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> no gloves Wearing gloves when you are working with spinning things (table saw, lathe, etc) is a huge no-no. The glove may initially protect your hand, but as

by nmjohn 8y ago

> no gloves Wearing gloves when you are working with spinning things (table saw, lathe, etc) is a huge no-no. The glove may initially protect your hand, but as the blade shreds it, it will get tangled up, and will pull your hand into the blade.

nimbius 8y ago
This is a pretty controversial sentiment, and ive heard plenty of woodworkers tell me this. at 3450RPM, no glove is going to draw a persons hand into a rotating blade. The glove would need an almost cartoonish amount of strength to resist the physics involved. conversely, specially designed chainsaw pants are intended to do this to stop the blade as a safety feature, but the risk of entanglement is much greater in a metal shop where speeds of 600-1000 RPM definitely will grab loose clothing, gloves and jewelry.
- Someone1234 8y ago
  I'm really confused... You criticized him for not wearing gloves, then when someone suggested that gloves could be sucked in, you countered by saying that gloves would simply fall apart against a machine going "3450 RPM." So either the gloves are pointless, and your original critique was wrong, or gloves are worthwhile and could get pulled into the machine. Pick one position or the other.
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- antisthenes 8y ago
  I've had my glove pulled into a regular rotating drill, breaking 2 of my fingers in the process. (recovery was extremely annoying) It was a cut-resistant glove, made from kevlar with a rubberized palm. Lesson learned that day. But obviously, do whatever you want, YMMV.
- Zimahl 8y ago
  No sane woodworker wears gloves. They are completely unnecessary and there is plenty of stuff slower than a table saw blade that will suck them in. Go over to the /r/woodworking subreddit and I doubt you'd find a single person who would say they wear gloves with their power tools.
- exDM69 8y ago
  If you want to see what happens when a glove catches a table saw and other spinning tools, do image search for "degloving" (NSFW). There's no good reason to wear gloves when woodworking with machines.

by nmjohn 8y ago

nimbius 8y ago

This is a pretty controversial sentiment, and ive heard plenty of woodworkers tell me this. at 3450RPM, no glove is going to draw a persons hand into a rotating blade. The glove would need an almost cartoonish amount of strength to resist the physics involved. conversely, specially designed chainsaw pants are intended to do this to stop the blade as a safety feature, but the risk of entanglement is much greater in a metal shop where speeds of 600-1000 RPM definitely will grab loose clothing, gloves and jewelry.

Someone1234 8y ago
I'm really confused... You criticized him for not wearing gloves, then when someone suggested that gloves could be sucked in, you countered by saying that gloves would simply fall apart against a machine going "3450 RPM." So either the gloves are pointless, and your original critique was wrong, or gloves are worthwhile and could get pulled into the machine. Pick one position or the other.
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antisthenes 8y ago
I've had my glove pulled into a regular rotating drill, breaking 2 of my fingers in the process. (recovery was extremely annoying) It was a cut-resistant glove, made from kevlar with a rubberized palm. Lesson learned that day. But obviously, do whatever you want, YMMV.
Zimahl 8y ago
No sane woodworker wears gloves. They are completely unnecessary and there is plenty of stuff slower than a table saw blade that will suck them in. Go over to the /r/woodworking subreddit and I doubt you'd find a single person who would say they wear gloves with their power tools.
exDM69 8y ago
If you want to see what happens when a glove catches a table saw and other spinning tools, do image search for "degloving" (NSFW). There's no good reason to wear gloves when woodworking with machines.