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    Jars query

    I have now used some - 430g to neck, up to 450g max
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    Jars query

    Sorry not yet.
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    Jars query

    I think the discount code I found was CR4F7Z10.
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    Jars query

    Thanks for your post I had not thought about hobbycraft - I've just bought 72 300ml jam jars for £25.20 delivered - I was persuaded by the 3 for 2 offer not available in the hex.
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    Which honey extractor?

    I bought the Unimel from T when I started a few years ago. It was relatively cheap at the time but virtually every extraction something breaks - there are lots of parts of the cage that just fell off and it is now almost unusable. Considering its done about 10 extractions and I'm going to have...
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    Wax seal

    Hi there. I was gifted a wax seal but my attempts to use it with pure beeswax did not end well. I assume I need to add something to it but the only suggestion I found online was fabric glue. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what to add (or perhaps technique)? Many thanks.
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    Vevor extractors

    Doh! I wondered why the spindle didn't sit right in the recess after I reassembled my unimel.... I've lost the ball bearing. TBH I've not been that happy with my 3 frame - some of the spokes on the cages have fallen off and quite a few bits are rusty.... So not all stainless. I've only used it...
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    epipens

    Hi. I would have thought 99.9% of beekeepers don't carry any kind of epipen. In my experience doctors are generally reluctant to prescribe them - my wife has a peanut allergy but was told unless she has a serious reaction requiring emergency intervention she can't have them. My son managed to...
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    Extractor issues

    Again thanks everyone - I assume that what I thought was the hole for a roll pin is actually the roll pin itself and that it has sheared in two with part still left - pictures of each end attached. So all I need to do is remove that bit that remains and find a replacement. Good tip re drill bit...
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    Extractor issues

    Thanks all -there isn't anything there to know if it was a pin or screw... I'll google for a mower repair shop... Didn't know they still existed!
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    Extractor issues

    I didn't notice that there is a hole in the cog bit.... When I insert a paperclip the cog spins the green bit so it does look like I'm missing a pin... Where on earth do I get a replacement - how do know what I'm looking for? Thanks
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    Extractor issues

    Ah the rod on the extractor basket does not have a hole at the top - I suspect that part just have sheared off and be stuck in the green bit. I've tried banging it though and it doesn't come out! The extractor generally has proved problematic - part of the cage fell off today too.
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    Extractor issues

    Thanks Blackcloud. As you may have gathered from my post i'm not particularly familiar with the terms so I'm sorry I don't quite understand... The pair of holes on the circular plate had screws in which I removed but couldn't work out their function - couldn't move or remove anything once they...
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    Extractor issues

    Just tried a video to show..
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    Extractor issues

    Hi all Half way through extraction today my manual extractor stopped working - the crank handle goes around but it does not turn the cage. I think it is a Unimel from thrones bought about 5 years ago but hasn't had much use. I've dismantled the mechanism and the problem seems to be with the...
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