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Even "standard" tools have dangers. I was wearing gloves to protect my hands and was using an impact driver to loosen a nut... and I tapped the trigger, tool r
by m463 3y ago
Even "standard" tools have dangers. I was wearing gloves to protect my hands and was using an impact driver to loosen a nut... and I tapped the trigger, tool ran, my glove wound around the socket and pulled my finger in. Hurt my finger, luckily didn't break/permanently damage it. Took a second. I wouldn't have predicted.
- CoastalCoder 3y agoYeah it's weird to me how many tools are less safe with work gloves.
- formerly_proven 3y agoAlmost like work safety rules ban using gloves with those tools.
- verve_rat 3y agoI said this elsewhere: never wear gloves with roots that rotate. Drill, table saw, router, belt sander are all big no-nos. Orbital sander is about the only power tool I'd be comfortable wearing gloves with.
- m463 3y agoHow does this uncommon knowledge become common sense? Took me long enough to LEARN to wear gloves, now I have to unlearn it in specific cases :)
- kmoser 3y agoHow do you prevent your bare hand from getting abraded when it accidentally brushes up against the sanding belt, drill bit, or other fast moving parts of the tool? Yes, I know, exercising caution is always a great idea, but accidents do happen, right? I have a bench grinder that I use to clean rust off various pieces of metal, and you'd better believe I wear gloves when using it. My reasoning is that the chance of accidentally touching the grinding wheel is high, and a glove will prevent most injuries, while the chance of the glove getting wound around the grinding wheel is near zero because it doesn't take much pressure to stop the wheel. Am I wrong?