Welcome to the channel Mark!

Glad it was helpful!

Well said!

sorry to be off topic but does someone know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account? I was stupid lost my login password. I would love any tips you can give me!

@Brodie Mauricio Instablaster ;)

@Odin Francis Thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site on google and im trying it out now. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.

@Odin Francis it worked and I now got access to my account again. Im so happy:D Thanks so much, you saved my account :D

@Brodie Mauricio Happy to help xD

Thanks for the tip Andy! Very much appreciated.

That is how I normally do it. However, I don't recommend it to novices since many of them want a number to shoot for. With a little experience, pressing the string to 3rd fret is a faster way to dial in the nut slot depths.

No. You should use feeler gauges that correspond with each string size.

Sorry, I don't know. There is no way I know of to measure it.

Compensated nuts work. However, most people don't have an ear to notice, which is why they aren't found on many guitars. The extra effort is only worth it if you can hear the difference. I don't know of any formula for making them.

Lol @ compensated nuts

And that is why a zero fret works so well.

That's almost exactly the same action my guitar will have AFTER the nut is slotted.

One of those videos was probably mine. I’ve demonstrated that approach several times. It’s the way I like to do it.

No, just the treble strings. The bass strings are at .020" off the 1st fret.

Coming soon!

@@HighlineGuitars YES! Next I want your formula to bleach/degrease them. Or do you get a good deal on blanks so it's not worth the effort?

@@onpsxmember I buy bones from the pet store. amzn.to/2O1DohU

They do what they gotta do. I do what I gotta do.

Sorry, I can't diagnose a guitar's problems over the internet.

@@HighlineGuitars Thanks Chris for your time, I live in Bolivia....not very easy to find a good Luthier here, anyway im learnig a lot from your videos, so I will take a shot trying to fix this on my best analisys, Best regards.

That’s unprofessional. I have to make a new nut.

You can't. If you try to, anything that rubs against the surface (the inside of a guitar case, your arm, your clothing) will polish the surface. If you want a satin sheen, you have to use a clear coat formulated to dry with a satin sheen.

Graph Tech for sure.

Same size and yes, you can make files from feller gauges.

The only ones I can ever find are the overpriced StewMac files. Gotta wonder where they source those $.50 wholesale files. It’s one thing if you use them all the time, but for just a couple of guitars...expensive.

Just get to the source who is making it. The files you often see luthiers use are Ibanez files...again a branding but the ones making it and earned a lot of trust are made from HOSCO in Japan. They're the same as the Ibanez files just without the brand on it. I can't tell you where the Stewmac ones are made, but most of their tools are overpriced if you can't get a discount via a membership or a sale. Always keep in mind what material you work on and how the tools work. If you work with diamond like coatings, the only thing ruining them are intense heat by using it nonstop with high speed. With normal use they last several years even for luthiers and repair shops. If you just use them on your guitars and you have the same gauge of strings on all of them than you don't need a full set at that point. And you can use one gauge for more strings if they're kinda close to the gauge of the string. There are some files from gold smiths that also work quite well, but that's personal preference or helpful when you know someone who is in that business. The further you move away from any connection from "luthier" or "guitar" tools, the prices get a bit lower and sometimes the quality rises drastically. If you put string gauges and file sizes in a spread sheet, you'll see what you need.

Pssst... here's a secret: buy a feeler gauge set and use a Dremel with a grinding disk to gut teeth in the edges of the gauges.

Highline Guitars that’s a great tip!

@@onpsxmember I second the Hosco recommendation. They have a couple different versions. They are all worth their price.

Fret slotting files.

@@HighlineGuitars tqvm😊

That's what I use.

@@HighlineGuitarsgreat. Another question, is it possible to just buy 2 sizes of nut files & use it on all gauges? 0.10 for G,B,E & maybe a 0.26 for D,A, low E? Thanks

@@kaskas55 No.

@@HighlineGuitars ok got it. Will invest on a set. Thanks a lot!

That’s up to you.

@@HighlineGuitars ??? What sort of answers that. ???

@@kingdom777866 You don't understand guitar nuts, do you? I can't give you a precise answer. You have to decide what you want yourself.

@@HighlineGuitars Oh I do, but I’m just pointing out what your lacking in your video ie important information, after all you did file the nut didn’t you.. So again.. what’s the measurements between the top of the first fret and the bottom of EACH string. ? If you don’t know the answer to that, how did you know how deep to cut the slots. ??

@@kingdom777866 the measurements can be whatever you want them to be. It all depends on what kind of action you want at the first fret. There is no specific measurement.