| Soldering On the first ladder, I soldered the outside of the ladder, and when I sanded it, I ended up with a 'ripple' effect, it did not look straight, and that ladder was ruined. I discovered that by soldering the rungs on the inside, the outside of the ladder was untouched and perfect. When soldering, I did not trust the cuts in the balsa to keep the ladder straight and true, so little blocks of hardwood were cut to fit between the rungs as I soldered. |
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| Cleaning After soldering, the protruding ends of the wires were clipped off and sanded flush. |
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| Completed Ladder Here is a completed ladder cleaned up but not yet painted. By comparing PLM Marinedetails' ladders to a standard photo-etched ladder, you can see the huge advantage to these. Unlike a standard flat photo-etched ladder, PLM Marinedetails ladders are three-dimensional and are actual tiny ladders; flat on the vertical sides, round rungs. They are incredible. |
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