Unless you have a special welder that can start without touching, you have to touch the electrode to start the weld. It's like striking a match. Once it's started, you have to keep the arc a certain length to weld properly, that's the big challenge with stick welding since you start with a 12"+ stick, and run it down to a stub usually.
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