Here's the first of the innovations, how to get your fuselage up off the sawhorses and onto something that can be moved around, even twrilled around.  Take the time to do one of these stands for the fuselage and another for your wings.  Makes for easier building and storing. 

We hear from three builders in the following order:  Tom Giselle, Chris Hukill, and William Curtis. 

John,

Here's a quick write-up...

Materials:
   2 - 16' 2x6
   5 - 8' 2x4
   1 box 2.5" #10 wood screws
   20 1/4" lag bolts (attach the casters)
   5 4" casters with rubber wheels.
   Scraps of carpet.
   Scraps of plywood (leftover from one of the MANY LARGE Van's boxes) - FREE!!!!!

There are three main supports, one at the main spar carry-thru, one at the tail (under the second most aft bulkhead), and one under the bulkhead just aft of the rear seats.

The five casters are secured to lower cross members, two at the front, two in the mid-section, and one at the rear.

Under the main spare, there are two 2x4 butted next to each other and covereted with carpet. The 2x6 is braced with scrap from the 16' section cut on a 45 (total length of the 2x6 was 14'

The procesdure was to create the basic frame of 2x6's and the 3 2x4 lower cross member. Install the front 2x4s along with the braces (one each side) and the read vertical support. The fuselage was positioned on the dolly and leveled by clamping a temp cross member to the aft support. The permament support was added by screwing into the ends and pinning the inboard side.
Finally the middle support was custom cut to the exact height based on the position on the fuselage.

- Tom Giselle

Here is an ingenious stand from Chris Hukill.   It enables a fuselage to be positioned in various ways with the help of a lift.  Chris writes:

This is the best picture I have of the rack handy, but it shows that the wood between the main spars is used to mount to the rack, and supports it in any position you need, if you have a lifting device. The supports attaching to the step receptacles are there for when I attach the tailcone primarily, as the fuselage is pretty much balanced on just the spars. I made the rack low, so it can roll under things , but I place jackstands under the lower rails when working on the plane in the normal level position. I can easily roll under it with a creaper when needed.   - Chris Hukill  

William Curtis was able to put his on a go cart for a very reasonable price.  William writes:

I did mine for about $30 of which the two Harbor Frieght wheels were $4.99 each at the time.

   2 - Harbor Freight 10" wheels
   4 - 2 X 4
   4 - U bolts
   1 - 24" threaded 5/8" rod
   2 - 5/8" locking bolt and washer
   2 - 2.5" casters  

- William Curtis