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Offline tefer2

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Re: Ordinary Day - Part 2
« Reply #20 on: January 21, 2014, 02:56:08 pm »
Quote from: LazyBkpr on January 19, 2014, 07:31:43 pm
   :D   Yep, all mediums.. two are still deeps but will eventually get them swapped out.

Save those few deep bodies, they work great with medium frames for swarm traps.
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Re: Ordinary Day - Part 2
« Reply #21 on: January 21, 2014, 03:35:39 pm »
I got all my nucs assembled, painted, and frames assembled. I've been fortunate that I've been allowed to use the heated shop at work for the assembling and painting. I have room to spread out and can get all the painting done well in advance of spring.  These are all part of my overwinter nucs like what Michael Palmer uses and Betterbee sells.  The divided bottom boxes are getting made with the rest of the 10-frame equipment. It's almost all cut to length and ready for cutting box joints and frame rest rabbets.



Went to Lowe's to get 1X12s to make deep hive bodies out of and they had a cull pack of 1X8 and 1X10 and a few odd 1X6 and a 1X4. Most was pretty decent looking and for 30% of sticker price I couldn't pass on it. I had to put it all on my roof rack since mama had the van and I desperately need a truck or at least a trailer.


Pretty sure I exceeded the safe loading limits of the rack, the load bars were bowed pretty good but didn't yield so we're good. All back to normal.




Everything cut to length. Didn't have much scrap considering it was all cull lumber. The Carr Siding is the only tongue and groove material I can find around here, most of it is smooth on the backside some has the v-grooves at the joint. It'll work fine for bottom boards and maybe even some telescoping tops with aluminum flashing over the top.




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Re: Ordinary Day - Part 2
« Reply #22 on: January 21, 2014, 04:05:23 pm »
Ahhh, that's one of the great things about this time of year, following everyone's projects.  ;)
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Re: Ordinary Day - Part 2
« Reply #23 on: January 21, 2014, 04:27:34 pm »
Perry- ""Ahhh, that's one of the great things about this time of year, following everyone's projects.""


I Know Hu!! It's exciting to watch everyone getting ready for Bee Fever!
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Re: Ordinary Day - Part 2
« Reply #24 on: January 21, 2014, 04:46:14 pm »
Quote from: Jen on January 21, 2014, 04:27:34 pm
Perry- ""Ahhh, that's one of the great things about this time of year, following everyone's projects.""


I Know Hu!! It's exciting to watch everyone getting ready for Bee Fever!

I'm starting to think I got in over my head looking at the boxes containing the 900 frames I need to assemble.....

I do plan on selling up to 8 new, complete hives to help defray cost of my materials but there is still the time commitment. I was able to assemble 200 frames yesterday, got a ways to go yet.
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Re: Ordinary Day - Part 2
« Reply #25 on: January 21, 2014, 05:13:14 pm »
DLMKA, you just need to build yourself one of these frame jigs!
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Re: Ordinary Day - Part 2
« Reply #26 on: January 21, 2014, 05:19:13 pm »
Quote from: tefer2 on January 21, 2014, 05:13:14 pm
DLMKA, you just need to build yourself one of these frame jigs!


I got one of the Robo jigs to do 10 at a time. Friend of mine built one that held 20 but said it was bulky and hard to use so he cut it down.
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Re: Ordinary Day - Part 2
« Reply #27 on: January 21, 2014, 05:35:25 pm »
I used to use a pair of the 10 framers from Rob's design also.
Work on one while other is drying.
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Re: Ordinary Day - Part 2
« Reply #28 on: January 21, 2014, 06:08:05 pm »
Car siding works great for bottom boards. I have also used plain pine boards slid into the grooved side boards and glued the edges together. That also works quite well.
   My frame assembly jig is a little backwards...  Hadn't seen one in use when I built it, but it works pretty well and does thirteen frames at a time...   why 13??  because I had boards that long  ;D

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Re: Ordinary Day - Part 2
« Reply #29 on: January 22, 2014, 10:10:13 am »
Thanks very much for the video Tefer2.  I am a hobbyist, and buy all of my woodward.  Still, I did enjoy your process.  It is a well thought out operation.  Thanks again, as we say in the oil patch, "you de man."
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Re: Ordinary Day - Part 2
« Reply #30 on: January 22, 2014, 07:49:04 pm »
That's not me in the video Lazy, that's Hardwood down in Florida. ???
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