cacibi Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 True blue Newbie question here. I'm doing my first build, tele thinline. I have an All Parts neck which came without a nut, so I'm getting ready to do my first nut job. I'd like to put a bone nut in and I have some blanks, but they are squared up and don't match the radius curve of the slot. So here's the Newbie question of the day: Do I need to square up the slot by filing it down a little bit, or do I need to radius the bottom of the nut to fit the curve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 http://www.stewmac.com/nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 either. I would raduis the nut with some sandpaper attched to the FB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 I'm surprised nobody's done a tutorial yet on how to slot a nut properly. I could use one of those very soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 Seek and ye shall find! Great nut tutorial at GuitarNotes.com! I like this tutorial because it's more detailed than the StewMac one, and uses common tools instead of every specialized nut-slotting tool that StewMac sells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cacibi Posted June 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 Some great links and suggestions. I think I may have to just file it out flat and start from there, mainly because the slot has been sprayed with the nitrocellulose finish and seems now to be too narrow for the 1/8" nut, also...it seems to me that the surface that the nut is glue to should be slightly roughed up for better adhesion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleach Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 I found these over at www.warmoth.com. They have everything you need to cut, slot and glue your nut in. NBCB Fender Curved Bone $3.75 ea. 1/8” thick nut for curved bottom nut slots. Fits nut widths up to 1-11/16” (42.85mm). This nut fits our Total Vintage Construction, PBass®, JBass®, Mustang, and Baritone Conversion necks. NBCG Fender Curved Graphite $3.75 ea. 1/8” thick nut for curved bottom nut slots. Fits nut widths up to 1-3/4” (44.45mm). This nut fits our Total Vintage Construction, PBass®, JBass®, Mustang, and Baritone Conversion necks. NBCN Fender Curved Nickel (18% hard nickel/silver) $6.50 ea. 1/8” thick nuts for curved bottom nut slots. These come in two widths: 1-3/4” & 1 7/8”. These nuts fit our Total Vintage Construction, PBass®, JBass®, Mustang, Baritone Conversion and Deluxe 5 necks. Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cacibi Posted June 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 I believe the radius on all the Warmoth necks os 9.5", mine is 7.25" so I'm not sure those would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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