Slot Car Setup Plates/Blocks

Each set up plate, or block, is double sided and double ended. One side is flat, for ensuring that all wheels/tires are touching the surface as desired. The other side has cutouts for wheels/tires so that you can rest the car on the block without creating flat spots on the tires. Both ends have slots that go all the way through, with one slot being flush with the plate surface, and the other slot having a cutout for your car's braids, so that you can ensure the wheels touch as desired without the guide/braid playing a part in that, or to avoid messing up your finely tuned braid setup. Of course, one may find other uses for these features. Also, you could print a shim of some thickness for the braid relief to make a preset depth for braid setup for tracks that have a braid/rail lower, or higher, than the track surface.

To achieve a smooth braid relief on the bottom side, use a shim printed in an incompatible material, such as PETG if you print the plate in PLA, or vice versa. Then pause at the point of the relief being printed, insert the shim, and continue printing. It can help to scuff up the surface of the shim that will be printed on top of, and keep it clean of finger oils, or the next layer will fail! Or… use regular supports for it.

Update 11/2/2024 - A special smaller block was requested by a club member for our Pioneer Legends cars, which I obliged and have uploaded. I made it as small as possible, and the car is not symmetrical end to end, so there is only the one slot, so only two use options.

Update 7/6/2023 - I added an “Electric Dreams Wood Track” set up block, which has the same slot and braid dimensions as the CUNNINGHAM RACEWAY at Electric Dreams, built by Gary Gerding. If you are out of town and have a printer, print this to help set up your car for big races at their track, such as the Slot.it Nationals each year.