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depends on the guitar
gibsons have finish going over the side so you score the finish first, put a small block of wood against the nut on the fretboard side and give a small tap with a hammer towards the tuners. it should come off cleanly but may need a bit of glue cleaning off befoe attaching a new nut. you can often reuse the same nut as it will come off in one go
fenders are a bit more fiddly and you sacrifice the nut. you need to take a thin saw and run it lengthways down the centre of the nut right the way through. grasp the nut with some pliers or cuters and it will close the gap you just made so both halves come away cleanly
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as logn as the string splay isn't too great and is cut properly a nut should stay in place just with string pressure.
of course real life is not so kind, so they just need a little glue to provide extra purchase. They do not need to be welded in place.
2 small drops of superglue applied to the underside of the nut away from the guitar works well for me. No need to clamp and you play it pretty much straight away
if you do use a slower settign glue (wood glue will work) string it up and use string pressure as the clamp - don't play it unti its set though
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I got my files from Philadelphia Luthiery (or similar), they were around the 50 squid mark I think. Nut blanks from fleabay, from China as multiples, works out cheap. An 8 thou razor saw for sizing blanks and starting slots. Various files & sandpaper for general shaping. Woodworking vice from a boot sale to hold nuts while slotting etc.
Tape - use 3M blue paper masking tape (not the darker blue vinyl tape). It's safe on all finishes, it's purpose is painter's masking tape. Like most tapes it will harden up and stick harder if left on several days - just waft a hairdryer over it and it'll peel off easily without pulling hard at the finish/wood etc.
Was in the parts supplier the other day and saw on of these new fangled things. It's a Phillips Signature Automatic Nut File. I don't know if they are much cop but might be worth checking out.
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One difference between the Stew Mac (left, red handle) and Hosco (right, yellow handle) double edged files is that the teeth are V pattern on the Stew Mac but horizontal on the Hosco. He preferred the Stew Mac style.