Great Planes Slot Machine Motorized Hinge Slotting Tool

Great Planes^® Slot Machine Hinge Slotting Tool

Features

Great Planes Slot Machine Motorized Hinge Slotting Tool and Precision Marking Tool

Just mark your hinge slot locations as usual ... (like with the Precision Center Marking Tool shown here)

Great Planes Slot Machine Motorized Hinge Slotting Tool

...let the Slot Machine's motorized blades do all the work of cutting,..

...and in seconds, you've made a pocket that's perfect for CA hinges.

Great Planes Slot Machine Motorized Hinge Slotting Tool Cutting Guide

Optional Cutting Guide keeps the Slot Machine centered with ease!

Aligns and holds the Slot Machine to the mark while cutting hinge pockets
Works with any control surface up to 1" thick
Adjusting screws allow the guide to be used on substantially angled surfaces

Kit building's biggest chore takes nearly no time at all!

A single airplane kit may have as many as 30-40 hinge slots. Cutting each hinge slot using a manual tool (such as a hobby knife) takes 2-3 minutes each. Do the math--you spend hours doing nothing but cutting slots!

No wonder so many modelers loathe the job. But now there's a better way: With Great Planes' patented (U.S. Pat. 6,094,826) electric-powered Slot Machine, you can cut ALL of your kit's hinge slots in about 30 minutes!

Quickly cuts clean, perfect hinge slots-without gouging or being hindered by hard spots in the wood; also works well for cutting sheet stock such as aileron servo openings

Comes fully assembled and ready to use

Rugged, injection-molded body is comfortable to hold and lasts a lifetime

Low-profile power switch ensures that the Slot Machine will be turned "on" only when you're ready to use it

Comes with two preinstalled, replaceable blades sized to fit all CA hinges; blades for nylon hinges are available separately

Knife blades gouge and compress the wood while they cut. If you do not insert the hinge immediately, the compressed wood often expands back to it's original shape, requiring you to cut the slot again before installing your hinge. Even then it may bond improperly, or bind in flight--possibly causing a crash. The back-and-forth motion of the Slot Machine's saw blades removes wood while cutting, rather than gouging and compressing it like knife blades do. The result is a perfect pocket for your hinge.