just curious if anyone's tried it yet. I have a gas valve torch on the way, but the non-gas-thru small dinse plug was backordered, so I'm still waiting.

I've never done scratch start before. I learned on a Lincoln PrecisionTIG 185 which has a nice footpedal. I've got a nice chunk of copper I plan on starting arcs on to reduce arc strike marks, but any other tips would be appreciated.