you know, if you guys find just the right materials and market it 
properly, you could be on to something. even sighted people need touch 
from time to time.


On 28/02/2008 8:34 AM, the old scribe known as Martin McCormick was able 
to impart this pearl of wisdom:
> Brett Winches writes:
>> Martin,  I just ran this by a local volunteer fireman with no results.
> 
> Hmm. It's kind of a strange problem in that the cotton work
> gloves in question are the thin kind so you can still feel quite
> a bit through them, not like oven mits or anything like that.
> You wouldn't be able to use anything that was thick or stiff
> that would dull the sense of touch. The cotton fibers provide
> just enough separation between one's fingers and the hot tip
> that you can actually feel the tip, but not much heat until it
> burns through and then it's major ouch! time.
> 
> 	Normally, these gloves are used for handling splintery
> boards and other things that chew up your skin.
> 
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