What did you do in the 'workshop' today

[Hachi]

Thanks.

Dont suppose you have a contact for 450mm x 10mm facia board do you?

 

[pargyle]

Thanks.

Dont suppose you have a contact for 450mm x 10mm facia board do you?

In a nutshell ... no ... there's lots on ebay but 450mm seems larger than most fascia boards .. are you looking for UPVC or timber ?

 

[Hachi]

upvc for varroa trays. might try something else like correx

 

[pargyle]

upvc for varroa trays. might try something else like correx

This would do you ...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OPAL-POLY...959?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4627b9be0f

 

[REDWOOD]

Made three crown boards, two feeder ekes and a stand, sanding and coating tomorrow.

 

[user 6228]

Still grinding my through the batch of 5 x brood ( floor, box, super, roof) + 5xNuc(floor, box roof) comes to 250 parts.

 

[youngyoungs]

Made three cover boards, painted a load of wood ready for constructing new floors and then made two ekes ready for nadiring onto Paynes poly floors, (thanks for the thread on this subject). They would have been better if the jet lag hadn't kicked in as I made them slightly more rectangular than square. But they still do the job and I celebrated by making the last one the correct size!!

 

[Erichalfbee]

Husband finished the last of three Recticel hive jackets.
Well.....I started them and he said, "give that to me!" so I did.

made two ekes ready for nadiring onto Paynes poly floors

I've given up on that and use a wooden super. No adjustment needed and no extra comb in the spring.

 

[REDWOOD]

upvc for varroa trays. might try something else like correx

If you are ever down this neck of the woods I can give you as many second hand correx boards as you can carry (ex bill boards)

 

[REDWOOD]

Picked up a 12 pack of 450x1200mm kingspan boards for £20, I might make a few nucs and give them a try next year

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

If you are ever down this neck of the woods I can give you as many second hand correx boards as you can carry (ex bill boards)

If he'd have mentioned that a couple of weeks ago...........................

 

[TryingToLetThemBee]

Picked up a 12 pack of 450x1200mm kingspan boards for £20, I might make a few nucs and give them a try next year

Strewth; where?!

 

[Hachi]

If he'd have mentioned that a couple of weeks ago...........................

Apparently I was within spitting distance of you fella.

 

[REDWOOD]

Strewth; where?!

Gumtree, the guy had six surplus packs. well worth a 6 mile drive

 

[REDWOOD]

Strewth; where?!

http://www.gumtree.com/search?q=ins...ry=all&search_location=London&distance=0.0001

 

[REDWOOD]

Made a few insulation boards

 

[Hachi]

How easy would it be to cut 0.8mm galvanised sheet?

 

[BeeJayBee]

Do you have to seal the edges if the bees can't access the boards?

 

[pargyle]

How easy would it be to cut 0.8mm galvanised sheet?

Not that difficult with a decent set of shears .. if you want a straight line be sure to get the straight cut ones, there 's also left hand and right hand ones ...

These will get you started ....

http://www.screwfix.com/p/aviation-...rch-_-SearchRec-_-Area2&_requestid=252231#_=p

A snip at £7.99 ... won't last a lifetime but if it's just DIY they work.

Now ... cutting the sheet without bending it is the art in it ...

 

[pargyle]

Do you have to seal the edges if the bees can't access the boards?

Mine seem to find their way into other bits of the hive no matter how hard I try ... so I seal the edges regardless ... for the little that it costs:

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Adh...inium+Foil+Tape+50mm+x+45m/d180/sd2420/p97723

It also means that you can use it in another hive when the bees might be in contact with it.