Arc welders were tools carried by astromech droids. Their main purpose was for repairing things, such as bulkheads, but creative droids could improvise to employ them for various other purposes. R2-D2 used an arc welder to release Leia Organa from her shackles on Jabba's Sail Barge in 4 ABY.
Appearances
- The Heart
- "Droid Trouble" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 3
- Crisis on Cloud City
- Planet of the Mists
- "The Mynock Conspiracy" — Supernova (As "arc-welder")
- Operation: Elrood
- "Trouble Brewing" — Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
- Heir to the Empire
- Fate of the Jedi: Backlash
- Fate of the Jedi: Conviction
Sources
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
- The Star Wars Sourcebook (As "electric arc welder")
- The Star Wars Rules Companion (As "electric arc welder")
- Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back
- Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi
- Heir to the Empire Sourcebook
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition
- Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley
- Dark Empire Sourcebook
- Star Wars Technical Journal of the Planet Tatooine
- The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook
- The Last Command Sourcebook
- Cracken's Rebel Operatives
- Star Wars Sourcebook, Second Edition
- Star Wars Technical Journal
- Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Jabba's Palace Limited (Card: Arc Welder) (backup link)
- "The History of R-Series Astromech Droids" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 7
- The Essential Guide to Droids
- Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide
- The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
- Suns of Fortune