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Title: Getting the stab in line with the wing using these "jigs".
Post by: Ty Marcucci on October 31, 2012, 02:40:54 PM
 HB~>
Title: Re: Getting the stab in line with the wing using these "jigs".
Post by: RC Storick on October 31, 2012, 05:01:22 PM
Here is a photo of the jig I use. Seems to work fairly well.. LL~ Sorry I couldn't resist!
Title: Re: Getting the stab in line with the wing using these "jigs".
Post by: MarcusCordeiro on October 31, 2012, 05:21:01 PM
Here is a photo of the jig I use. Seems to work fairly well.. LL~ Sorry I couldn't resist!

Now, that was mean... LL~

Great stuff Ty, simple but great

Marcus
Title: Re: Getting the stab in line with the wing using these "jigs".
Post by: Crist Rigotti on October 31, 2012, 09:08:55 PM
Here is a photo of the jig I use. Seems to work fairly well.. LL~ Sorry I couldn't resist!

That's funny!  LL~
Title: Re: Getting the stab in line with the wing using these "jigs".
Post by: Gene O'Keefe on November 01, 2012, 08:17:57 AM
Sparky...I cracked up on that one !! LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~
Title: Re: Getting the stab in line with the wing using these "jigs".
Post by: Chuck_Smith on November 01, 2012, 11:10:41 AM
I have an old Robart incidence meter, works decent for setting the thrust line.

I generally,

1) Mount the motor,
2) check the thrust line to wing incidence, adjust as needed
3) set the horizontal tail to the wing
4) check the tail to the thrust line as a check
5) use a string to check the centerlines - I switched to SpiderWire because it has no stretch and I had some.

But I still rely on my eyeballs and design my fuselages with the stab, motor mounts and wing related to a machined edge ( the top ). Put a  hollowed to .125" carved block top on and you should be good.

I'd bet the majority of guys build that way.
Title: Re: Getting the stab in line with the wing using these "jigs".
Post by: RC Storick on November 01, 2012, 06:09:02 PM
Don't take it personal TY may answer was just funny to me
Title: Re: Getting the stab in line with the wing using these "jigs".
Post by: wwwarbird on November 01, 2012, 06:30:05 PM
Here is a photo of the jig I use. Seems to work fairly well..

 Same here, eyeball and tape measure. :)
Title: Re: Getting the stab in line with the wing using these "jigs".
Post by: Dick Pacini on November 02, 2012, 02:34:32 PM
No pix came though on my end. HB~>

AHA!  I found them lurking at the bottom.

Great idea.  I will use that on my next batch of bones.
Title: Re: Getting the stab in line with the wing using these "jigs".
Post by: wwwarbird on November 02, 2012, 11:49:11 PM
I used the tape measure technique only to find that if not very careful and I bumped the stab, it got out of alignment. With the two rods, it stays in one place, aligned, as it dries. H^^

 That's the "trick" Ty, once you get things set you have to leave out the step where you bump it. :##
Title: Re: Getting the stab in line with the wing using these "jigs".
Post by: John KruziK on November 29, 2012, 04:14:53 PM
Some times simple is best!
Title: Re: Getting the stab in line with the wing using these "jigs".
Post by: Larry Wong on November 29, 2012, 05:06:56 PM
WHO's Simple ?     LL~ LL~ >:D
Title: Re: Getting the stab in line with the wing using these "jigs".
Post by: Dan Bregar on November 29, 2012, 06:13:27 PM
Ty

I thought your tools were cool.  And I'm in the process of gluing up a wing & stab to a profile fuselage this week end, and I think I'll use your system.  Thanks for sharing !