Old time

[Dwayne]

You know talking about Incedence meters and all this and howabout  that. How did the old timers build there models?!! The old I beemers!! and what not! The Neptune , Detriot Stunters and on and on! Aweseome airplanes and most of them had no plans!! They just built them from scratch!!!! I wish someday I can do that!! I wish!!

[Clint Ormosen]

Careful measuring.

[john e. holliday]

Watch Hunt's video on building I-Beams.  Of course back in the old days it was a secret.  DOC Holliday

[Wynn Robins]

it's called the éyetrometer"

you have two of them!!!

[Dwayne]

Watch Hunt's video on building I-Beams.  Of course back in the old days it was a secret.  DOC Holliday

Yeah Bob Hunt!! He is one of the greatest!! No question! Bob Hunt is one of the greatest!!  But when it comes to building I beems Bill is the one!!!!

[Bill Little]

If you had a large flat surface, I-Beams were the easiest of all to get a straight model from.  Everything was its own *jig*.  Still my favorite style of building when I actually do build!

[john e. holliday]

Also another of Bob Hunts video is the building of a lost foam wing.  A lot of detail on how to do it.  The easiest way is to get the set of wings from Bob.  Best bet is contact Bob.  DOC Holliday

[Dennis Adamisin]

While the incidence meter can help, you can probably measure closer.  Case in point: Can you measure within 1/16"  if you are locating the wing onto the fuselage and make a 1/16" measurement error on a 10" wing chord that results in an error of 0.35 degrees. that is closer than you can see on the "needle" type incidence meters.  The digital type - maybe you could do better.

Of course if you can measure closer than 1/16"...!

On a 3" wide stab  (w/o elevator) a 1/16" error is 1.2 degrees.  You would surely see THAT with a meter, but again the needle type would be hard to completely see the correction!

Of course, meter or not the best way to assure alignment is with a flat fuselage top and a flat building board!