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How to Inspect the Heat Seal on Your Leather SleevesLeather sleeves protect your forearms from sparks, radiant heat, sharp edges and brief contact with hot material. The seam, cuff and any bonded or heat-sealed…
Why Pre-Curved Welding Gloves Help Reduce Hand FatigueWelding gloves must do more than resist sparks, radiant heat and occasional contact with hot metal. They also need to support precise hand movements for long…
Store FR Shirts Properly for Lasting Fire ProtectionFlame-resistant shirts are built for demanding work, but their protective performance depends on more than the fabric selected at purchase. Washing, drying,…
What the Insulation Layer in Welding Gloves Means for Heat ProtectionWelding gloves are built to do more than create a barrier between your hands and a hot workpiece. Their construction controls how quickly heat travels from the…
Choosing a Welding Apron That Supports Free Kneeling MovementA welder's day rarely involves standing bolt upright at a bench for eight hours straight. Real workshop work means crouching beside a chassis in a Brisbane…
Leather and Synthetic Welding Gloves Compared for GripWelding gloves are not all built the same, and nowhere is that more obvious than when you put them to the test during a long shift. The choice between…
Extended FR shirt tails keep welders covered when bending overA sparky leans into a switchboard on a Perth building site, a boilermaker ducks under a pipe rack in Gladstone, a fitter stretches across a conveyor in the…
Cleaning Leather Welding Sleeves Without Damaging the FinishLeather welding sleeves take a beating on the tools. Sparks, spatter, grinding dust and the constant rub of a stiff forearm against metal slowly strip away the…
Choosing a welding apron with adjustable neck straps that lastsWelders across Australia know the pain of an ill-fitting apron pulling on the back of the neck for hours on end in a Brisbane fab shop or a Perth mining…
Practical heat resistance tests for MIG welding glovesMIG welding sends the arc past 1000°C while spatter flies further than most first-year apprentices expect. For tradies working anywhere between a Hunter Valley…