Comments on: Hot or Not? Silverback Magnetic Glove

By: K. J.

K. J. — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:11:19 +0000

No problem with them wanting to grab onto motor parts as mentioned above. They are strong magnets, but not THAT strong. Handy place to put nuts and bolts for small or quick repairs

I have used them screwing sheet rock, much better than pulling screws out of a pouch, pocket or mouth. I have used them shingling, galvanized nails hold very well. When you get one of those little packs of nuts bolts and screws for assembling different things, they will often hold the whole bunch, keeping them very handy and hard to mis-place. Will hold a decent supply of nails too.

They are no longer being made by Illinois Glove or called Silverback. They are being made and distributed by GRIP tools, Grand Rapids Industrial Products, and they are definately HOT!!!

By: James Brauer

James Brauer — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:30:56 +0000

Maybe hot for doing overhead work up a ladder or something, but if that spent a day in my metal shop it would be covered in grinder dust in no time.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:19:39 +0000

Sorry, mistyped…they were not stainless as you pointed out. It was about 3:30 in the morning when I submitted that so was a little tired. Anyway, the gloves were none the less handy for what I used them for.

By: mike

mike — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:39:33 +0000

I dont know about these. I use magnetic Wrist bands extensively when installing or removing screws, especially off of ladders, like shutters.

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:27:46 +0000

Yet another solution in search of a problem

By: Eric G.

Eric G. — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:36:52 +0000

How did the stainless parts stick? Stainless is for the most part non-magnetic.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:06:42 +0000

I like the idea of an armband with a bunch of magnets better. Accessible but out of the way too.

By: Stuart Deutsch

Stuart Deutsch — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:02:20 +0000

I’d say not. If anything, I’d rather my choice of gloves and a magnetic wrist/arm strap at the very most.

By: eschoendorff

eschoendorff — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:52:08 +0000

I have them, but never use them…. if that tells you anything.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:25:56 +0000

I found that these were extremely useful when I was rebuilding a wrecked bike. The small, and I do me SMALL, stainless steel bolts that held on all of the fairings were a nightmare to try and keep track of both when removing and installing the fairings. Being able to put the correct number of the correct size bolts on one of the magnets for whichever particular fairing I was working on was a HUGE time saver. Honestly, I didn’t even care about the glove part, all I used them for was basically a wearable magnet, but being fingerless made it a ton better for me since the pieces I was handling were mainly very small and required a lot of dexterity. Overall I’d say hot, at least for my specific application.

By: mike

mike — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:33:41 +0000

These aren’t supermagnets. It only takes a tiny magnetic field to hold screws, and it takes a VERY strong magnetic field to wipe a credit card or damage electronics. These won’t cause problems for you.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:20:37 +0000

Take off your watch and don’t handle credit cards.

By: Mel E.

Mel E. — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:54:21 +0000

Won’t work for a roofer, the nails are aluminum…. I have a pair and find them helpful working on the car or small projects. Handy for trim work when hand nailing. the biggest problem is how many items it doesn’t work for that the parts aren’t ferrous.

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:02:33 +0000

concept is good but white fingerless gloves? Not hot…