Using the metal converters in a radial extractor to extract brood frame - advice please

[nelletap]

Sorry to ask a silly question. I have a drill driven Giordan radial extractor and rashly said I'd extract from someone's brood frame of honey because I knew I had the metal sections that make it possible.

I have put the metal sections in - I am sure they must be correct because they fit well. They are parallel to each other. At the bottom the small sections like shelves face inwards and then at the top the two metal pieces that act as clips fit across the circular support for when you put supers in the normal way. I cannot quite work out how to position the brood frame so it feels firm. I assumed that one edge of the frame would rest on the little shelf like protuberances at the bottom but I could fit it almost any way up. On the other hand, when rotating, the centrifugal force acts outward - does it therefore hold the frame more firmly as a result?

I'd rather get it straight in my mind before I uncap and run the risk of having to reseat it whilst it is dripping honey.
Tricia

Tricia

 

[VEG]

the force of spinning will hold the frame firm against the frame rest

 

[nelletap]

Thanks, Craig.

 

[VEG]

dont forget to turn frames around when half extracted though as you have converted it to a tangential extractor

 

[YorkshireBees]

dont forget to turn frames around when half extracted though as you have converted it to a tangential extractor

In fact when I extracted some brood frames last year, I span them one side just a little then reversed them and span them again before reversing a final time and finishing the 1st side.

It is a lot gentler on the comb that way and less chance of breakage!

 

[susbees]

Just a quick check that "brood frame" was a typo...the frames of course need to be balanced weight for weight approx acrossways . You also mention the brood frame rather than frames later on...

 

[drex]

I run the same extractor. As you say when you fit the screens they fit well, so no doubt about that.

I cannot recall exactly what I did with deep frames last year, but I do recall feeling that they were not held that securely. I think the frame end lug sat in a little square frame on the screen. Anyway despite the insecure feeling they all spun OK without any mishap