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Hi all. The basic question is whether anyone here extracts brood frames in any kind of domestic extractor - and, if so, whether tangentially, or, if radially, with what sort of sized extractor...... and also, with what levels of success/issues, thanks.
I ask only as I have made a bit of a mess when trying. I have a Logar 9 frame radial, but no cage to convert to tangential (and I'm not sure those exist for my design).
I managed to fit 6 frames radially, but I guess the issue is (given the bottom bars of the frames are pretty much jammed up against the spindle) that, in addition to the general weakness arising from a larger comb, the centrifugal force declines rapidly as you get to the spindle, meaning that honey has been flung from the top of the frame, but not the bottom, making the comb excessively bottom-heavy.
Even having spun gently for a good while at a really low speed, increasing the speed only slightly started causing frames to blow.
Feel like a bit of a thicko really; but any advice welcome
I ask only as I have made a bit of a mess when trying. I have a Logar 9 frame radial, but no cage to convert to tangential (and I'm not sure those exist for my design).
I managed to fit 6 frames radially, but I guess the issue is (given the bottom bars of the frames are pretty much jammed up against the spindle) that, in addition to the general weakness arising from a larger comb, the centrifugal force declines rapidly as you get to the spindle, meaning that honey has been flung from the top of the frame, but not the bottom, making the comb excessively bottom-heavy.
Even having spun gently for a good while at a really low speed, increasing the speed only slightly started causing frames to blow.
Feel like a bit of a thicko really; but any advice welcome
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