Anyone wear gloves to handle vacuum tubes?

@thecarpathian I can see where it could be confusing. I am disagreeing that the oils in our skin would cause hot spots on the surface of a vacuum tube.

Easy on the aspirin they will burn a hole in your stomach.

@texasblues1959 ,

It's all right, they're baby aspirin. I'm Quite delicate...

I never used gloves, even when I removed my 3b22 rectifier tubes, which run hotter than most power tubes, and have a 6amp filament current. I sometimes leave them on 24/7 and have had no problems for over 6 years.

Yep, literally just swapped tubes in my DAC 5 minutes ago. The ones supplied with my DAC have little sticky nylon or silicone dots for grip. 

I would not used the white slippery ones that came with my TT though.  

@faustuss ,

You are correct!

I’m totally disputing this. Since the ideal material for storing acids is glass, and highly corrosive hydrofluoric acid is about the only acid that etches glass, this is pegging my Poppycock meter to the point I had to unplug it and take an aspirin. Some manufactures literally acid etched their date codes on their tubes without stressing the integrity of the glass after decades. 🤔

They also store caustic acids in polyethylene, its not the end of the world and its not 400 degrees fahrenheit plus!