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MOP nut

Post by rocket » Sat Jul 18, 2015 5:34 pm

Just wondering if anyone has used mop nuts? and if it's worth going to the trouble, any feedback would be appreciated .. :) :) :)
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Re: MOP nut

Post by kiwigeo » Sat Jul 18, 2015 5:37 pm

Mother pearl would have layering in it and associated planes of weakness....I'd go for bone or other material with a more homogenous structure.
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Re: MOP nut

Post by rocket » Sat Jul 18, 2015 5:40 pm

Thanks Martin,, i just had a desire to add some bling to a build and thought a mop nut might be with considering, might give it a miss!
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Re: MOP nut

Post by routout » Sat Jul 18, 2015 6:02 pm

I used it once worked OK for me ,for someone else I would be a little apprehensive.I was looking at the strength of Corian the other day it has a bone color and the same constancy as the pretend bone types around polishes well too off the beaten track but there you go:)
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Re: MOP nut

Post by simso » Sat Jul 18, 2015 6:46 pm

I have inlayed bone nuts with mother of pearl and paua shell, but shell for the nut IMO would be a bad idea, they are soft in comparison to bone and break easily. To that end getting a piece thick enough to do the job, would require many laminates glued together

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Re: MOP nut

Post by rocket » Sat Jul 18, 2015 7:37 pm

Enough said,,,,, please forget i even asked the question
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Re: MOP nut

Post by Mark McLean » Sun Jul 19, 2015 5:45 pm

If you want something with physical properties suitable for a nut, but with a bling factor, go and look at the corian-like synthetic kitchen bench materials at your local kitchen renovation place. They have a huge range of colours, some sparkly, some are god-awful. You could probably get offcuts, or demo samples of last-year's colours, for absolutely nothing. Lots of people have used corian and similar materials for guitar nuts and saddles. Tusq, used by Taylor and many other manufacturers, is a very similar material to Corian.

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