. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Fig. '' tack'' the foundation on its top side with melted wax from our smelter, to prevent any risk of a breakdown. Whenever uncertainty exists as to the stability of various methods of fixing foundation, a little hot wax will always make it safe, and those who find any difliculty in using full sheets, owing to their liability to bulge or sag, can always ensure freedom from risk in the triangular piece of founda- tion for a guide and the wax smelter for fixing it. If full or even half sheets of foundation are fixed in this way, a guide
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Fig. '' tack'' the foundation on its top side with melted wax from our smelter, to prevent any risk of a breakdown. Whenever uncertainty exists as to the stability of various methods of fixing foundation, a little hot wax will always make it safe, and those who find any difliculty in using full sheets, owing to their liability to bulge or sag, can always ensure freedom from risk in the triangular piece of founda- tion for a guide and the wax smelter for fixing it. If full or even half sheets of foundation are fixed in this way, a guide block —made by nailing a piece of I-in. board, 3| in. square, on to a slip of light wood 6 in. by 3 in.— is used to hold the foundation in position while being attached. The section is slipped over the square piece on the block—the latter being held in one hand—the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London
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