MIG nozzle size/diameter - Miller / Bernards

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Is there a MIG gun nozzle that has a smaller diameter then the stock miller M10?? / Miller 211 nozzle??  Reasoning is getting closer to weld in T joint for example andtighter spaces..Do the Bernard Q tip nozzles have a smaller/narrower footprint?? 200 - 250 amp models??San Antonio, Texas..Miller 211MILLER BIG 40 ( 1988 RETRO IN WORKS )Dreaming of a 4x4 plasma table build.
Reply:Uh, you *did* read your manual, right?
Reply:Researching online.. Don't have one.. Sorry
Reply:I've suggested for years to Miller and Hobart that they should offer a smaller diameter orifice nozzle for the gun they supply with their compact units. Hasn't happened yet though. To get tighter in on a T joint, you can shorten a nozzle, for your current gun, around an 1/8" , on the gas exiting end. This will  have the contact tip extending past the nozzle around an 1/8". Actually for tight quarters or a T joint that is going to do a good job of trapping the shield gas you could probably get away with shortening a nozzle a 1/4".  I shorten the nozzles for  my Hobart units on my bench top lathe, and then re-taper them on it too. Since it does have to be perfect they can easily be shortened by hand, and re-tapered on a belt sander. I just have the lathe so I use it.ESAB Migmaster 250 Hobart Ironman 230Multimatic 215TWECO Fabricator 181i & 211iHH125EZ - nice little fluxcore only unitMaxstar 150 STH - very nice
Reply:Hello sandmanxx, I will try to include a picture that has some examples of nozzles available for the Bernard guns, one of the images is of a very small tapered nozzle/tip combination. Those nozzle/tip combinations are often used for very tight skewed fillets. Best regards, Allan Attached Imagesaevald
Reply:Here's the parts list and manualhttp://www.bernardwelds.com/-Centerf...3#.U4mXL9q9KSM
Reply:Just grind a bevel on two sides of an old nozzle, it will allow you to get much closer.
Reply:Thanks for the notes all! A bevel sounds interesting.. I also like the look of the Bernard nozzleLast edited by sandmanxx; 05-31-2014 at 10:09 AM.