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Shop apron what is your favorite
- Thread starter tpic402
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My raggedy blue jeans and a rummage sale t-shirt.... I do have a shop apron
but have never put it on. Maybe I will try it and see if I like it. I don't want
to look too professional though because my friends bring me enough repair
jobs as it is!
but have never put it on. Maybe I will try it and see if I like it. I don't want
to look too professional though because my friends bring me enough repair
jobs as it is!
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Not an apron but what I prefer. Love the zipper pockets up top. I can wear what ever under it and be clean in seconds. Love em
http://www.dickies.com/mens-clothing/mens-coveralls/Deluxe-Coverall--Blended-48799.jsp
http://www.dickies.com/mens-clothing/mens-coveralls/Deluxe-Coverall--Blended-48799.jsp
FWIW I'm not sold on the enco apron. Not enough pockets and they're too high up...can't put my favorite scale in or it'll jab me in the chin. Tom Lipton had a guy that makes some real nice ones send him a couple. Can't tell you his name but they looked to be well worth the money.
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This is the apron I use from Lee Valley. Heavy cotton with straps on the shoulders instead of in the back of you neck. Comfortable and fits over winter fleece or summer tee shirt.
http://www.leevalley.com/en/Wood/page.aspx?p=70774&cat=1,71260,45989&ap=1
http://www.leevalley.com/en/Wood/page.aspx?p=70774&cat=1,71260,45989&ap=1
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I have a homemade blue denim. It was made by my seamstress cousin for her brothers when they owned their own business. The reason I like it is it has 2 side pockets, 1 micrometer flap pocket so it does not fall out when you need to bend over. It also has 3 other small pockets for pens, rule, scribe or whatever. I have nylon parachute rope to tie it over the shoulder. I have a number of others, but this is by far my favorite. I use an apron whenever I remember, that is, because it is more productive when warn. I keep a small square, bubble level and maybe a part I'm working on in the side pockets. I'm not trying to look professional I just don't want to be looking for stuff when I'm working on a project.
Paul
Paul
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These aprons are similar to what I wore when I worked in a professional machine shop. Nowadays, I just wear old tee shirts, shorts and flip flops and always, glasses. No point in telling me it's not safe. To prevent the occasional splatter burn when fab'n/welding, I suit up.
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Wife bought me a nice leather welding apron to were, But stuff still finds a way around it. Maybe it is just now wide enough, :noidea: but people are right they get hot. It might be good for you guys up north during the winter but in south Texas it is still warm. I think I like the looks of some of the cotton ones, but has to have over the shoulder straps as neck problems get aggravated by stuff hanging around my neck. I will have to keep some of these in mind, or get someone to make me some. :talktogod:
KVT
KVT
^^^Ditto that!^^^
...and as an unexpected side-benefit, my better half loves/looks forward to their sales and marketing flyers they send out after purchase. As a result of that... she made sure that some "Plumbers Butt Tee Shirts" were in my stocking for Christmas. They are awesome too... very comfy, just right loose in the shoulder and elbow areas:
Duluth Trading TV Commercial: Longtail T® Shirt - The Cure for Plumber's Butt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-p1I2K0M9Q
Duluth Trading Longtail T® Shirt - The Solution to Plumber's Butt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqzha6g5ZvI
Longtail T Shirts
http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/mens/workwear/longtail-t-shirts/longer-shirts.aspx
...fwiw...
