Nut height & questions

The Nut Slotting Gauge quickly and precisely measures string heights over the first fret When filing nut slot depths, you see your results more accurately than

Your LP is actually closer to how nuts should be Ideally about half the diameter of the string should sit in the nut slot but since that's

nut slot files The depth can simply be done with the nut in place and using a 012 feeler gauge or a 12 string as a feeler gauge to measure the gap between

nuts and bolts slot But you see lots of nut making instructions saying that the slots should only be about half a string diameter deep Indeed Dan Erlewine has said