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    Jody's "fingers" Have a lot more wearability, and probably insulate better. But Jody is Savvy. He knows what he is doing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by performance View Post
    and probably insulate better.
    Yeah, I noticed the Amazon version is basically a finger cot, while Jody's is sleeve that's doubled up and tucked into itself meaning there are (or can be) 3 layers of material between you and the heat.
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    I bought two and I use them a lot. Ironically more with the mig than the tig. I love Jody's videos and they have been entertaining and very helpful. I'm happy to support him but in all honesty his tig fingers work great and they wear very well and I would have bought them anyway. Anything to make me less of an amateur.

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    I thought the price was a bit high till they got here and I used them for the first time. I've used them for MIG quite a bit and the other night, for bracing my hand on an exhaust pipe while notching a flange with a die grinder. Wouldn't trade them for anything and will probably get a few more to have on hand.

    Oddly, I was talking to a friend about something similar the other night, he had a new idea and wanted to patent it, etc. I suggested we prototype it, set up a production run, flood the market then re-brand as 'the original' and to hell with the copycats, let them make an inferior product cheaper and sell to those we couldn't reach. We'll get a first bite, get the 're-purchase' crowd when they don't like the cheap one or it breaks, and referrals. Let the big boys play with the lawyers and their crap through patent and trademark and whatnot.
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    I believe those black stallion ones have been on the market for over a year. I bought the three pack from Jody about 8 months ago... his come with stickers and everyone knows that stickers make imports go faster.
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    Quote Originally Posted by zoama585 View Post
    I believe those black stallion ones have been on the market for over a year. I bought the three pack from Jody about 8 months ago... his come with stickers and everyone knows that stickers make imports go faster.
    You got stickers? I don't remember getting stickers and I also got a 3 pack about that time. What a gyp!
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    I got stickers and a shirt too! I like the cut of the shirt, though it's a bit snug around the neck. What would be really cool is if he came out with a wider TIG Finger, one that you could fit two fingers in. May just be me and the nerve damage, but I find it a bit awkward to just one the one finger sometimes. I find a way to prop one on the other, but one wide enough for ring and pinkie would be awesome.
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