The Definitive Slide Gloves Thread

[hyper whittle]

I was JUST at home depot and I think I picked up the exact same gloves and industrial velcro. How did you stick the velcro to the glove? Did it just stay with the adhesive that was on the backing? Now that you've had them for a bit are they working out?

Also I was only able to get 7 samples (2x2) from the lady working there before she started to look annoyed. Any one have tips on "corian puck" configurations?

I may go out to lowes on the opposite side of town and try and grab more.

Someone just told me the adhesive on industrial velcro works ok w LOTS of pressure, then superglue it where and if it fails. Can't remember his pressure technique...

When we resoled our rock climbing shoes, we'd glue them then lay them each in front of the the front tires of a car, roll up onto them, and park it on them overnight.

I've never done it w velcro and gloves, but will try it very soon.

[PimaBombz]

I don't know if it's mentioned anywhere in the thread already, but what do you guys use to cut your pucks from cutting boards? Hack saw? Something else?

[hyper whittle]

I don't know if it's mentioned anywhere in the thread already, but what do you guys use to cut your pucks from cutting boards? Hack saw? Something else?

Jigsaw as I hear it.

Q: How about fit for these hardware store gloves - on the tighter side, or..?

[PimaBombz]

Jigsaw as I hear it.

Q: How about fit for these hardware store gloves - on the tighter side, or..?

My friend had one he had made awhile ago and the glove was really lose. It worked ok, but there was always the fear of it flying off, so a little bit of tightness might not be bad. It would definitely be a lot less sloppy.

Thanks for the quick reply on the jigsaw. Is there any other way though? I don't really have access to one atm.

[BrickCityBombers]

i got pucks set up with holes for shoelaces, once the gloves were tied to the gloves and i added shoe goo glue and still.. didnt use them for fear of them ripping off. my prof gave me his loaded gloves and in a week i was doing pendy toe sides and coleman slides.. its a confidence in your equipment deal.. also with the "pro" pucks ti appears there is less friction so it would be easier to do anything

[hyper whittle]

My friend had one he had made awhile ago and the glove was really lose. It worked ok, but there was always the fear of it flying off, so a little bit of tightness might not be bad. It would definitely be a lot less sloppy.

Thanks for the quick reply on the jigsaw. Is there any other way though? I don't really have access to one atm.

I happen to have a cutting board and a jigsaw on my desk - cuts pretty well just by hand, no power. Maybe a jigsaw blade in vise grips if you want to make round pucks. A little keyhole saw or any wood saw should work too I, would think.

Thanks for the info, I'm gonna try this out today. Maybe a velcro strap to tighten the gauntlet around wrist would be a good addition.

[patbrassil]

My first pair i cut with a hack saw, the second pair i made i used a jigsaw and it made my life so much easier. I also suggest just melt the damn pucks to the glove i've never seen anything work better

[st3v13]

Does anyone use work out gloves?
~st3v13

[dragginhands]

i got pucks set up with holes for shoelaces, once the gloves were tied to the gloves and i added shoe goo glue and still.. didnt use them for fear of them ripping off. my prof gave me his loaded gloves and in a week i was doing pendy toe sides and coleman slides.. its a confidence in your equipment deal.. also with the "pro" pucks ti appears there is less friction so it would be easier to do anything

i got loaded gloves too. i love them. i feel like the delvrin (sp?) is wearing down kind of fast though. i know im using them properly and i have them set in my palm so that i use the whole puck and make sure it wears evenly rather than one side. but i dont know if they're worth the money i paid for them. actually, thats incorrect. the GLOVE is great. i like the glove a lot. but i wanna see about using different companies pucks to see how they compare.

anyone got comments?

[Zizbamboo]

new gloves i made today. a) $19.99 do-it-all gloves from Lowes. b) $3.75 "Industrial" Velcro. c) FREE corian pieces from Lowes.
Im in the process of buying some wristguards and applying a piece of corian to them as well.

wow i have that exact same setup (also from lowes) made with the same materials

[phlyinghigh]

I want to see someone make a fingerless sliding glove setup. Then, for the fingers, melt rings part of the way into the sliding material. ala inverted brass knuckles? kind of? If someone made that they would undoubtedly be hard core (duh!).

[patbrassil]

My buddy and i were talking and were trying to figure out, why noone has made a slide puck out of metal. My only logic was someone must have and foudn out it was a really bad idea. Any comments?

[dragginhands]

My buddy and i were talking and were trying to figure out, why noone has made a slide puck out of metal. My only logic was someone must have and foudn out it was a really bad idea. Any comments?

haha probably sparks. or gets hot at least.

[Deadaimer]

I want to see someone make a fingerless sliding glove setup. Then, for the fingers, melt rings part of the way into the sliding material. ala inverted brass knuckles? kind of? If someone made that they would undoubtedly be hard core (duh!).

why not just fingerless?
thats what i use, i just have a puck on my palm

[Zzebotes13]

i went to home depot today and picked up a pair of work gloves and enough velcro for about $18, but apparently they don't give out free corian samples AT ALL (this was one in brooklyn on DeKalb for you new yorkers). does anyone (from NYC) know of a homedepot or lowes or anyplace that gives samples or i could at least pick up some corian, delrin, or usable plastic?

[D-railed]

hey i have been messing around making gloves for a little bit and i molded a set of awesome pucks yesterday and they are perfect and cost about a 75 cents apiece to make so i thought i would post a pic i stuck them to some gloves and they are super smooth and the perfect size. those are the other gloves i made in the back round.

[Zzebotes13]

what are those pucks made of?

[attackofthesam]

I was JUST at home depot and I think I picked up the exact same gloves and industrial velcro. How did you stick the velcro to the glove? Did it just stay with the adhesive that was on the backing? Now that you've had them for a bit are they working out?

Also I was only able to get 7 samples (2x2) from the lady working there before she started to look annoyed. Any one have tips on "corian puck" configurations?

I may go out to lowes on the opposite side of town and try and grab more.

I too have the same gloves, bought at home depot. I like the vulcan configuration (two puciks across two fingers each), and one in the palm. That way, I can take out the two finger pucks (leaving the palm one on) if I want to get a better grip.

[Zzebotes13]

just finished making my new gloves. used a pair of work gloves, industrial velcro, and free corian samples (scored 12 pieces) from homedepot (had to go to two, because one didn't have any apparently). all in all it cost me $18 and i still have 6 extra pieces of corian for replacement pucks as well as extra velcro to attach pucks.

[Tagsrover]

In terms of getting corian samples at Home Depot, just walk right up to the cabinent section, look at the sample walls until you find corian, then just open the sample drawers below and grab as many as you want. By not talking to anyone they probably won't get annoyed with you before you can get whatever you need, then just stick em in your pocket.