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S6 Red / Gold Premium Gauntlet, Size 10.
Answers to common questions on choosing, sizing and looking after general handling and cutting gloves, and where they stop being suitable.
Glove sizes are based on two hand measurements: the circumference around the palm and the length of the hand. Measure your working hand with a soft tape, compare the figures with the maker's size chart, and remember that numbering is not identical between makers.A glove that is too big wrinkles, slips and reduces feel, which can be a hazard around moving or hot parts. One that is too small tires the hand and wears out at the seams. If you are between sizes, try both with a typical task, such as picking up small parts, before committing to a batch.
Not unless the glove is also marked and sold as a welding glove. Ordinary handling, driver and coated gloves are tested for mechanical risks and, at most, general heat. Welding gloves are covered by their own standard, which is a combination of mechanical and heat testing, and each glove must be marked as type A or type B depending on whether it favours heat protection or mobility.Sparks, spatter and radiant heat can melt or burn coated and fabric gloves, and the coating can stick to skin. Use a proper welding glove for the process you are doing, and keep handling gloves for jobs such as moving and sorting parts.
Cut resistance is rated on a lettered scale, A to F, with a higher letter meaning the material needs more force to cut under test conditions. It is a measure of the fabric in a laboratory test, not a guarantee against every sharp edge.No glove gives complete protection. A glove can fail against a heavy, pointed or powered tool, and coatings can change the cut performance of the fibre underneath. Choose the level by the edges you actually handle, such as sheet metal edges or cut burrs, make sure it fits well, and keep sharp work away from your hands whenever you can.
A thermal rating on a handling glove is made up of several separate results, covering things such as flame spread, contact heat, convective heat, radiant heat and small molten metal splashes, each given a level from 1 to 4. An X means that test was not carried out or no claim is made.Contact heat is tested at a stated temperature for a short time, so it describes brief handling, not holding a hot part for a long period. These ratings do not make a handling glove a welding glove. Look at which individual results are relevant to your job and follow the maker's guidance.