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bending up steps on 1/700 ladders

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  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Illinois
Posted by wjbwjb29 on Monday, December 14, 2015 1:40 PM

Thanks Don. I think the ones I have are meant to be bent up. I will have the look into modifying a tweezer to fine long points.

 

Bill

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    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Monday, December 14, 2015 9:01 AM

I usually do not bother- they look okay to me without. I find some ladders in 1:700 are not designed to bend steps.

I do bend the steps on 1:350, and occasionally have done short ladders in 1:700.  I have a pair of tweezers with very sharp and quite long points.  The points will go between the steps.  Just grabbing the steps by closing the tweezers sometimes bends them enough, but giving them an extra bend to set them at right angle works, though it is hard to see the steps well enough to judge the angle anyway.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Illinois
bending up steps on 1/700 ladders
Posted by wjbwjb29 on Sunday, December 13, 2015 3:20 PM

Hello;

Anyone have any tips on bending up the indivual steps on 1/700 ladders. I have done it with the tip of a no. 11 blade but its not easy.

 

Bill

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