I think mine is bone, i’d have to check. & for lack of baking soda, I’d considered making some dust from a leftover T-bone, ofc then i’d be required to cook a T-bone, but decided against that because i thought i’d need to wait for the bone dry out
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I’ve heard of people mixing fine sawdust and glue too.
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Funny how one could have all the nicest components imaginable, bridges, pups, strings, tuners, pots, wiring etc. etc.
…all completely dependent on a $10 piece of plastic & some sawdust 
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Totally! That’s why I was like, eh, fugget it, I’m looking in to making a new one. And it turned out to be cheap and easy 
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It’s all fun 
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CA glue + baking soda forms an extremely hard, durable plastic that dries almost instantly.
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What’s the CA in CA glue? I’ve got some crazy glue but it’s more of a gel than the “water thin” super glue suggested by the old timer in the yt vid i watched. He also recco’d bone dust as a sub for baking soda because that mixture turns grey. I thought that sounded like a good idea anyway since the nut i’d be filling is bone
It works great. I’ve done it.
Make sure you tape around the nut and use the very thin superglue, not the gel kind period. Stew Mac and Amazon sell the super thin Super glue. You need it so it bleeds into the nut and into the powder Vs sitting on top of it. There’s a great video on stew Mac on how to do this and then you file down to where you need to.
Much simpler than shimming and filing everything else.
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You can or stew Mac sells tinted dust that also works great. Make sure whatever you use is dust, no chunks.
This is why baking soda works well. It’s a very very fine dust.
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And it’s right across the street at the grocery store. If i’m gonna wait on an online order i gotta ask myself, why not just order a new nut
Second question to self would be related to the baking soda/glue mixture turning grey… i’d be filling the G string slot with what i’m assuming would be about the amount of what would fit on the tip of a toothpick worth of dust and then filing aand, it would be covered by the string… how the hell would i ever see the color?! hahaha!!
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I think i was thinkin of materials …bone nut bone dust same same and overlooking the fact that a new nut would probably beat the dust to me in the mail. Maybe i’ll order & try both just to do it
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Cyanoacrylates, so either crazy glue, super glue etc
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Ahh, super crazy
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Easy to find out if it’s a Cyanoacrylate glue. Put a small amount on your finger and then hold it against your thumb for 10 seconds.
If they’re then stuck together you have your answer 
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Selecting the right nut and shaping/filing is more work and albeit pretty easy there is a learning curve. Fix your nut with baking soda and glue. Buy another one if you want to learn how to replace the nut.
I’ve done both. Both good to know learn, but if your current nut is fine less one slot why throw the baby out with the bath water?
And yes, you won’t notice the color difference. This is more for vintage instruments and being anal or black nuts etc.
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@Barney Hey i tried it, but i used 3 fingers instead of just 1 cause i wanted to make triple sure i had the right glue. Now theyre all stuck except for this one
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