i started playing guitar when i was ten, so I have very well developed hard
calases on the four fingers of my left hand.
Why is this relevant to soldering?
Because i can touch the tip of any soldering iron unprotected with the tip
of my index finger, or any of the fingers of my left hand, as long as i
touch the hot part with the part of my finger that is calased.
Its a secondary advantage to having guitar calases.
Of course, getting hot solder stuck to your finger isn't that much fun
either, but you can rip it off without damage when you have alot of scar
tissue to protect yourself with.
That said, i can't touch it for more then a second at a time or it will
burn.
There has to be some sort of industrial glove available that is very thin,
but burn resistent.  There must be for people who work with hot metal by
hand.
google it?
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin McCormick" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: Building Equipment


> 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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