quality is important, so buying a reputable name brand might be worth the extra money!!
well as the finances got tighter, so the home stock of welding rods, and once the Afrox(2.5mm) ones ran out was using a different make of welding rods (2.0mm) for the small jobs
however the spare fuel carrier for the quad, had broken in a very strange way, pulled the whole thing off, and welded it off the machine, with new quality Afrox rods, wow I can weld again!!
good quality welding rods do make a huge difference to the quality of the welding!!