RE: Venture 60 - First build
Covered the elevator last night and embedded the plywood support for the dual ailerons. Almost forgot to do this, but glad I contacted Bruce before covering. I purchased a Great Planes' patented electric-powered Slot Machine to make my hinges. I thought I could use it to embed the control horn support in the ailerons. I needed to creat about a 1/16 inch slot. It was brand new so I thought I would give it a try. Plugged it in and started very cautiously. After literally 5-10 seconds of using the tool, the blades stopped working. The motor was running, so I thought a little oil on the blades would solve the problem. Nope. I followed the directions and opened the tool. There is a metal screw attached to the motor that turns a plastic gear attached to the blades. The plastic gear was completely stripped. What a piece of junk. I guess I'll use manual power to hinge my Venture.