- Start out with the desired size of vertical strut legs you will want for your finished ladder but cut them overly long.
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Glue JUST the left and right most tip ends of the struts together back to back.* (Red indicates glue area.)*
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Using a scale rule or set of dividers, mark the uniform spacing of the ladder rungs you intend to make. (Dividers are really better for this job! They let you adjust the uniform rung spacing to produce a ladder of exactly the desired finished length.)
Typical Draftsmen’s Dividers
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Drill the holes for the ladder rungs through BOTH leg struts at the same time so you insure that the holes are aligned with each other and have uniform vertical spacing. (See Photo Above)
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Now separate the ladder struts by cutting off the glued ends. (CUT; don’t just peal the glued struts apart ~ there is a reason for this that will become obvious later.)
