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I don't think gloves and a table saw are a good idea, Sawstop or not. if your finger gets too close to the blade, which it shouldn't, there is a chance the blade will grab the glove and pull your hand in.

BTW. https://www.sawstop.com/

Depends.

I won't work on a carburetor anymore without gloves. I hate my hands stinking for day. I won't touch anything that's gasoline, diesel / heating oil without disposable rubber gloves.

At the shop, some things we use gloves for but often gloves are viewed as a serious safety hazard, even deadly. So, depends on what you're doing and what you're working with.

@mattmia2 We often use Hyflex 11-818 gloves for sheetmetal work. You can hold the metal better with the gloves than without.

That's neglect. An annual maintenance would flush and test the drain. Check the neutralizer. Check the basin and discharge of the condensate pump. Many blocks have rotted due to improper pH and blocked drains. You can't forget about your boiler just because it works. It needs love.

Chain saw? Oh my. I do hope you use more than just gloves! I won't even fire ours up without full personal protective gear, never mind attack a tree — but some of ours are pretty good size (my son in law is a professional logger).

I think i would have done better in biology if gloves were a thing back then

You can undo the union with the tank still strapped in. If you have no union, you have to unstrap the tank first before you start unthreading it and if you've ever tried to manage a waterlogged x-tank, it feels like it's filled with lead.

Secondly, when you reinstall the new tank, it can be very hard to start the threads.Somehow, aligning the tank with the threads is hard. Not a problem if you have a union.