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Offline Barbarian

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Re: Winter projects?
« Reply #40 on: January 28, 2016, 01:43:04 am »
Another Winter project and a warning.

A few years ago I scrounged some sheets of decorative indoor flooring. I cut these up to make parts for roofs, nucs and bait hives. It turned out a bad idea. The material was a coated highly compressed cardboard. The board has absorbed water, swelled and become heavier.

I intend replacing the parts with some thin T & G  timber. Scrounged again. Ain't I cheap ?
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Re: Winter projects?
« Reply #41 on: January 28, 2016, 07:11:09 am »
Not cheap, I like to think of it as being frugal! :)
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Re: Winter projects?
« Reply #42 on: January 28, 2016, 09:44:27 am »
Quote from: Barbarian on January 28, 2016, 01:43:04 am
Another Winter project and a warning.

A few years ago I scrounged some sheets of decorative indoor flooring. I cut these up to make parts for roofs, nucs and bait hives. It turned out a bad idea. The material was a coated highly compressed cardboard. The board has absorbed water, swelled and become heavier.
A bead of silicone between the boards and a good coat of paint to seal the edges and bottom and the moisture absorption could have been mostly eliminated. The lessen should be be aware of the products that are being used for hive components and protecting them appropriately.
Sorry to hear you need to redo them. and thanks for posting , It helps in making the the rest of us more aware of what we use to build our hives out of and what to watch out for.
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Re: Winter projects?
« Reply #43 on: January 31, 2016, 09:34:19 pm »
neat pix lee!  enjoyed! pizza making me hungry!

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Re: Winter projects?
« Reply #44 on: February 14, 2016, 11:01:53 pm »
Trying to get things ready for the farmers market,now with the new bees wax products i'm having a problem on how to display them on the table? I looked at the displays that some of you have posted and got some good ideas, but haven't come up with a good display for the six different lip balm flavors? any ideas? Jack
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Re: Winter projects?
« Reply #45 on: February 15, 2016, 07:29:56 am »
A nice piece of 2 x 4 with a half dozen holes drilled in it for the tubes to stand up in. Maybe have 6 rows wide, 3 rows deep? It would be cheap to make anyways.
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