Busted a nut

milocj · July 15th, 2008, 10:20 PM

After spending about 3 hours over the course of a couple of days making a nut for a Tele project I was pulling the nut out of the slot to put the finishing touches on it and it broke in half. I guess the fit was a tiny bit too snug near the G-string slot and after fitting and removing it several times I pulled on it a little too hard and snapped it.

The break is clean, it went back together nicely with SuperGlue, and I was able to finish rounding all of the edges and smoothing everything out on it without breaking it at the glue joint. Since the nuts on a Fender are trapped on the top and bottom do I stand a good chance of this nut staying together if I lightly glue it into the slot or should I just junk it and start over?

boris bubbanov · July 15th, 2008, 11:30 PM

Start over. It won't be good enough, you won't get full potential from the guitar.

I'll leave the punch line for the next guy. Very frustrating to have so much work go poof like that.

furrfurrfurr · July 15th, 2008, 11:36 PM

I've had a hernia. No fun either way.

mellecaster · July 15th, 2008, 11:49 PM

If it's for your own Guitar, which I assume it is...I would use it like it is in a Heartbeat....for a Customer...Start over.

bendecaster · July 16th, 2008, 02:16 AM

Indeed, as boris said, start over!

milocj · July 16th, 2008, 07:42 AM

I've been the hernia route before, too. It's definitely no fun.

This nut is for my own personal guitar. If I actually did things for other people I wouldn't even consider gluing the nut, and if I made them all the time I could just kick another one out quickly.

Is it likely that it will break again real quickly if I install it and then just make a replacement later on?

mellecaster · July 16th, 2008, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milocj

I've been the hernia route before, too. It's definitely no fun.

This nut is for my own personal guitar. If I actually did things for other people I wouldn't even consider gluing the nut, and if I made them all the time I could just kick another one out quickly.

Is it likely that it will break again real quickly if I install it and then just make a replacement later on?

Just use a small amount of Elmers White Glue in the Neck Slot, and if it was a clean break that you repaired w/ Superglue, that Nut will still be there when you and I are pushin up Daisies......

Vizcaster · July 16th, 2008, 10:35 PM

Make another one. Good practice. It'll come out even better than the last one.

Tim73 · July 17th, 2008, 07:32 AM

Start over & put it down to experience

July 15th, 2008, 10:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
milocj Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 393 3 Photos	Busted a nut After spending about 3 hours over the course of a couple of days making a nut for a Tele project I was pulling the nut out of the slot to put the finishing touches on it and it broke in half. I guess the fit was a tiny bit too snug near the G-string slot and after fitting and removing it several times I pulled on it a little too hard and snapped it. The break is clean, it went back together nicely with SuperGlue, and I was able to finish rounding all of the edges and smoothing everything out on it without breaking it at the glue joint. Since the nuts on a Fender are trapped on the top and bottom do I stand a good chance of this nut staying together if I lightly glue it into the slot or should I just junk it and start over?

July 15th, 2008, 11:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 8,579	Start over. It won't be good enough, you won't get full potential from the guitar. I'll leave the punch line for the next guy. Very frustrating to have so much work go poof like that. __________________ Bubban0v

July 15th, 2008, 11:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
furrfurrfurr Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South of Heaven Posts: 2,515	I've had a hernia. No fun either way. __________________ Hope I'm not too Messianic or a trifle too Satanic. Meow.

July 15th, 2008, 11:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
mellecaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 4,776 17 Photos	If it's for your own Guitar, which I assume it is...I would use it like it is in a Heartbeat....for a Customer...Start over. __________________ I have never owned an Ipod or Blackberry..and doubt that I ever will......

July 16th, 2008, 02:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
bendecaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: maine Posts: 1,042	Indeed, as boris said, start over! __________________ The Demented 7th

July 16th, 2008, 07:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
milocj Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 393 3 Photos	I've been the hernia route before, too. It's definitely no fun. This nut is for my own personal guitar. If I actually did things for other people I wouldn't even consider gluing the nut, and if I made them all the time I could just kick another one out quickly. Is it likely that it will break again real quickly if I install it and then just make a replacement later on?

July 16th, 2008, 10:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
Vizcaster Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Glen Head, NY Posts: 711	Make another one. Good practice. It'll come out even better than the last one. __________________ "Why don't you just make 10 louder, and make 10 be the top number, and make that a little louder?"

July 17th, 2008, 07:32 AM	#9 (permalink)
Tim73 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Berkshire, England Age: 35 Posts: 1,400 21 Photos	Start over & put it down to experience __________________ Born in the '70's & in my mind, still living there now...