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<DIV><FONT color=#000000>Buddy, can you provide a picture?</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=BUDDYonRC@aol.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 05, 2005 6:56
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Other incidence meters</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 2/4/2005 11:26:22 PM Central Standard Time, <A
href="mailto:tkeithb@comcast.net">tkeithb@comcast.net</A> writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I give
it a mixed review. In general it works, but my experience is that
the<BR>laser doesn't always come to rest at the same location. In other
words, if<BR>you give the laser a nudge and cause it to swing back and forth
it won't<BR>always stop at the same spot. Sometimes it's higher, sometimes
lower, and<BR>other times it will come back to the same
location.<BR><BR>Also, the balancing wheel is so sensitive that if you take
it off of the<BR>wing and put it back on the same wing often times it
doesn't read the same.<BR>This could be due to the inconsistent laser or
could be that the balance<BR>wheels moves slightly, I'm not sure. Certainly
this makes it difficult to be<BR>sure two wings are exactly the same when
going back to the same wing may not<BR>read the same.<BR><BR>The only way
I'm able to use it is going back and forth multiple times and<BR>seeing if
it's still reading the same. Also, once set, swing the laser four<BR>or five
times and see which spot it lands on most often. This certainly<BR>isn't
very scientific.<BR><BR>What I always end up doing is just getting things as
close as possible and<BR>then flying it to dial in the exact required
incidences.<BR><BR>I've seen threads on RCU where people set zero incidence
on non-adjustable<BR>stabs using this tool, I think that's a BIG mistake.
Flat table with<BR>measuring devices is the best approach.<BR><BR>It could
be that I just have a defective one, but I've heard others that had<BR>the
same experience as I have had.<BR><BR>Keith<BR><BR><BR>----- Original
Message ----- <BR>From: "John Pavlick" <jpavlick@idseng.com><BR>To:
<discussion@nsrca.org><BR>Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 8:17
PM<BR>Subject: Other incidence meters<BR><BR><BR>> Has anybody used the
Great Planes Accupoint Laser Incidence meter on a<BR>> pattern plane with
any success? It's graduated in 1/4 degree increments -<BR>is<BR>> it
capable of measuring this accurately? If not, just how good is it?
The<BR>> laser hangs on ball bearings. The mounting ears are nylon but
seem to work<BR>> OK...<BR>><BR>> John Pavlick<BR>>
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<DIV>I Have been using the bar assembly from the GP laser meter and attach a
block of balsa on each side then attach my digital level to the bar with
electrical tie straps. This works great and is accurate to one-tenth of a
degree. Works great. </DIV>
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