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Henry Hopper · 08-11-2013, 04:02 AM

I'd go for thickish rubber gloves......the rubber absorbs the impact of the particles and is less likely to abrade.The blast cabinet in the electric motor rewind shop next to our place has the long rubber gauntlets built into the wall of the chamber...they just slip their hands and forearms into these and blast away......they have been in use for years.

A while ago, I took some parts for blasting to company on the docks.....they have a portable rig that goes all over the place doing blasting jobs.I got to know the young guy who did most of the blasting and noticed that his hand was all bandaged up.It turns out that the nozzle swept over his bare hand....he showed me the injury later when I picked up my stuff.....what a mess that stuff makes to flesh and bone.A lesson learned the hard way and always wear your PPE with that equipment.

08-11-2013, 04:02 AM	#24
Henry Hopper Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: N.W.England Posts: 439	Re: Final report on Blast cabinet Gloves I'd go for thickish rubber gloves......the rubber absorbs the impact of the particles and is less likely to abrade.The blast cabinet in the electric motor rewind shop next to our place has the long rubber gauntlets built into the wall of the chamber...they just slip their hands and forearms into these and blast away......they have been in use for years. A while ago, I took some parts for blasting to company on the docks.....they have a portable rig that goes all over the place doing blasting jobs.I got to know the young guy who did most of the blasting and noticed that his hand was all bandaged up.It turns out that the nozzle swept over his bare hand....he showed me the injury later when I picked up my stuff.....what a mess that stuff makes to flesh and bone.A lesson learned the hard way and always wear your PPE with that equipment.