What did you do in the 'workshop' today

[Kaz]

Accumulated a load of stuff when I did my first fair at Christmas and only realised what a mess my beeshed was when I tripped over most of it putting some sales stuff away.
Spent the afternoon putting up extra shelving to get all the display crates, paper bags, signs and boxes of paraphernalia off the floor.

This made me laugh as it resonated. Mine is scattered all over the spare bedroom and I can't face trying to find a home for it all. Seemed like a good idea at the time but was very stressful and not convinced it was worth the effort

 

[Ely]

Cleaned up piles of wax moth and mouse eaten frames recently. Not a single piece of wax to salvage. Good to start afresh this season though. I'll be reusing the frames

 

[Newbeeneil]

When my mate died he left me his bees, apiary, loads of kit plus an unfinished project - so I thought I would finish it for him. - Hive barrow no.3!

 

[JamezF]

When my mate died he left me his bees, apiary, loads of kit plus an unfinished project - so I thought I would finish it for him. - Hive barrow no.3!

Very neat. Not to mention shiny

James

 

[Newbeeneil]

Very neat. Not to mention shiny

James

A spray with satin Hammerite works wonders!

 

[Xander]

I had a super with 10 frames of part drawn wax and 2 brood boxes stored with a tray containing acetic acid inside.
Opened it to find the wires in the wax had corroded significantly and ruined the wax. Also the galvanised frame runners are knackered.
Lesson learned.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Acetic acid will rot any metal it comes into contact with - it will even rot the wires encased in drawn comb.

 

[Newbeeneil]

Popped down to the sawmill earlier to pick up my ordered cedar boards - mixture of 10" boards 5/8" & 7/8" thick. I worked it out as about 4cu/ft. When I asked the cost for cash he said "mmmmmm should be £74 but give me £70" .
While I was there I had a look through their stack of "bits and pieces" for an oak post that I need for a sail over my patio. I found a 13' length of 4x4 oak which they took a chain saw to to trim to the 10' I wanted. "How much?" I asked. "Give me a fiver!" I love those boys

 

[Newbeeneil]

I finally got round to putting up one of my Xmas presents yesterday.

 

[Garry R]

I finally got round to putting up one of my Xmas presents yesterday.
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Does that turn it into a bait house for the early swarms!!

 

[E&MBees]

I finally got round to putting up one of my Xmas presents yesterday.
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They are brilliant. Do you know where they were purchased from?

 

[Newbeeneil]

They are brilliant. Do you know where they were purchased from?

I did look it up but forgot to jot it down and now I have lost thebpaperwork. If I remember rightly they do alsorts of animals and insects.

 

[Garry R]

I decided that "levelling up" was not just for politicians. My apiary is not mountainous but certainly undulates. So with the new long hive almost finished I made a set of adjusters which allows each leg to be adjusted individually to level up the hive on rougher ground rather than relying on little piles of wood planks. flat stones and bricks. Darkness overtook me so will get the other two done tomorrow. They slide up and down on coach bolts and then tighten with the wingnuts when they are correctly positioned in the final place.

 

[Newbeeneil]

Does that turn it into a bait house for the early swarms!!

I hope not for bees that size

 

[Newbeeneil]

They are brilliant. Do you know where they were purchased from?

Just found where they came from.

https://formesteel.com/shop/p/honeycomb-and-bee-set

 

[E&MBees]

Just found where they came from.

https://formesteel.com/shop/p/honeycomb-and-bee-set

Thank you!

 

[Erichalfbee]

Rea

I finally got round to putting up one of my Xmas presents yesterday.
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Really pretty.

 

[Parsonage Bees]

I posted here a picture of the Startrite table saw I was using. Response was that it was a good one. Now up for sale at auction. It's 3 phase, cast iron bed so not very useful for most but here's a link.

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Outbid on the trusty old Startrite but dropped on this on FB Marketplace. It's made in Taiwan probably in the 50s so . . . !
Sketchy as all heck, no riving knife, wobbly fence., questionable electrics. And I was totally sober at the time.
Cast iron bed tho'.

 

[Swarm]

Made a start on twenty new floors.

 

[Poly Hive]

While I was laid up work wise with my recovery from the carpal tunnel op I did some YT watching. so apart from total jealousy at the enormous garage workshops with 100K of tooling I did actually learn a couple of things which I have put into practice.
I have a small 8" table saw a sort of middle of the range machine which has a cast iron top but the slots for the mitre are "T" not the standard size. Annoyingl However I learnt that by adding an extension to the mitre gauge it became far more accurate especially if set to a decent square.

Using that I have built a mitre sled, its not pretty but I have learnt a lot while building it. One part took me initially a week to make as I couldn't understand the angles but now I can trot one out in 20 minutes. I seem to learn by trial and error rather than by visualising from plans which I cannot do at all. Everyones mind works differently. I did a trial cut or three yesterday and using my very accurate right angle it is as spot on as makes no odds. The only downside is the sled absorbs some of the cutting height which is a pain but I will have to live with it.

The next sled will be a square one. They make cutting far more accurate which in turn makes assembly far easier.

My shelving in the garage is sagging as I used OSB 5 years ago and it is just not the right material. I have 40+ metres of 38 x 50mm red pine arriving to make the gallows brackets with. Then I will use 12mm ply to make the new shelving. There will also be a serious tidy up and rubbish clear out.

Another neat tip I came across is this. I bought some panels for my walls with storage bins that "fit" on. Except that are hopeless and anything over an ounce makes them fall off. This guy ran sheet material on his storage area. Then screwed lengths of material to that with a 45 degree edge with the chamfer at the wall side. He then made boxes to fit his kit with the opposite chamfer at the back of the box on another strip. The boxes thus made take a lot of weight. I'm reserving a metre of wall for that to tidy up the inevitable bits and bobs.

Yeah I'm awake very early and bored.

PH