Black Stallion BSX FR Cotton Welding Cape Sleeves BX21CS

Great jackets for hot days

Recommended for those warmer days

VP

Great product use it everyday

Quality material, perfect fit, poor stitching to bib.

The stitching to the connector piece for the lower bib is laughably inferior although it has improved from previous versions (i add some extra clips on them above the snaps straight out the box), otherwise this is a good set of sleeves if you dont mind the look. If they had a version with no flames and better bib connector stitching i would call it flawless. The fit is nearly perfect for someone who spends time in the gym yet is still fairly big boned (6ft1, 285lbs in XL), decently comfortable to wear and the material holds up very well as i am very hard on them. I am a pipe fitter and TIG welder doing large bore piping, spending several hours at a time cutting and grinding per day along with some light TIG (mostly tacks) 6 days a week usually nets me about 1-2 months per sleeve and nearly double for the lower bib. A non-FR cotton t-shirt typically only lasts me a few days and is not much cheaper than this. Even then the equivalent cheaper FR cotton cape sleeves or work shirts last half as long material wise as these do. Not very flexible, zero stretch at all, a testament to their design shape and durability perhaps given how well they fit but they can get fairly warm in stagnant air. They still allow a breeze through the material as typical for heavy FR shirts, but the design helps channel air well from behind. If you have a decent fan you will be comfortable. These are by far the best and longest lasting sleeves ive used as a fitter if i reinforce the bib connecter. They may not be practical for heavier welding, but for TIG and grinding these are great. The FR only lasts about 4-6 washes in my experience before the sleeves wear out.