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  Scott aka Farmer Ted January 19, 2015 at 2:54pm

  Yeah Harrison,

  The dime is my version of the round plate you would see on a Strat or Tele neck heel that has a neck tilt feature. The set screw applies pressure against the metal (dime or metal disk).
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  Harrison Withers January 19, 2015 at 1:29pm

  not sure I understand how the dime comes into play is it inset in the butt of the neck so the set screw doesn't dig into the wood?
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  Scott aka Farmer Ted January 19, 2015 at 11:58am

  Haha, actually it does Gary.
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  Gary W aka Rev. Bluejeans January 19, 2015 at 11:56am

  Excellent, Ted!  Thanks for sharing!  (BTW, does the $2 include the dime???)
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  Primitive Acoustics January 19, 2015 at 2:31am

  Thanks for sharing, really well done.
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  Scott aka Farmer Ted January 18, 2015 at 10:07pm

  Here's a pic of the neck pocket showing the tee nut:

  
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  Scott aka Farmer Ted January 18, 2015 at 10:02pm

  The neck pocket has a tee-nut installed, facing down toward bottom of body, where you see the hole between the neck screws. An allen set screw is inserted from that hole upwards toward the neck pocket. The heel of the neck has a metal plate (in this case, a Canadian dime), and the allen set screw is tightened against this plate. If tilt is needed to improve/adjust string action, the strings are loosened a bit, and the neck screws are too...more so on the lower screws. Then the set screw is turned a 1/4 turn, neck screws re-tightened, strings tuned to pitch, then check string action. If more adjustment needed, repeat until it's all good.

  It's really no different than on a Stratocaster neck with the Fender neck tilt gizmo they use on some of their guitars. This setup cost me about $2.
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  Primitive Acoustics January 18, 2015 at 5:42pm

  Awesome guitar there Farmer Ted! How does that neck adjustment work?