RE: 1/2 A Pylon Racing
I have one of the black and decker workmate work benches. I took 4 very large pieces of threaded rod I had, put nuts on the bottom, they are about 8" long. I put the in the "dog" holes in the bench and put pipe insulation around them. Then you can clamp the fuselage in firmly whilst you work on it. Works great for set-up like you are talking about, I don't use a jack screw, I just level it with a piece of foam under the tail, snug up the "vice" then fine tune the tail to level, then clamp it tight enough so that it won't move. This is also great for covering, I can turn a wing up on edge, clamp half of it while I cover the other half. Use it to hold the body while I install the radio, drill the firewall...the list goes on. I just looked, I guess I don't have any pictures of it.
Austin