Definitely. Even with the superior speed of MIG versus stick, working from a position where your back or knees are affected won't do you any favours in the long run.Choose a comfortable height for the welding position. With the bars vertical
One advantage of stick, imo, a lot easier to manipulate the rod through tight turns like that.At some point in the travel you end up with the torch at a less than ideal angle which is why you might get a bit of spatter. You have got to be pretty dextrous as you need to turn the torch through 180 degrees over a very short travel distance.
One advantage of stick, imo, a lot easier to manipulate the rod through tight turns like that.