Some lessons..

[Brad]

Ever notice some lessons must be learned the hard way?

I wore my casting glove earlier today when mixing some alloy. It was sunny, humid, and around 80°. Needless to say the glove got damp with sweat.

Did some casting tonight. That sweat makes for damp leather in spots. Damp leather tends to conduct heat quite well. No burns but I certainly felt more heat than usual.

Guys, don't open moulds or handle hot bullets with even slightly damp gloves. Just trust me on this.

 

[Winelover]

Same goes for damp pot holders.

 

[fiver]

or use the gloved hand to cool down a steel mold with the damp rag.
wooo hooo! you can feel that one right quick.

 

[Brad]

Same goes for damp pot holders.

My wife learned this last week. Kinda got her attention.

I should probably buy a new glove. The thumb and forefinger on mine are held together with lots of adhesive tape.

 

[fiver]

duct tape works pretty well but it makes a mess on the molds.
I just use some 2-3 ply oversized cotton gloves mostly now.
the leather types I have tried always get holes in them and dry out and curl over, they get super stiff and uncomfortable.

 

[Brad]

This is a leather, unlined glove. Think of a cheap work glove sold in garden stores.
I used cloth adhesive tape I bought at work. Think of 1/2 stuff like athletes use. Seems to last a bit and doesn't melt.

 

[troj]

Same goes for damp pot holders.

I was about to add this - beat me to it!

-Kevin

 

[Rick]

The type to not use is pig skin gloves. Found some in a hardware store and tried them on, extremely comfortable so I bought them. Used them to cast with, I open the sprue with a gloved hand and the first fill was the last with pig skin gloves. Zero heat protection, thought I had grabbed the mold with a bare hand.

Relegated them to yard work but just as useless there, unbelievable how fast holes wear through pig skin. But hey, they are comfortable.

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[Ian]

Damp glove bad, noted.

Ove Glove, nothing better.

Just got through running two full pots through a brand-new Lee six-banger and that ferrule gets hot on the left hand over time, leaving a red mark for days if you're not protected. Not a burn, but deep tissue damage like a bruise. I wear an Ove Glove on my left and a cowhide glove with cotton back on the right for added dexterity and ability to swipe off lead smears from sprue plates, handle a Q-tip, and such. After three hours at the pot my hands are tired but have no heat fatigue.

 

[KHornet]

Just one more example of learn and live rather than Live and learn. Just what is an Ove Glove Ian?

 

[Ian]

http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/the-ove-glove-hot-surface-handler-oven-mitt/ID=prod6021452-product

Perhaps you know someone who could get their hands on one for you...

 

[smokeywolf]

Not in store. Internet only.

 

[Brad]

I may just invest in one

 

[Kevin Stenberg]

Thank you for the tip on the wet glove.

 

[Winelover]

Two pair for $5.87 and free shipping on Amazon.

 

[Brad]

Watch out, there seems to be a fair number of counterfeit Ove Gloves out there. The real one is made in Korea, not China.
Look at the reviews on Amazon.

 

[Pistolero]

Kevlar and Nomex, both very heat reasistant. You learn something every day, if you will
pay attention.

Good info, Ian. Not familiar with this. And thanks for the warning on Chinese fakes, Brad. I, too,
have found that the leather gloves get stiff and hard fairly quickly, this should be better.

Bill

 

[Ian]

Brad, put on your disguise and go get one at CVS, that's where I bought mine in-store last year.....

 

[Brad]

Brad, put on your disguise and go get one at CVS, that's where I bought mine in-store last year.....

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