What did you do in the 'workshop' today

[jenkinsbrynmair]

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[JamezF]

"You've not really got the hang of these new-fangled 'nail' things, have you?"

James

 

[Ian123]

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Lol I looked twice before I realised what they had done

 

[W0otz]

Clearly the nails will expand each finger such that friction holds everything together almost like a dovetail joint.

 

[Ian123]

Plus side they did bang the right end in!!

 

[JamezF]

I wonder what their frames look like?

James

 

[Gilberdyke John]

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Needs a bit of hairy band tied round the whole box

 

[Xander]

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It took me a minute then
Nice job

 

[Swarm]

Applied a third coat of boiled linseed oil to the new floors and then broke into the foundation I picked up at the Welsh to finish the last lot of frames, ready for the first inspection. I'm expecting to find the brood nests quite advanced.

 

[Erichalfbee]

I unwrapped my new spinner and gazed at my reflection in the gleaming SS

 

[Antipodes]

I unwrapped my new spinner and gazed at my reflection in the gleaming SS

Nice.
What do most here do to clean the plastic lids of smeary wax that obstructs some the view inside the spinner?

 

[Newbeeneil]

Nice.
What do most here do to clean the plastic lids of smeary wax that obstructs some the view inside the spinner?

I’ve never had a problem with wax on the plastic lid. I just use a warm cloth to remove any honey that gets on it!

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

What do most here do to clean the plastic lids of smeary wax that obstructs some the view inside the spinner?

never encountered that strange phenomenon

 

[Antipodes]

I’ve never had a problem with wax on the plastic lid. I just use a warm cloth to remove any honey that gets on it!

How are you so perfect?

 

[Newbeeneil]

How are you so perfect?

I’m certainly not, just ask SWMBO, she’s always giving me grief about getting things mucky but I don’t understand how you get wax on the plastic lid during extraction.
As I said I get plenty of dripped honey on it but no wax.

 

[Antipodes]

I’m certainly not, just ask SWMBO, she’s always giving me grief about getting things mucky but I don’t understand how you get wax on the plastic lid during extraction.
As I said I get plenty of dripped honey on it but no wax.

Well, for a start, I'm very messy

If honey drips on the lids, perhaps it has a bit of wax with it? I often notice little blobs of honey with cappings wax during extraction ....they mainly end up on the floor if not in the extractor

Wax and honey are also on my hands (from handling the frames and the uncapping knife, sieves ) and then I'm touching the lids with my messy hands.

 

[Swarm]

I agree, tiny crumbs of wax in honey drips and on fingers, I'm just careful not to smear them and try to keep mess to a minimum by regularly swilling my hands.

 

[madasafish]

Nice.
What do most here do to clean the plastic lids of smeary wax that obstructs some the view inside the spinner?

Vinegar and cloth

 

[Antipodes]

I’m certainly not, just ask SWMBO, she’s always giving me grief about getting things mucky but I don’t understand how you get wax on the plastic lid during extraction.
As I said I get plenty of dripped honey on it but no wax.

I noticed (whilst extracting) that I'm inclined to grab hold of the top of the extractor if it starts dancing about and because I've got little bits of honey/wax on my hands from uncapping and loading the extractor, I end up smearing little bits of wax on the acrylic lids.

 

[BeeKeyPlayer]

I noticed (whilst extracting) that I'm inclined to grab hold of the top of the extractor if it starts dancing about and because I've got little bits of honey/wax on my hands from uncapping and loading the extractor, I end up smearing little bits of wax on the acrylic lids.

Clean hands help. I never wear gloves when extracting because they desensitise you to what's actually on your hands. (Maybe you don't either.) Continual hand washing and drying throughout the whole process.