Nut slot files.... Help.

[The Burpster]

Does anyone have a set that I can borrow to open up the slots on a new nut I have for my hack PRS please?

I'llpay postage both ways if not local.

Anyone?

bob.

[Ou7shined]

I have a needle file set that I'd gladly send ya (if we're talking a fast turn around - I use them almost daily) but it might be more economically viable for you to have a gander [url="http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=m570&_nkw=needle+files&_sacat=See-All-Categories"]here[/url].

[The Burpster]

thx bud I didnt realise they were so cheap....... I may as well buy some suitable ones rather than tie up yours!

[Bass Culture]

I also got something similar from B&Q a while back, and they were chips as chips too.

[ikay]

[quote name='The Burpster' post='974225' date='Oct 1 2010, 03:47 PM']thx bud I didnt realise they were so cheap....... I may as well buy some suitable ones rather than tie up yours![/quote]

You may also find a set of welding nozzle tip cleaners handy:

[url="http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=welding+nozzle+cleaner&_sacat=0&_odkw=needle+files&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313"]http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=welding...6.c0.m270.l1313[/url]

Regular needle files generally aren't fine enough to cut nut slots for the higher strings (at least mine aren't). The nozzle cleaners are much finer. They don't have enough cutting power to cut a nut from scratch but I've found them useful for making fine adjustments to nut slots, particularly for the G and D strings.

[Protium]

Generic cheapo needle files off ebay do the trick easy, useful for cleaning up bridge saddles as well.

[The Burpster]

I do like the Stew Mac proper diamond jobbies tho' they make it so much more accurate.