OK, now that I have worked for a few hours on my project I was starting to consider myself an expert. Then I got to clecoing the skin on the HS. Everything was great until I got to the angle ribs on the end ? HS 905, HS 905. I am not a mathematician, but with the ribs going at an angle, the holes will not line up with those on the skin. My questions are:
1. Do I do whatever it takes by stretching the rib flange at the spars to make the holes line up?
2. Do I drill new holes using the skin as the pattern?
3. Is there another option?
Another question I have is about the cleco?s. When I look at photos of other builders, every hole has a cleco in it. Is that necessary? What advantage is there putting one in every hole? Since so many do it, there must be a good reason that I can?t see ? even after several hours of assembly experience!
I am enjoying the build. I think the plans and the manual could easily be improved and made much easier to understand. Im sure as I get further into the project, I will understand the drawings better, but I know if my engineers ever gave me drawings as incomplete and unclear, they would be back at the CAD program.
Thanks for the help. I appreciate it.
Rockwood
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1. Do I do whatever it takes by stretching the rib flange at the spars to make the holes line up?
2. Do I drill new holes using the skin as the pattern?
3. Is there another option?
Another question I have is about the cleco?s. When I look at photos of other builders, every hole has a cleco in it. Is that necessary? What advantage is there putting one in every hole? Since so many do it, there must be a good reason that I can?t see ? even after several hours of assembly experience!
I am enjoying the build. I think the plans and the manual could easily be improved and made much easier to understand. Im sure as I get further into the project, I will understand the drawings better, but I know if my engineers ever gave me drawings as incomplete and unclear, they would be back at the CAD program.
Thanks for the help. I appreciate it.
Rockwood
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