Brood Box Handles

[Hachi]

I will be making up my home made commercial brood boxes this winter. As these BB's will be quite heavy when full of bees I'm going to need handles.

Our friends across the pond cut hand holds but I was thinking of screwing off-cut handles to the outside of my BB's.

My question is; Will the handles be strong enough at 6 inches long with screws every 2" or should I screw a baton on each side that runs the length of the side to act as a handle?


The last thing I need when moving a hive is for the handle to part company with the BB full of bee's.

 

[enrico]

Don't forget the roof needs to go over the sides so the handles have to be below the roof which tends to make the whole thing a little unbalanced!
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[Johnnifer]

At beekeeping I'm a complete novice, in carpentry I have some expertise...

My advice would be to use a 25 x 38 mm (1" x 1½") baton. The 38 mm (1½") height is just right to grip with four finger tips under and the thumb above unless you have particular small or large hands.

Fix to the brood box sides from the inside by means of a 3 mm (3/16") countersunk pilot hole and 38 mm x 4 mm (1½" x 8) wood screws and a waterproof or water resistant PVA adhesive.

 

[For want of a better word]

No wish to skew the topic...
how are the finger grip cuts put in ?... have never been able to find a router to do the job neatly.

Mytten da

 

[Hivemaker.]

No wish to skew the topic...
how are the finger grip cuts put in ?... have never been able to find a router to do the job neatly.

Mytten da

Either a jig used on a table saw or a radial arm saw.

 

[Johnnifer]

It can be done with a home made jig and circular saw, YouTube is your friend search 'brood box hand hold' one example here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaWRjpJ5f0w

 

[SDM]

Wrong section surely?

 

[For want of a better word]

It can be done with a home made jig and circular saw, YouTube is your friend search 'brood box hand hold' one example here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaWRjpJ5f0w

Meur ras!!!

Chons da