ORIGINAL: Vinnie6
My horizontal stab ended up a little crooked after being glued on. One edge is just about 3/16" higher than the other when compared with the wing. I should have used four identical soup cans under the wing tips and stab tips. I know better so I am frustrated with myself. Am I screwed?
Not sure from your description if the whole stab is cocked, or twisted on one side.
If you consider it could have 4 corners, are the two on one side up the same amount? The stab not level.
Or is just one corner on one side? That side warped.
Both sides should be parallel with the wing. It's not usual for one side to be parallel and the other angled up (to have it's tip 3/16" higher). The stab would have to be creased in the middle to do that.
Can you take a picture from the back and upload it?
If the stab on one side is warped, it can be straightened by ironing.
If the whole stab is not level, not parallel to the wing, you can fix that too. But that's some work.
If when you look at the situation from directly behind the airplane, when one tip lines up with the TE of the wing, but the other is higher or lower than the thickness of the stab, it probably will affect the pitching of the airplane. If it's not that far off, you might not see a thing in the air.