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Originally Posted by GuitarLuva
Try filing each slot slightly larger than your string gauge and you shouldn't get any binding. That gadget you made sounds interesting.
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A luthier told me the nut slot should be about 3 thou wider than the string diameter (with teflon tape you may want it even wider).
To cut the slot I have feeler gauges that I cut teeth into using a dremel, but do the final bottom cut with torch tip cleaners to ensure the bottom is rounded instead of square. You can do the entire cut with the torch cleaners, but they don't cut very well and are flexible and difficult to work with - so the process is pretty slow.