Vibration Damping Gloves

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Ive used a hand held pressure washer for all of about 4 hours in total and I am worried signs of numbness (if you want clarification on any of this read here: http://www.hooah4health.com/environment/occuphealth/handarmvibration.htm).

Where can I buy some online to be ready for next time I am asked to do this task? I want some with gel in the palm and fingers. Its finger tips which are feeling a bit pins- and needles.
 
malfunkshun said:
Unless you do it very regularly I wouldn't worry too much
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Read the artical please, I specifically tried to avoid getting poo-poo responses to a perfectly reasonable and simple question. Prevention is the only way to tackle this problem.

Remember its not you whole are sitting here over the weekend typing with 2 numb fingertips.

I know this is general discussion where people who are bored come to but this is a serious question. Don't make me have to take it to a different forum to get a sensible answer.
 
Hi there,

Maybe I should have rephrased the question

"Could anyone who buys these type of gloves or otherwise has knowledge on WHERE TO BUY GLOVES ONLINE please reply".
 
Screwfix would be my suggestion, about halfway down that page you'll find gloves labelled as anti-vibration, unfortunately I don't know which specifically are the best but if the De Walt gloves are as good as their tools then they ought to do the trick.
 
semi-pro waster said:
Screwfix would be my suggestion, about halfway down that page you'll find gloves labelled as anti-vibration, unfortunately I don't know which specifically are the best but if the De Walt gloves are as good as their tools then they ought to do the trick.
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I have de-walt toe-caps, they needed inner soles after about 2 weeks due to the sole tearing and causing wear enough to hole 2 pairs of socks. Other than that they are nice and comfy. Thanks I'll take a look.
 
Begbie said:
Touchy ain't you, thats all I just wanted to post.
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dun said:
I wouldn't worry too much.
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Sorry I am a bit touchy on this subject. I'll tell you why you can't "worry too much". I bought a OcUK tornado case back in 2001 which had about 8 x 80mm fans. I let this run 24/7 in my room for months before I tried to tone down the absolutely ridiculous ammount of noise produced. I tried water cooling and I had this case right next to me on the desk later on. Reason was so that the radiator could be stuck out the window.

How is this relevant to what we are discussing?:confused:

I now have to wear cotton wool in my ear where anywhere near a my computer, the computer monitor irritates my ear. Living on the main road I need cotton wool + a towel around my head to sleep. I get a high pitched ringing in my ear. This is the same kind of fatigue injury as repetitive strain injury ( which I have also recovered from, amazingly due to using a mouse).

So you see I don't have any time whatsoever for people telling me what I should be bothered about or not concerning my own health.
 
No mate I didn't say anything about your health, I wouldn't dream of it. Please re-read what you quoted. I can only offer my opinion and my experience. I wouldn't worry if its just occasionally as the numbness wears off quicker than DOMS I feel everyday, but what you do is upto you :)
 
Loud fans whirring in your room 24 hours per day are a completely different issue to using a pressure washer for a few hours once in a while.

Common sense. Do you have it?
 
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I get this from time to time when I've been using the angle grinder a lot. It can leave your fingers a little tingly sometimes but it goes away quite quickly by itself and doesn't come back. If you do it all the time then it can be bad and causes joint problems but if it's just every now and then personally I wouldn't worry about it.

I've got some latex coated rigging gloves from Screwfix and I have to admit I haven't had any tingles since I've had them so it obviously makes a difference wearing them over wearing welding gloves, which is what I normally use. I think they were only about £5, they are the fluorescent yellow fabric ones with blue latex palms and fingers which I can't see on their site.

Edit: actually it's these ones: http://www.screwfix.com/prods/70188...oated-Palm;jsessionid=O5QFA33CADJQ4CSTHZOSFFA
 
You shouldn't get carpal tunnel that quickly. Usually takes years of heavy tool usage and water jets don't even vibrate strongly. Are you sure numbness in the hands isnt from the cold water or holding the handle tightly? I think everyone gets a wierd sensation after using tools for any prolonged amount of time, but if you get them at night or hours later go see a doctor.
 
megatron said:
I now have to wear cotton wool in my ear where anywhere near a my computer, the computer monitor irritates my ear. Living on the main road I need cotton wool + a towel around my head to sleep.
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Cotton wool is next to useless when drowning out noise. I have tried many different ear plugs and I find that the green (MaxLite) earplugs work best. I urge you to try them as they block out most noise.

http://www.safetysupplies.co.uk/trolleyed/4/index.htm

The orange (Max) earplugs have a higher rating on them, but they are more dense and aren't as comfortable as the less dense green ones.

I strongly recommend you try them out, if you have difficulty going to sleep, due to noise.
 
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