I found them one time at our
local welding store several years ago, but have never found them
again.
If you do a google search for women’s size small welding gloves, you
may be able to find some heat resistant gloves appropriate to your
work. I just found an ebay store that has some
Try Googling “Nomex racing gloves” Nomex is a DuPont product that is
flame and fire resistant. They are required for use in practically
any auto racing category where there is a danger of “crash and
burn.” Their suits are also made with this product as an element.
Unfortunately, the gloves are usually made in sizes 8 - 12, but
enough searching may find smaller sizes somewhere. Ask your local
race track officials. A lot of women race these days.
I’ve been trying to catch up on Orchid posts… and I was struck by
the similar complaints about the difficulty in finding small sized
safety gear. I ran into the same problem when I was managing the
cemetery and needed some protective gear in smaller sizes.
If anyone who is having trouble locating small size items would
please send me details on what’s needed, I’ll see what I can track
down and report back.
Also, I’m considering the addition of a range of safety gear to my
website for online purchase. Would that be of interest to any in
this group? If so, what items would you most like to find?
I add my voice as one who would love to know a company that would
make some usable sizes for women
I have your answer! Check out Womanswork. They manufacture gloves
for women who need real gloves for real work! I have used these since
I found out about them, and have been very well satisfied with the
fit and the quality. They make wonderful gifts for your gardening
friends, too. (They will sell single gloves as well, in case your
right hand glove wears out before it’s mate!) Check them out at
Lab Safety Supply ( www.LSS.com or 1-800-356-0783) has heat
resistant gloves. Look at their Fire.Dex or Covex line of gloves.
Both of these gloves come in small thru large sizes, but don’t
expect walmart prices. These gloves are high quality products, most
likely made in America. They also have a great many styles of safety
glasses; some of really neat style at minimal cost. Other things
that may interest jewelers, metal fabricators, and yes, even beaders,
( laughing!) are labels and signs, labware, material handling,
respirators, first aid stuff, and much more.
Usual disclaimers: just a safety-satisfied customer
I used to weld sculpture ( just like soldering but bigger) and wear
heavy leather welders gloves. The leather is thick like a shearling
without the fuzzy wool lining. They have long cuffs that can extend
to past your wrists. These were good for hot welding. Try your
local auto body stores for these.
I am a female agriculture/shop teacher by day and teach welding to
both boys and girls. I usually order about twenty pairs of small
welding gloves (12’) in length from the Airgas company every couple
of years. I do not have their web address with me tonight, but they
are inexpensive, made from suede leather (a royal blue in color
denotes the smaller size from my larger pairs, which are gray or
tan). By inexpensive, I mean less than 7 bucks per pair. They last
for a couple of years, being used every day about four to six hours
and my smallest girls seem to find them comfortable, as well as my
smaller guys. You could probably Google and find their website. I
just got in ten more pairs today, they are made by the Radnor
company.
If anyone is interested in leather gloves or gauntlets this is one
answer. I live in Houston and there are several shops that sell
welding supplies. Almost all welders are right handed so when they
buy welding gloves they buy only the right glove and they leave the
left one the shop. The shop I found sells the left gloves for just a
few dollars the pair may sell for up to $40 but the single goes for
dirt so maybe you can try that if not I can get the for
the shop in Houston and you can buy them yourself.
Continuing the discussion from a couple of weeks ago, remember, the
whole thing about welding gloves in women’s sizes?
Well, I mentioned that I used to have a pair that I loved, but that
I had lost them. Then it hit me, I could offer these myself! So I
did.
I now have welding gloves for women at my website. Here’s the link.
My company specializes in hard to find tools for metal clay, but I
also have a number of items of interest to metalsmiths. And since
I’m in the middle of a blatant commercial, I’ll go ahead and mention
those now.
-slim burnisher
-the Keum-boo book by Celie Fago!
-sweeps shovel
-tweezers
-sanding sticks
-five different wax working tools
-a wire end rounder
-polishing cloth
-Castaldo RTV silicone mold making compound
Thanks for your attention. No usual disclaimer.
This site has been up for almost a year now, but this is the first
time I’ve been brave enough to actually post about it. Hope you
like it.