Recommendations on extreme heat resistant boots?

[Stand_watie]

Looking for a pointer in the direction of boots designed to withstand (for a few seconds) 2500 degree liquid without transferring the heat to your feet (don't know if they exist). Price is not really a concern. Also leggings, aprons, gloves, gauntlets designed for the same heat protection.

[MillCreek]

http://www.nwironworks.com/suits.htm

My first thought was gear made for people who work in metal foundries and hot glass shops. 

[makattak]

[geronimotwo]

i was going to suggest a fire supply store, but i wouldn't want to try my turn-out gear near that kind of heat!  maybe they have higher temperature equipment?

[Stand_watie]

http://www.nwironworks.com/suits.htm

My first thought was gear made for people who work in metal foundries and hot glass shops. 

I work on a glass furnace and it was my grandfather's witnessing an accident at a steel foundry (fifty years ago) that got me to worrying - he saw a guy crippled by a spill that went right through his leather boots.

Makatak I have one of those silver suits but I think they are only designed for radiant heat whereas I'm concerned about direct contact.

[Stand_watie]

i was going to suggest a fire supply store, but i wouldn't want to try my turn-out gear near that kind of heat!  maybe they have higher temperature equipment?

I came across firefighter supplies while googling but their boots appeared to be rubber(?) I would assume that some large structure fires do put off that kind of heat, but I'm guessing that firefighters aren't supposed to approach close enough for their gear to be in contact with it.

[280plus]

What kind of liquid? Not that I have any kind of answer for you, I'm just being nosy. 

yea, I guess I'd start at a fire safety store and ask questions. And then there's always Grainger. They got a pretty thick catalog.

[makattak]

I work on a glass furnace and it was my grandfather's witnessing an accident at a steel foundry (fifty years ago) that got me to worrying - he saw a guy crippled by a spill that went right through his leather boots.

Makatak I have one of those silver suits but I think they are only designed for radiant heat whereas I'm concerned about direct contact.

Actually, I was only half-joking. My brief research only found items rated to 1000º. 2500º is a lot.

[280plus]

That's a lot of hot. 

They say the thorazine will kick in any minute now. 

[Stand_watie]

Actually, I was only half-joking. My brief research only found items rated to 1000º. 2500º is a lot.

Joking or not it was appropriate. Volcano lava is a very close aproximation of what I'm trying to protect myself from.

[280plus]

Welding supply shop...

[Waitone]

Aluminum foundry.  At one time I peddled stuff to an XXXX facility.  To get into the production area I had to dress out which included an uncomfortable jumpsuit of something and metal leggings and metatarsals shields over some very heavy boots.

Hated those sales calls.

[never_retreat]

Here is a chart I stumbled upping.
http://www.mifco.com/fndsftcl.htm
and some more
http://www.mgstevens.com/safety-clothing.html
I think its more for radiant heat and splash. I don't think there is anything that will allow you to hang out in that kind of heat.
If you playing with something that hot you may want to have a friend manning the hose. A big one.

[Stand_watie]

Here is a chart I stumbled upping.
http://www.mifco.com/fndsftcl.htm
and some more
http://www.mgstevens.com/safety-clothing.html
I think its more for radiant heat and splash. I don't think there is anything that will allow you to hang out in that kind of heat.
If you playing with something that hot you may want to have a friend manning the hose. A big one.

A BIG thank you never_retreat - that mifco catalog was what I was looking for. And YES, I would expect that even if you had some sort of Jetsons 24th century superboots, that if you had 2000 to 2500 degree glass around your feet you had BETTER be hoofing it out of the area FAST or be pretty dead pretty quick. I was thinking in terms of something that would allow me to go step, step, step, hop, hop, owwie, owwie, kick off boots with only minor injury as opposed to AIEEEEEEEEEEGH!!!!!!!!!!! CAT ON HOT TIN ROOF WITH CRIPPLING INJURY OR DEATH!!.

[AJ Dual]

I really wish I had seen this thread sooner.

I was going to say it was probably cheaper to repent and just live a good life. 

[Nick1911]

2500F?

Holy....   

I'm going to recommend what industry does - don't.  Use automated/remote/distance tooling.

I mean, lord.  What are you doing?

[Bogie]

Heh... We heat treated some S7 the other day... It only got cooked at 1850 for 45 minutes tho...

[Boomhauer]

2500F?

Holy....   

I'm going to recommend what industry does - don't.  Use automated/remote/distance tooling.

I mean, lord.  What are you doing?

Not always an option. We cast Vitallium and work a bit with porcelain (both in that temp range) and we do it machine-side to make dental prosthesis.

[280plus]

And I thought 1200 psi 1000* steam was tricky... 

[geronimotwo]

I came across firefighter supplies while googling but their boots appeared to be rubber(?) I would assume that some large structure fires do put off that kind of heat, but I'm guessing that firefighters aren't supposed to approach close enough for their gear to be in contact with it.

they have a whole line of leather boots with nomex insulation here.

http://www.fire-end.com/boots2.htm

still not 2500 degree rating.

Here is a chart I stumbled upping.
http://www.mifco.com/fndsftcl.htm
and some more
http://www.mgstevens.com/safety-clothing.html
I think its more for radiant heat and splash. I don't think there is anything that will allow you to hang out in that kind of heat.
If you playing with something that hot you may want to have a friend manning the hose. A big one.

one of the thing we are always cautioned about is cooling another firefighter with the hose when he comes out of the building.  sometimes the the gear is superheated, and it will turn the water to steam which can infirtrate the gear.

[280plus]

Now we have a recipe for steamed fireman. Yum! 

[BridgeRunner]

I really, really hope I'm not the only sick and perverted individual who keeps thinking this thread is about heat-resistant boobs.

Sorry, it had to be said. I just did about my tenth double-take of the day on this one.

[seeker_two]

I really, really hope I'm not the only sick and perverted individual who keeps thinking this thread is about heat-resistant boobs.

Considering your recently-discussed running injury, I can understand your line of thinking..... 

[280plus]

I really, really hope I'm not the only sick and perverted individual who keeps thinking this thread is about heat-resistant boobs.

Sorry, it had to be said. I just did about my tenth double-take of the day on this one.

Well, all I can tell you is it didn't cross my mind at all until you mentoned it. Perv... 

[makattak]

I really, really hope I'm not the only sick and perverted individual who keeps thinking this thread is about heat-resistant boobs.

Sorry, it had to be said. I just did about my tenth double-take of the day on this one.

Not only did it not cross my mind, I read your post as saying "heat resistant boots". And my thought was, "yes, that's exactly what it's about, am I missing something?"

Once I figured out what I was missing...