Sunken Nut slot

Hey guys,

So my nut was cut too deep and knocked it out of the slot. Did it with my knuckles actually. Came out super clean and there was no evidence of glue. Which was nice to not have to be cleaning up glued up mess. So anyway, on the low E side of the nut slot, it looks like the string tension mashed the nut into the slot and cracked it a bit. It's got a little bit of "give" when you press on it but when the nut was installed it was solid. Is there anything I can do to reinforce that area?

thanks,
Crappy

A picture is worth a thousand words.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

I knew someone would ask for one. Unfortunately I'm at work and my ax is at home. I'll put up some pictures tonight or on break.

will do wonders for fixing nuts! Also if you've filed one too deep all you have to do is put a little baking soda in the slot, the put a drop of Super Glue on top of it, let it dry and you can refile it. I didn't have any baking soda when I was doing a repair so I tried powdered coffee creamer and it worked just as well............JH in Va.

I tried powdered coffee creamer and it worked just as well............JH in Va.

Nice, a javacaster? I was pondering putting a little but of glue in there to tighten things up. The small crack has been there for a while and never caused any issues. So I may not do it immediately. I think I'll get everything set up and the nut unglued. If the crack causes any issues I'll pop out the nut and fix her up.

Just don't superglue the nut back into the slot. Future repair guys will thank you! A small amount of white glue should work for that.

Just don't superglue the nut back into the slot. Future repair guys will thank you! A small amount of white glue should work for that.

Definitely will NOT superglue the nut in there. The nut I took out had zero glue residue. The nut I have fits snug enough where I think I won't need glue. I'll test it out and if it floats around I'll get some white glue. Has anyone ever used glue sick glue?

So I put some Hot Stuff CYA in the crack and it prceeded to roll onto the back of my neck. So now I have a rough dry glue spot on my smooth laquer neck. Is there anyway of removing this aside from sanding it off? If sanding is the only option, what's the best way to go about it?

Hi Jerry,
What's the deal with the baking soda?..Presume you're saying that the superglue solidfies with it, but what's the difference between that and just letting some glue dry before you work it?

..interested.....

Hi Jerry,
What's the deal with the baking soda?..Presume you're saying that the superglue solidfies with it, but what's the difference between that and just letting some glue dry before you work it?

..interested.....

There's more 'stuff' in the solidified glue/baking soda mix. Kind of like when wet ground freezes, the dirt makes it very hard and reinforces the water. You can also use corn starch, that's what I use.

So I put some Hot Stuff CYA in the crack and it prceeded to roll onto the back of my neck. So now I have a rough dry glue spot on my smooth laquer neck. Is there anyway of removing this aside from sanding it off? If sanding is the only option, what's the best way to go about it?

I think Acetone breaks down super glue, but I may be wrong. Can anyone confirm this? I'm not sure what that would do to the finish on the neck, though. You'd have to be very careful.