Working In The Fuselage

Now that the plane is back on the gear I've started taking out the control cables and pulleys. All the brackets have some rust and the bushings need grease. I think I need a stand to hold the tail up while I'm working. Trying not to slide into the tail while using wrenches is to much work for an old guy. The Aileron Cables look good but they have so much old grease on them it's hard to tell for sure. I need to clean them up and then measure them and check for broken strands and rust. I also need to find the cross connection cable for the ailerons in the pile of extra cables I have. I must have enough cables for 2 planes since all the other cables are still in the fuselage.