: I was free handing it with the rotary hole saw, the guide couldn't go to
: that shallow of a depth but I was able to make a very straight line
: holding it at an angle against the depth guide, I wonder if a router would
: have too much horsepower to remove little amounts with control? Hmmm maybe
: I better go back to Home depot and check out a trimmer as Mathwew
: mentioned. Just think at this rate I should be making a strip boat in
: 5yrs.

Dear Lee,

FWIW, I wouldn`t rush out and get a laminate trimmer just for this one job. Unless as Rhed intimated you`re looking for excuses to build up your power tool collection. Not that there is anything wrong with that, either.

One of the many things that I have a hard time with is picturing in my mind what someone is trying to explain in words.

If this is a slot all the way through the panel, could you drill several slightly smaller diameter holes side by side the length of the slot, then clean up the waste with a file?
That`s how I made the slots in my boat for soft padeyes.