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minus-squarebenignintervention@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-21 day agoIf I were to guess it serves two purposes: To dampen the reaction when absolutely wailing on some piece of shit steel that warped Accidentally getting welded to things Edit: I looked it up! Number 1 is correct! Also, they’re used to remove slag
minus-squarecm0002@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoMaybe something to do with insulating your hand from the heat maybe? But then again maybe not because don’t welders usually use gloves anyways?
minus-squareDannyBoy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·22 hours agoNo but it takes a long time for heat to conduct up a coil vs a straight line. That’s why woodstove handles are often coiled.
Why is the welding hand funny?
If I were to guess it serves two purposes:
Edit: I looked it up! Number 1 is correct! Also, they’re used to remove slag
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?
A metal handle doesnt burn or melt.
No but it takes a long time for heat to conduct up a coil vs a straight line. That’s why woodstove handles are often coiled.