{"id":10251,"date":"2016-12-20T11:23:14","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T16:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/?p=10251"},"modified":"2016-12-20T11:24:33","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T16:24:33","slug":"how-to-build-a-bass-guitar-cutting-the-nut-slot-and-prepping-the-nut-blank-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/repair\/how-to-build-a-bass-guitar-cutting-the-nut-slot-and-prepping-the-nut-blank-part-2.html","title":{"rendered":"How to build a bass guitar &#8211; Cutting the nut slot and prepping the nut blank part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/repair\/how-to-build-a-bass-guitar-cutting-the-nut-slot-and-prepping-the-nut-blank-part-1.html\">a contiuation from part 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Below: The file is now being used to smooth the nut channel. All rough edges left behind from the chisel will be smoothed out.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5129.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Below: The finished nut channel<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5131.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Below: The current blank is oversized, which in this case is good because it can be cut down to size.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5133.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Below: A scrap piece of plywood to be used to help with setting the thickness of the blank. The blank itself is far too small for the machine on its own, so it will be taped to the plywood so it can be safely passed through.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5134.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Below: Tape is applied which will be removed to leave behind adhesive to apply the blank to.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5136.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Below: Tape removed, leaving adhesive behind, blank is then pressed to the the adhesive on the board.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5137.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Below: Blank is being run through the sander. 80-grit sanding paper is being used. This is the sander being used https:\/\/www.rockler.com\/jet-drum-sander-1-75hp-w-open-stand<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5141.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5144.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Below: The calipers are used to check the depth.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5145.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5146.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5147.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Below: Checking channel width and taking a measurement.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5148.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Below: After another pass with the sander, the blank is then given some fine sanding by hand to achieve the perfect fit.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5149.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Below: The blank now fits in the slot correctly.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5151.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px\">Where are the rest of the build steps?<br \/>You can view them all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/how-to-build-a-bass-guitar.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a contiuation from part 1. Below: The file is now being used to smooth the nut channel. All rough edges left behind from the chisel will be smoothed out. Below: The finished nut channel Below: The current blank is oversized, which in this case is good because it can be cut down to &#8230; <a title=\"How to build a bass guitar &#8211; Cutting the nut slot and prepping the nut blank part 2\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/repair\/how-to-build-a-bass-guitar-cutting-the-nut-slot-and-prepping-the-nut-blank-part-2.html\" aria-label=\"More on How to build a bass guitar &#8211; Cutting the nut slot and prepping the nut blank part 2\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":10252,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[70],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10251"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10251\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}