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driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• benignintervention@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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

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• cm0002@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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?

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  • Delphia@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    A metal handle doesnt burn or melt.

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    • DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      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.

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