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Anyone wear gloves to handle vacuum tubes?

I wear cloth gloves to change or to test tubes. Does anyone else do this? I see lots of bare fingers handling tubes on ebay. If I ever do touch them with bare skin, I am very quick to wipe with dry cloth after. Just wondering what the rest of the world does. Thanks

billpete
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hilde45
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Do you remove teeth first or leave them in your mouth?

Those tubes like a little bite along with the pressure, so I leave the teeth in.

billpete OP
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@hilde45 

Got it. yes

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thecarpathian
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@mclinnguy ,

I always get those two mixed up...

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chenry
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Bare hands give better grip, wipe clean with dry microfiber cloth after.

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vuch
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I use special hand stitched, exotic leather, custom made "Audiophile Hand Enclosures - Explicitly designed for handling vacuum tubes and touching high end audio gear." I got ’em from the emperor’s tailor.

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