Welding Gloves

Welding hand gloves are the PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) which is used to protect the hands of welders from the hazards of welding. A welding safety gloves must to be made of a material which are strong, heat resistant, water resistant or waterproof and be able to resist electrical shocks. The best welding gloves will always correctly fit your hands properly.

  Welding gloves are the essential part of a welding safety equipment list. So there must be particular care we must take care of while selecting a proper hand welding glove due to the proximity of the hand gloves to the welding process. The hand gloves for welding process are usually worn over the hand with individual case for each finger and thumb. And welding gloves are supposed to made of materials that are durable, resistant to heat and electrically nonconductive. There may be additional materials will be added on to the hand gloves in order to enhance the protective nature of the welding safety gloves.

Depending on the material used for welding gloves, they can be split or top leather according to the hide of various livestock. And according to the types of welding process, the hand gloves may classified as

TIG Welding Gloves-They are usually made of cow, goat or pig hides. These hand gloves are designed in such a way to finger sensitivity with an adequate protection.

MIG Welding Gloves- They are designed to give maximum protection with some handiness. And the materials used for these hand gloves are the hides of deer, cow or pig.

Stick Welding Gloves- They are the toughest hand gloves and these hand gloves are composed of hides of cow or elk.

Specification-A good test for the hand gloves are by picking a coin. Double stitching and additional leather materials on the index finger, thumb and across the metacarpus area of the hand will increase the lifespan of the welding safety hand gloves.