moojiefulagin Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 Here I go with another glue question- What type of glue would one generally use to install a brass Gibson style nut? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 i hear elmers white glue does the trick, but thats only what i have heard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moojiefulagin Posted January 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 It doesn't seem like Elmer's would work on metal, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 i hear over and over that just a drop of ca(super glue)works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moojiefulagin Posted January 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Really? That's surprising. I guess I'll pretty much be the guinea pig. Ill let you know what comes of it. Any other info would be greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 well the info comes from many reliable sources Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 CA superglue. Use one SMALL drop at each end. The glue is only to hold it enough when the strings are not on the guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moojiefulagin Posted January 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Sorry Wes, I didn't mean to discredit you. I was pretty much kidding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 If CA sounds too scary, you can try this : Drill two small shallow holes in the bottom of the nut, put a drop of yellow wood glue on the holes, place nut in position. Then when the glue dries, it should bond to the neck wood, and form little "pins" into those drilled holes. It's an idea, I've never actually did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StratDudeDan Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 though intelligent the idea, i don't know anyone skilled enough with a drill to bore into something as thin as a nut and not do severe damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 I've used CA on bone, plastic and GraphTec nuts, but never with brass - there's no reason why it shouldn't work. After all, it's only a tack bond, and you want to be able to remove it when it's necessary. I do know that CA sticks to brass - and it's no fun scraping it off brass air fittings when you spill it on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 " though intelligent the idea, i don't know anyone skilled enough with a drill to bore into something as thin as a nut and not do severe damage" Huh ? By "gibson" nut, I was assuming you mean a nut around 3/16" thick. I could drill holes in something that big while wearing a blind-fold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Just to clarify, when i say two small drops of CA, i mean each would be a quarter of a drop. The idea of drilling holes in the bottom is a good one. Some nuts come with two holes pre drilled. I have also used a wet coat of lacquer in the channel to hold the nut. I would have no hesitation in using wood glue at all, just my CA is setup in various thicknesses, at all times, right in front of me while im working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 I also use a little bit of superglue, just enough to hold it in good and not so much that I can't replace it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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