Question - Enlarging Hole for Bullet-style Truss-rod Nut
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:36 am
I'm looking for creative ways to undo a mistake. I built a Tele-style neck with a bullet-style truss-rod adjustment nut. As is customary, the bullet nut is inserted into a hole at the headstock. Here's where I need help.
When I drilled the hole for the nut, it was just big enough. As it turns out, I should have made it just a little larger. After I sprayed the neck, the hole became just not big enough; the lacquer had effectively made it smaller. So now I find myself unable to insert the nut without forcing it. (And as I learned at a very early age, you don't force things.)
It's a bit embarrassing. I've never made this mistake before. Usually they're much worse. But in any event, this one begs for a creative solution.
I can't just take a drill bit to it for a couple of reasons -- the most important of which is that the truss rod is in there. I suppose I could break out a micro-chisel or some such, and embiggen the hole that way. But it seems like that would invite unevenness and who knows what other unintended consequences. So before I start hacking away at an otherwise lovely neck, I figure I should ask the experts.
How would you tackle this problem? Thanks in advance!
When I drilled the hole for the nut, it was just big enough. As it turns out, I should have made it just a little larger. After I sprayed the neck, the hole became just not big enough; the lacquer had effectively made it smaller. So now I find myself unable to insert the nut without forcing it. (And as I learned at a very early age, you don't force things.)
It's a bit embarrassing. I've never made this mistake before. Usually they're much worse. But in any event, this one begs for a creative solution.
I can't just take a drill bit to it for a couple of reasons -- the most important of which is that the truss rod is in there. I suppose I could break out a micro-chisel or some such, and embiggen the hole that way. But it seems like that would invite unevenness and who knows what other unintended consequences. So before I start hacking away at an otherwise lovely neck, I figure I should ask the experts.
How would you tackle this problem? Thanks in advance!