First Build - Ash TL

[dave.king1]

Adjust the nut not the guitar, much easier and cheaper to fix stuff ups if they occur

[BigDaddy]

Adjust the nut not the guitar, much easier and cheaper to fix stuff ups if they occur

Thanks mate - Is it best to adjust the height by sanding the underside (flat edge) of the nut or cut the slots deeper? There seems to be a variety of approaches on the net where the action at the nut (string height) is set with around 0.020" clearance to the top of the first fret on low E and about 0.016-18 on the high E. Are those numbers appropriate for a telecaster? I've setup my own factory guitars and basses but have never had to adjust nuts before so this is a first for me. Sorry if this sounds like silly question!