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Kurt I think a shim in the neck pocket will be the safest fix. Don't sand the neck heel or pocket as it's important these are flat.
Surely there's some online instructions how to fit the locking nut.
If you are unsure maybe the guy who helped you with the trem routes can help ? Don't start cutting or sanding the nut area till you have enough information, last thing you want is to need a new neck
Woks, I understand what you mean, however, the floyd rose's string height is about 10 millimetres lower than what it would have been with the Tune-o-matic bridge on it. Which means if you tried to attach the neck right now, and put some strings on, the end of the neck touches the neck so the heigh of the neck has to come down before I can even start to consider neck angle, of which I will probably use a shim. I wish I could post some pictures to show you what I mean but The computer is all packed away because I'm in the middle of moving :(
So a long awaited update. I did some work and I ended up sanding at the neck heel. Worked to perfection. The neck is now at the right height and angle for the floyd rose. Following that, a few chocks had been placed for the locking nut, which now also fits perfectly and to perfection. Head stock had been cut out using the bandsaw at work. (I work in a butchery) shhhh. Looks good but haha. 2 coats of primer filler were applied and then sanded back with 120 grit. Then a further 5 coats of primer filler were applied and will be sanded back with a fine sandpaper. My guitar surprisingly was rather flat. So not a great deal of preparation was needed. The primer is now curing to make sure it's set hard ready for paint. Which has decided to be a polar white with a black pinstripe about 8mm thick around the outside edge. If I knew how to post photos on my phone then you could all see the process. So they will be up later instead. Cheers, Kurt.
sounds good Kurt, glad its working out well !
so your headstock has bits of beef or lamb stuck to it ? haha
Interesting using a butcher's bandsaw!!! Try cooking it on the BBQ see if it tastes like the last meat it cut!
Just sit back and wait for whoever comes back claiming their steak tastes like sawdust!
Hahah I cleaned the it extremely well before I used it woks, I made sure of that. I did clean it afterwards to.. Just not quite as good I don't think xD no it should be fine. It came together quite nicely actually, the neck is rather slim now and close the body which I love. The black trim should hopefully go onto it tomorrow and the White hopefully the day after, should work out quite well 😊
sounds good Kurt
So now we know where the old butchers sawdust comes from. You better hope the health department at your local council don't find out. I wouldn't be advertising that you used the bandsaw in that way. Even here, anyone can see these posts.
Thanks stan.
To be fair, it was taken outside and cleaned extremely thorough before and after I used it, not to mention it was a privately owned shop. Everything was checked thoroughly with health and safety. It's not like I would purposely fill a fresh food environment with sawdust, It was thoroughly thought out :) and just to clear it up, the butchers sawdust is a buildup from bones, marrow, and very fine bits of meat :)
MMMMMMMMMM meat.......