nut slotting file

Posted by Zeb on June 1, 2009 at 11:49am
I got a cheapie set on E bay. Before that I made my own by flapper wheeling hack saw blades to the desired thickness. I should mention they were fine toothed blades and I cut them in half. I still use them to rough out a nut or saddle. Chuck

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  • River December 27, 2009 at 9:04pm
    Welder tip cleaners come in different sizes and work great.
  • Mama Mojo December 1, 2009 at 1:50am
    I bought a set on Ebay as well and they work well. I don't know what the name of them are, but I can post a pic for everyone to see if you want.... they came with a nut gauge and string spacing guide for several different instruments (bass, electric six and seven string, etc). I'm happy with the quality....
  • Matte Resist November 3, 2009 at 12:14pm
    I love that idea. I was just trying to find something to slot a banjo 5th string bone nut, and was having some trouble. I'll have to see if I have some old feeler gauges around.
  • Andy Stone October 2, 2009 at 5:08am
    Sounds good Charles! I use a set of feeler gauges. You just clamp the whole set in a vice and roughly file teeth into them all in one go and you'll have every size you'l ever need (and some that are far too thin!) you can combine two together for thicker slots.
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