Or two, idk

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      If I were to guess it serves two purposes:

      1. To dampen the reaction when absolutely wailing on some piece of shit steel that warped
      2. Accidentally getting welded to things

      Edit: I looked it up! Number 1 is correct! Also, they’re used to remove slag

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      Maybe something to do with insulating your hand from the heat maybe? But then again maybe not because don’t welders usually use gloves anyways?