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Maybe I'm Google impaired, but anyone know of direct drop in replacement aluminium nuts?
43mm.
Or even a place that does custom ones?
It's time for my iceman to take its final form.

Iommic Pope wrote:Maybe I'm Google impaired, but anyone know of direct drop in replacement aluminium nuts?
43mm.
Or even a place that does custom ones?
It's time for my iceman to take its final form.

unless it's Danelectro ...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH-PaNugz9w[/youtube]

Destiny gang!

If you have a hacksaw, a rough file or two and some sandpaper you could probably make one in an hour or two from stock. Aluminum is really easy to make little parts with.


It took me about 2 hours to make this string tree from some aluminum stock just messing around with those tools (and vice).

I've made a few actually, but they were for Danelectro's and Fender's. Whats the thickness of the nut on that axe--5mm, 6mm...?

Mudfuzz wrote:

Iommic Pope wrote:Maybe I'm Google impaired, but anyone know of direct drop in replacement aluminium nuts?
43mm.
Or even a place that does custom ones?
It's time for my iceman to take its final form.

unless it's Danelectro ...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH-PaNugz9w[/youtube]

Uh, a big fuck yes to that video!
Although that may be overkill for my needs.
Would that cast a decent neck, though?

Boxbie wrote:Destiny gang!

You know it.

repoman wrote:If you have a hacksaw, a rough file or two and some sandpaper you could probably make one in an hour or two from stock. Aluminum is really easy to make little parts with.


It took me about 2 hours to make this string tree from some aluminum stock just messing around with those tools (and vice).

Dude that's nice.
I haven't worked with aluminium before so I wasn't sure if I'd have the tools for it, but that gives me some hope.

Decibill wrote:I've made a few actually, but they were for Danelectro's and Fender's. Whats the thickness of the nut on that axe--5mm, 6mm...?

Off the top of my head is say 5mm but I'm not 100% sure.

Iommic Pope wrote:Would that cast a decent neck, though?

I don't know enough about aluminum, but my goes would be you would want a specific type in bar form and carve/machine it.

Yeah I know that EGC lathe down from a bar.
Obviously using melted down coke cans would be out of the question.
I wonder if casting like that is prone to more irregularities and fractures etc.?

Fuck aluminum, brass is where it's at.

Brass will fuck with my colour scheme.

How about a bone nut? They are a little expensive but well worth it.

any use?
https://www.allparts.com/BN-2818-000-Nu ... _p_851.htm

jwar wrote:How about a bone nut? They are a little expensive but well worth it.

I actually saw someone post somewhere about making your own bone nuts out of butcher's leftovers and I gotta say it did seem appealing.
And cheap.

Boxbie wrote:any use?
https://www.allparts.com/BN-2818-000-Nu ... _p_851.htm

Annoyingly, slightly the wrong size.

Chankgeez wrote:Fuck aluminum, brass is where it's at.

Real men are stronger than brass.

I has titanium nuts of steel.