Anyone Try One Of These?

[cabinetman]

After a few hours of sanding with a ROS, or a finishing sander, my hand gets quirky numb. Has anyone tried this anti-vibration glove?
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[pelligrini]

I haven't, but I'd sure want to give it a try. My hands feel strange after 1/2 an hour. I think I might be willing to pay twice as much for it only of it worked half assed.

Makita's new BO5041 looks intresting too. http://www.makita.com/en-us/Modules/...aspx?ID=316437 I think that handle could cut down on a lot of fatigue.

[cabinetman]

I haven't, but I'd sure want to give it a try. My hands feel strange after 1/2 an hour. I think I might be willing to pay twice as much for it only of it worked half assed.

Makita's new BO5041 looks intresting too. http://www.makita.com/en-us/Modules/...aspx?ID=316437 I think that handle could cut down on a lot of fatigue.

That reminds me of the Craftsman ROS that claim "Vibra-Free".
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...9&blockType=L9
I have some interest in that glove as I use corded finishing sanders and ROS's, and air sanders.
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[Joe DeFazio]

After a few hours of sanding with a ROS, or a finishing sander, my hand gets quirky numb. Has anyone tried this anti-vibration glove?
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I haven't tried that pair, but I do have and use the anti-vibration gloves (without finger coverings) that Lee Valley sells:

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/pag...05&cat=1,42207

I find that they help a lot. Taking frequent breaks and stretching/moving the arms and hands also help. That numb feeling is more than uncomfortable; it can lead to physiological damage, or so I've read.

Joe

[pelligrini]

Oooh, I like the fingerless feature.

[dangre]

Oooh, I like the fingerless feature.

They don't seem to have these online http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/...o?itemid=95545
But I get them in the store for $8.99 a pair. They're great for turning on the lathe, but I never really paid attention to the antivibration ability.

Dan

[SARGE..g-47]

I use a pair similar to the HF without fingers for the lawn-mover.. 6" ROS and used to use them on my 5" Bosch and PC ROS's. I purchased a Milwaukee 5" and don't bother with the gloves on that one. For that matter I sold the Bosch and PC and got a second MW 5". The cheaper one's are doing fine when I use them and the fingerless is the way to go IMO as you have feel for finding the start-stop.

Good luck....

[smorris]

I use a set of my old Cannondale bicycle gloves that have a gel insert in the palm when I think to grab them. Any bicycle shop should have them for ~ $25-30.

[Mr__Bill]

I use a set of my old Cannondale bicycle gloves that have a gel insert in the palm when I think to grab them. Any bicycle shop should have them for ~ $25-30.

I used some like that for mowing the lawn, until we got a house without a lawn.

C-Man, have you tried the ROS with just your finger tips? On horizontal flat surfaces that is. As my old shop teacher would say, 'Let the tool do the work'. I have issues with my wrists and for me the ROS was a godsend compared to the old vibrating pad sander. The ROS I can guide most of the time and on large surfaces I can just use the vac hose and sort of snake it about. I find that I get a flatter surface this way too.

I'm not trying to tell you how to use your tool, just saying what works for me. I expect for vertical surfaces the gloves would help a lot.

Bill
why do they sell 13/32" siding and 1/2" Z flashing?

[burrellski]

Anyone that operates a sander or grinder at my company is required to wear a similar gel insert anti-vibration glove. Haven't tried them myself, but supposedly they make a big difference.

[Hoover]

Used similar gloves @ Boeing, when I was riveting. Pounding rivets for 2 hours a pop, everything in your hands and forearms go numb.

[Uncle Cracker]

Pounding rivets for 2 hours a pop, everything in your hands and forearms go numb.

...which can make for some comical festivities when one takes a trip to the loo...

[Joe DeFazio]

Oooh, I like the fingerless feature.

Since this is a tablesaw forum, I was a bit superstitious about calling them "fingerless", but I typically feel the work surface many times during a sanding session; fingertips can find slightly rough areas that look smooth, even under a raking light. So, gloves without fingertips are helpful in that regard, as well as for finding the on/off switch, as Sarge mentioned.

Although the ROS is a pretty safe tool (except for your in regards to your lungs and ears), as are many other oscillating/vibrating tools, I do want to mention that glove usage with cutting tools and rotating tools can be very dangerous; it sometimes happens that a glove gets snagged on a workpiece and dragged into a cutter, or wrapped around a rotating spindle. So, while I recommend anti-vibration gloves for the ROS and similar tools, please don't use them on other tools where they could cost you a finger or a trip to the emergency room. Here again, if you are going to use gloves with those types of machines despite warnings to the contrary, the gloves without fingertips are probably a little safer, as we tend to grip workpieces with our fingertips, and there's less to snag with that type of gloves.

I realize that this got a bit off-topic, but, hey, safety is important and easy to overlook. And safety, as opposed to comfort, is probably the most important reason to use anti-vibration gloves in the first place; the harm done by lengthy and repeated exposure to tool vibration probably does lead to long-term and disabling physiological damage for some tool users, unfortunately.

[cabinetman]

That numb feeling is more than uncomfortable; it can lead to physiological damage, or so I've read.

Joe

You read right. Not just the vibration, but the isometric of holding on to a tool are contributory. I've already had the surgery on both hands (for CTS), which came about 10 years too late. I also suffer from severe tendonitis.
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[Hoover]

...which can make for some comical festivities when one takes a trip to the loo...

Fortunately @ Boeing, the urinals are wider than most seen elsewhere. The lighting is also brighter than @ other places. Coincidence??? Thanks for your concern!!