Ergodyne ProFlex 9000 Certified Lightweight Anti-Vibration Work Glove, Medium,Black

I have had these gloves for about three months now and I use them at work for approximately 20 hours per week. I work in the finish department of a factory where we manufacture wind turbine blades and I wear these gloves when I use a 5" pneumatic random orbital sander and a 7" pneumatic disc grinder. I was worried about these gloves severely lessening my manual dexterity and they do but not enough to affect my job performance. After a handful of times to get the feel of it, I can change out sand paper discs and grinder discs without any problems. I was also worried about the durability of the foam palms and fingers because handling abrasives with foam usually eats it up in a heartbeat. Of course, I am careful with them when I have them on but, again, this hasn't affected my performance. After three months of regular moderate use, they show little wear but I can assume that I'll probably have to get new ones in another 6 months. The vibration mitigation isn't 100% but I never expected that anyway. I would say that they reduce vibration by over 50% though. More subjectively, my hands don't fall asleep anymore when I am sleeping or using a computer. (I have carpal tunnel in both wrists and tendonitis in both elbows). I recommend these gloves and I will continue to buy them. Update: I wore these gloves for 7 months before I quit that job to start a new one where these gloves are not necessary. At the end of 7 months there is a hole at the index finger tip big enough to fit my finger through but not big enough to really affect my work. I would still buy these gloves again.

Saw a review on Amazon and bought them. They work great for lawn mowers, weed whackers, hedge trimmers, Skills Saws (reciprocating saws) that vibrate so much, small chain saws and hand drills. Size is right on. I will probably get another pain simply because by the time they wear out, the gloves will be out of production. This is a problem with many products. When you look to replace them, they are gone.

I am a senior citizen by all reasonable measures. But I still mow my own lawn, do the edging and clip the bushes. The mower and the edger are both gas powered and generate a lot of vibration as does the electric powered clipper. In the last few years I found my hands would tingle and feel numb after doing the yard work. I began to look for something that might help and came across these. I have owned them for just over a year and a half (May of 2023) so have used them through most of a growing season. As I said up front, they have made a difference. Since I started using them the tingling in my hands has dramatically improved along with the numbness. It isn’t all gone but is a great deal better than before and has made keeping the yard more pleasant. There is some wear but they still look solid with no notable fraying or splits. A friend advised me they would last much longer if I ONLY used them to dampen vibrations from tools and not as a general work glove. That is what I have done and they don’t show enough wear to matter so far. I think the design might be more prone to damage if used on whatever task comes along. It seems to me that the part that absorbs vibration wouldn’t hold up well to hard edges or sharp items. But they do what they say they will. Less vibration, less discomfort, and a few more years of doing all the yard work myself. Let’s hear it for old people power!

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I just ran a 6" random orbit sander for an hour with these gloves and my fingers went from feeling numb to feeling like they buzzed every time I put my fingertips together (with gloves off). Very odd sensation. It's mostly stopped now after 15 minutes but my fingers still feel odd and less sensitive than usual. They feel mostly normal after about 40 minutes. According to other reviewers these gloves are one of the best you can get but they still seem highly inadequate when you can't do a job for an hour without having to stop for another hour. I also worry about gradual cumulative damage even if you start and stop to limit the tingling. Look up "white finger syndrome" caused by prolonged vibration exposure - it's pretty serious. I found a Canadian government site that says "Anti-vibration gloves are made using a layer of viscoelastic material. Actual measurements have shown that such gloves have limited effectiveness in absorbing low-frequency vibration, the major contributor to vibration-related disorders. Therefore, they offer little protection against developing vibration-induced white finger syndrome." I've read pretty much the same thing on logger forums about chain saw use. Using ANSI/ISO certified gloves is better than doing nothing, but they don't replace the use of more expensive tools designed to vibrate less and with shock absorption incorporated into their handles. The threads also mention that holding tools a little more loosely can help, and adding soft rubber around handles of older tools can help. You could buy something like Tool Wrap ORTHEX Grip Kit, Visco Elastic Polymer Sheet but it doesn't mention having any certification as to effectiveness and it's pretty expensive. I tried using some 3/4" thick foam rubber I had laying around rubber banded over the handle of the sander and it helped significantly reduce the sensation of vibration, though it made the sander impossible to hold normally. It worked well enough to guide it when set to constant on and pressed down on a horizontal surface. I'll also mention that these gloves are bulky and majorly reduce dexterity, making small items nearly impossible to pick up (even something the thickness of an extension cord is hard to grab). I think any glove with enough padding to actually do much against vibration is going to have that problem. The black backs of the gloves are porous and keep hands cooler, but they also pick up splinters and wood dust like crazy.

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Very comfortable and reduces some of the vibrations. The foam does wear away easy especially if you need to use them when multitasking on a job in between using the power tools. I recommend them but you should know that you can get other similar brands for half the price.

Buena calidad. Para trabajar con máquinas de vibración son excelentes. Usado con vibradora de sceituna

Even though I have medium size hands, the large size fit perfectly. I still noticed vibration when using my orbiting, oscillating sander, but my hands no longer go numb or tingle after sanding for hours. The rubber pads on the palms and fingers look quite delicate, so I will only use the gloves while using this sander. I am glad I found them before the vibration caused more permanent damage to my arms and hands. I will never use my sander without these gloves ever again. When I bought these gloves they were $28.00 and are now $36.00, if that was the price when I saw them, I would have bought the Superior S10VIB instead as they appear identical.

Moi qui suis pourtant très EPIs, je reste dubitatif... - La mousse/revêtement des doigts est sensible au froid, devient dure et perd en amortissement, ce qui fait perdre en utilité pour le travail extérieur en dehors de l'été - Les gants tiennent assez chaud, trop pour l'été (et vu le point précédent...) - La réduction des vibrations à fréquence élevée (meuleuse avec disque diamant) est à peine perceptible Je dirais presque que le mieux dans tout ça, c'est le côté "super-héros" de ces gants. Alors peut être qu'à plus basse fréquence (perfo, marteau piqueur...) c'est mieux, mais pour mon utilisation, ils sont inutiles et en pratique, je ne les mets jamais.