GreaseOrBounce
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Annual season, and on a deeper inspection I've found something that caught my attention.
It appears that the drag/anti-drag wire attachments were not done to plans, and I'm not too sure how I feel about the changes.
I've posted a picture below, but essentially instead of drilling an angled hole through the spar to keep the loading perfectly in line with the hole, the builder chose to drill perpendicular holes through the spar to mount attachment plates, but then re-supported this with steel plates on either side.
On first glance I immediately went "well that's not good" worrying about the side load on the wood causing elongated holes and damage to the spar. On second look though, with the steel plates there the only way to hurt the spar any would be to actually shear the bolt. So from that perspective, maybe it is a fine alternative? I don't like the bonus weight it adds, but it may not actually be an issue?
What do you all think about this method?
It appears that the drag/anti-drag wire attachments were not done to plans, and I'm not too sure how I feel about the changes.
I've posted a picture below, but essentially instead of drilling an angled hole through the spar to keep the loading perfectly in line with the hole, the builder chose to drill perpendicular holes through the spar to mount attachment plates, but then re-supported this with steel plates on either side.
On first glance I immediately went "well that's not good" worrying about the side load on the wood causing elongated holes and damage to the spar. On second look though, with the steel plates there the only way to hurt the spar any would be to actually shear the bolt. So from that perspective, maybe it is a fine alternative? I don't like the bonus weight it adds, but it may not actually be an issue?
What do you all think about this method?
