StewMac's new DiamondCut Nut Slotting Files

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Thanks, but I'm not looking to buy. I already have the Stewmac Gauged Nut Slotting Files. These now are almost $16 each compared to the $55 to $75 each for the files with the diamond coating:


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Ha ha... to replicate my current set to the DiamondCuts, it would cost close to $700 with taxes figured in... :shock:
 
Those look like some nice files. I've got a thing for files and chisels for what ever reason - lol. I've got a set of 'guitar' and a set of 'bass' nut slot files made in Japan. Have had them for a while, can't remember the brand off hand.
 
Drumoid said:
Those look like some nice files. I've got a thing for files and chisels for what ever reason - lol. I've got a set of 'guitar' and a set of 'bass' nut slot files made in Japan. Have had them for a while, can't remember the brand off hand.
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HOSCO's…?? Do they have the different colored handles, double sided with different gauge for each side?
 
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syscokid said:
HOSCO's…?? Do they have the different colored handles, double sided with different gauge for each side?
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That may be it. I think Ibanez did the same type thing at one time or another too. I haven't been doing a lot of guitar repairs for a while, by choice. Amps are more fun - lol - and working on guitars kind of Led Zeppelin'd to amps I guess...

I sound picky when I'm buying a guitar because I want it made correctly - so the guitar can be set up properly, possible future work/repairs, etc. But, once I know the guitar has everything where it's supposed to be I'm not actually the pickiest person in the world set up wise, when it comes to my own guitars. If something bugs me when I'm playing or starts to bug me I fix/change it ;)

Nut wise, for me, I generally bring it down to where the first fret is on note (with my finger pressure/style), maybe a tad past in case I get a bit Hulk Hogan'ish when playing, and generally like them all the same height. To me that's a personal preference and there really isn't a right/wrong if the person playing it likes it...
 
Drumoid said:
That may be it. I think Ibanez did the same type thing at one time or another too. I haven't been doing a lot of guitar repairs for a while, by choice. Amps are more fun - lol - and working on guitars kind of Led Zeppelin'd to amps I guess...

I sound picky when I'm buying a guitar because I want it made correctly - so the guitar can be set up properly, possible future work/repairs, etc. But, once I know the guitar has everything where it's supposed to be I'm not actually the pickiest person in the world set up wise, when it comes to my own guitars. If something bugs me when I'm playing or starts to bug me I fix/change it ;)

Nut wise, for me, I generally bring it down to where the first fret is on note (with my finger pressure/style), maybe a tad past in case I get a bit Hulk Hogan'ish when playing, and generally like them all the same height. To me that's a personal preference and there really isn't a right/wrong if the person playing it likes it...
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I use my Stewie-Mac nut saws (they call them files, but they are actually small saw blades) and cut the nut slots according to string gauge, to a first-fret string height of .020" to .025" respectively. Then, with a welding tip cleaner, I enlarge the slot to about .005" to .008" larger than the string (.005" to .008" is actually a published Gibson specification) and then bring my first fret string height down to .015", evenly across all strings, which imparts the fret-board radius to the nut. Once the strings settle into the nut, you will end up with about .010" at the first fret.

I can set up a nut from scratch so fast using this method and the results are consistent everytime....
 
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