Nut for 3 string Cigar Box Guitar

prusaprinters

<p>I love building cigar box guitars...but have never been able to make a nut I've been happy with. So I figured why not try 3D printing one :)</p> <p>Seems to work better than anything I've managed to carve out of hardwood, bone or plastic by hand! Maybe I should try printing up a better bridge next...</p> <p>String grooves are sized to fit the A/D/G strings from a set of standard 6 string guitar strings and are spaced to work with a picture hanger bracket I use as a tailpiece. The openscad source is included so it should be relatively easy to adjust the size and positioning of the string grooves to work with other setups.</p> <p>I left the nut a little tall which gives somewhat higher action on the strings than I prefer. But it's a lot easier to sand it down a bit to get the action just right than to make it taller after printing!</p> <h3>Print instructions</h3><h3>Category: Music Print Settings</h3> <p><strong>Printer Brand:</strong> RepRap</p> <p><strong>Printer:</strong> Folgertech 2020 Prusa i3</p> <p><strong>Rafts:</strong> No</p> <p><strong>Supports:</strong> No</p> <p><strong>Resolution:</strong> 0.20mm</p> <p><strong>Infill:</strong> 40%</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong></p> <p>Quick simple print. I've done it in PLA and PETG both with 40% infill and 4 perimeters for a very stiff hard part.</p>