alysum Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Hello, When it comes to buy stuff in the US (Warmoth neck) I'm totally lost with the british imperial units; inches ! I cannot find a website where I can simply enter 1 11/16 to get the size in mm so what are the nuts mm sizes for:1-1/2 in.1-11/16 in.1-13/16 in.1-3/4 in.1-5/8 in.1-7/8 in. Which ones are standard ones for Fender ? I think my stratocaster and custom telecaster are 43/44 mm. Am I right that those are the FULL widths of the nut and not the length between the 2 outer strings ? Cheers ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Just multiply inches by 25.4 to get millimeters. Google will do it for you... just enter this: 1 11/16 inches to mm And nut widths are expressed in total width rather than the width between the outer strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alysum Posted July 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Google will do it for you... just enter this: 1 11/16 inches to mm. wow Google... thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alysum Posted July 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 I just checked Fender.com and it says their American series Tele & Strat nuts are both 1.6875” (43 mm). Strange Warmoth does not provide an exact nut size ! So I'm not sure whether I'd be more comfortable with the 1-11/16 in. 42.8mm OR 1-3/4 in. 44.45mm :s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 I soooooo hate that they won't give measurements in both systems...but well im used to convert measurements all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Sure they do. Its 1-11/16" aka 1.6875" http://www.warmoth.com/showcase/sc_guitar_...amp;type=guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Looks like they're just rounding the millimeter measurements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alysum Posted July 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Cheers ! Think I'll go with this neck:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iskim86 Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 1 5/8 = 42mm 1 11/16 = 43mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Looks like they're just rounding the millimeter measurements. They're almost always rounded, not much of a point in having a 43.434098 mm measurement when it can simply be 43.5mm. Unless of course you're measuring something that requires precision such as slotting fret slots, that's a whole different story! Use this site for converting, or google. http://www.initium.demon.co.uk/converts/metimp.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
probus Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Looks like they're just rounding the millimeter measurements. They're almost always rounded, not much of a point in having a 43.434098 mm measurement when it can simply be 43.5mm. Unless of course you're measuring something that requires precision such as slotting fret slots, that's a whole different story! Sure, except 1 5/8 is closer to 41mm than 42mm. I think that they should give the accurate measurement no matter what unit. I still don't know if the imperial or the metric value is the actual length.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubab0y Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Looks like they're just rounding the millimeter measurements. They're almost always rounded, not much of a point in having a 43.434098 mm measurement when it can simply be 43.5mm. Unless of course you're measuring something that requires precision such as slotting fret slots, that's a whole different story! Use this site for converting, or google. http://www.initium.demon.co.uk/converts/metimp.htm Hehehe, 43.434098 would round to 43.4, not 43.5. [/perfectionism] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 4750 Pre-slotted for guitar, 1-3/8" string spacing, 1-11/16" x 3/16" x 1/8", 7-1/4" top and bottom radius StewMac gives a string spacing on the Tusq preslotted nut. I use this one all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Sure, except 1 5/8 is closer to 41mm than 42mm. I think that they should give the accurate measurement no matter what unit. I still don't know if the imperial or the metric value is the actual length.. It was just an example. But if you have any conversion questions, just ask! Hehehe, 43.434098 would round to 43.4, not 43.5. [/perfectionism] Have fun measuring precisely to 43.4mm on a nut, I don't see .1 of a millimeter mattering a great deal. I just round to the .5's and the .0's because that's all I can measure to. This is where a digital caliper that can do both metric and imperial comes in great use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Google is your friend. 1 11/16 in in mm It's my favorite feature of google I know how you feel though. Imperial measurements suck. I use both for guitar building, but I try to use more metric if possible. It's so much easier to do calculations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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