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.
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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.
![rvMDsOfl.png](/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FrvMDsOfl.png&hash=ba4473fc2bcb6f7b847cf95118319038)
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?
![biz5K2Gl.png](/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fbiz5K2Gl.png&hash=4de7c03af4f36aa01a79a391cf3026a7)
![rKn0isll.png](/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FrKn0isll.png&hash=6d40c767eb7c77a5d452097779cae793)
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.