I gather mma arc welding is a little more difficult to master -- the rod being hand held and it's an art to feed it fast enough without touching the work with it !!!!!!
I found striking the arc took some practice - all too easy for the rod to stick to the work and short until you get the hang of it - best to swipe the electrode over a corner of the work to start the arc. Perhaps not as easy to see what's going on as MIG due to the smoke and flux all over the place. My first weld looked like the dog's breakfast until I chipped off all the flux and was then surprised to see such a clean weld underneath.
Certainly wouldn't fancy welding anything thin with it. I think I was welding 4mm steel, but for chassis box sections, etc, it'd do the job. MIG is the best all round option without a doubt though.
Kevin
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