I made a aluminum nut today and cut the slots using a xacto saw for the initial cut, and then I used a small triangle file.
I strung the Low E string, and It stayed in the slot and in tune. I don't know about the rest of the slots yet. I'm not too concerned, because I can just make another one from the 1/8" x 1/2" x48" aluminum angle that I brought for $4.95.
Here is a picture of the peghead, It's not perfect but I think It'll work.
Sorry for the crummy picture. As always thanks for all the help.
Hi fngrpepr,
Im sure someone with more experience will chime in later and offer a better opinion than I can regarding the bridge you posted. As you probably read from my previous post, I'm using a Gotoh hardtail non tremolo bridge, and I have It max out height wise. It's about a half inch high as Quarter said It would be, which seems to be adequate. I'm planning on using a fingerboard that will be about 1/8" thick so I don't bottom out with the bar.
Regards,
Ron.