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I got some budget cotts early on, but if I had them on for more than 30 mins my fingers would start turning blue.


I ordered a big bag from Cousins to replace them but for some unknown reason I ordered small and find myself in much the same situation. No idea why I did that. I can only think I saved the item and ordered at a later date but forgot to check the size as it wasn't at the front of my brain (common ailment these days - lol).

So now I'm snipping the elastic bit and it seem to work OK. At least I won't forget next time. But it is a BIG bag.

 

Got to laugh.

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I buy the Cousins cots. Those bags last for ages. I just ordered a new bag this afternoon!

I had the same problem, I measured my finger diameters using my micrometre as about 19mm, so ordered the medium 19mm cots. They were way too tight, so I used to cut the elastic bit.

The sizes are confusing. Although I have medium sized hands (for golf gloves), I find the large 27mm are a good fit. 

I imagine that for people with large hands, these will be too tight.

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I notice that the A*F cots come in larger diameters.

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I get my cotes from Asco Shurch in Switzerland. I've tried so many others, all crap. I get their textured (tips) pinc non-talc. They bite a bit on the rolled part, but they're the best I've used.

 

We have a new guy in the shop, very skilled. Asked if we had medium size cots (he's maybe half my weight and a head smaller); we have large and small. Colleague was out and asked him to pick up some mediums (Neuchâtel Switzerland, asco schurch is downtown).

 

Got them, seems ok, but he doesn't like the "rim". They had different ones where he worked before. I swear he will swear by these Ascos soon. You can cut the rim off. But they're grippy and last for days.

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Malocchio WRT Addict

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Cousins' cheapos are very slippery. I like to use a nitrile glove in left hand when I need one. I might order some other brand next time I'll make an order. I just don't understand the sizing. The Cousins large cots (that are a bit too tight at the collar) are marked as 27mm but Bergeon large is 21mm. A*F large is 29mm. My hand size is more like a medium. 

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1 hour ago, Malocchio said:

Cousins' cheapos are very slippery.

They are, i stopped wearing them on my right hand, tweezers nearly slipped through my fingers a few times.

1 hour ago, Malocchio said:

The Cousins large cots (that are a bit too tight at the collar)

I also got the large , too tight. I have stupidly large hands for a bloke of only 5'9"

32 minutes ago, rehajm said:

Oh, everybody knows…🤪

We are still taking about finger cots, yes?

Whatever , but you're wearing pink just the same 😅

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oldhippy Distinguished Member

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I never used them back in the 70's & 80's I don't think they were about. If we left finger marks on parts we used Rodico to remove them. I have noticed watchmakers and clockmakers wear these gloves when taking a movement apart which is ridiculous. How times have changed.  

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39 minutes ago, oldhippy said:

I never used them back in the 70's & 80's I don't think they were about. If we left finger marks on parts we used Rodico to remove them. I have noticed watchmakers and clockmakers wear these gloves when taking a movement apart which is ridiculous. How times have changed.  

Any tradesman worth his salt in construction doesn't wear gloves, you just cant feel what you're doing right. Only time i may put a pair on is when handling 6mm glass, the stuff is lethal.  I hate wearing cotts for watch repair, you develop a way around not leaving finger prints ( mostly ) . I make sure my hands are super clean and scrubbed before i do any assembly, its amazing and quite disgusting what fingers and nails harbour 🤢

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I tried several different type large" cots & they were all too tight.

I just use nitrile gloves for the main movement re-assembly then hold it by the stem as far as practical in later stages.

 

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12 minutes ago, rjenkinsgb said:

I tried several different type large" cots & they were all too tight.

I just use nitrile gloves for the main movement re-assembly then hold it by the stem as far as practical in later stages.

 

Is that because you have fingers the size of sausages. 😀

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1 minute ago, oldhippy said:

Is that because you have fingers the size of sausages

Nope, I think it's just that the ebay/amazon Chinese idea of "large" hand size is rather different to European large.

(Or they list the same size cots as every size, 'cos they have no idea what they are selling?)

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1 hour ago, rjenkinsgb said:

(Or they list the same size cots as every size, 'cos they have no idea what they are selling

That’s a bingo- I ended up with two bags of highly recommended black cots labeled as different sizes L and XL- both look to be the same tiny size. Took me a year of generous replacement to work through the first bag, now working on the second…

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2 hours ago, rjenkinsgb said:

Nope, I think it's just that the ebay/amazon Chinese idea of "large" hand size is rather different to European large.

(Or they list the same size cots as every size, 'cos they have no idea what they are selling?)

That sounds about right. 

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On 8/23/2024 at 6:08 PM, mikepilk said:

I buy the Cousins cots. Those bags last for ages. I just ordered a new bag this afternoon!

Yeah, those are the ones I got, just too small a size it seems. Better spend more time and use them up. They actually work OK after a little snip.

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