Hi there! I have a couple questions about the Vans practice kit that I'm sure some of you have encountered on real plane pieces so I was wondering if I could get some advice.
Stiffeners-
In the practice kit, the stiffeners are drawn unbent (the ones in the kit are prebent) , which confused my tiny brain for ages, until I read the text "shown unbent". So -1 point for reading comprehension.
The stiffener trimming drawing shows cutting from the side of the top notch.
This leaves a little notch in the top of the stiffener. I've looked up other projects and no one else seems to leave this notch. It seems like a weak point? Should this get rounded off?
Ribs -
The place where the rib meets the spar has to be match drilled. There isn't a lot of space and even with a right angle drill, I couldn't get in there. Does anyone have techniques they use to get a nice non-angled hole through the rib and spar.
Stiffeners-
In the practice kit, the stiffeners are drawn unbent (the ones in the kit are prebent) , which confused my tiny brain for ages, until I read the text "shown unbent". So -1 point for reading comprehension.
The stiffener trimming drawing shows cutting from the side of the top notch.
This leaves a little notch in the top of the stiffener. I've looked up other projects and no one else seems to leave this notch. It seems like a weak point? Should this get rounded off?
Ribs -
The place where the rib meets the spar has to be match drilled. There isn't a lot of space and even with a right angle drill, I couldn't get in there. Does anyone have techniques they use to get a nice non-angled hole through the rib and spar.
