REFLECTOR: leveling question

[Jim Agnew]

I have a 10" digital level that I use for for re-leveling.

  A suggestion about leveling,  once you get everything level, mark your spar for the horizontal positioning of your level and center point on both sides of the engine bulkhead.  Do the same for the canard bulkhead. 

  For the longitudinal leveling I slid the level along the bottom of the door frame lip until it indicated level and placed 2 small flat head pop rivet in the frame bottom to mark the level placement.

As you build you will find these markings very helpful.

Jim
 
James F. Agnew
Jim_Agnew_2 at Yahoo.Com
Tampa, FL
Velocity 173 Elite Aircraft Completed & Flying




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I use the center section of the spar for most things.
When I did the strakes, I used the water level.
The spar has a slight taper to it. (it getts thinner as it goes outboard)

Noel


On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:51:47 -0600
 Jeff Clough <jclough48 at comcast.net> wrote:
>        Hmmmm..... I think I would use a water level to 
>get the outboard mounting holes the same height 
>(level).....anyone?
> jc
> 
> Matt Bucko wrote:          
> I have my lower half on jacks at the spar, and the nose 
>on a saw horse. Time to bond in the gear.  I have a 
>question an how to level left to right.  What i am 
>finding is if I level the pilot spar, the CP spar is half 
>a bubble off.  If I place the level on the top of the 
>spar, fuselage centerline, then the outside of the spars 
>are off.  I have the front to back leveled, but which 
>point to I use for left/right?
> Matt
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