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Summary: Learn how to strike an arc every time with tips to improve stick welding in this free DIY video for beginners.

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How to Strike an Arc When Arc Welding

Hi! This is John from expertvillage.com. In this video clip, I will be discussing how to strike the arc when arc welding. To strike the arc, the electrode must first touch the base metal. The end of the electrode must then be withdrawn to the correct arc distance or arc length, which I talked about in the previous video. So when you come in here to strike your arc, you are going to have to touch the base metal and then pull it off. If you leave it on the base metal, your electrode is going to stick to it. Again if you strike the arc and pull it off the way too far, you are going to lose your arc. Now there is a couple of different ways that you can strike it. The first one is to strike it like a match like you would, just a typical household match and the second way is to tap it onto the metal.

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