. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. FIG 7 cages. Fig. 3 shows one pair of cages in position and the other being withdrawn. We prefer having a piece of folded tin I I (Fig. 2) fixed across where the crosses end, and this prevents any springing at the corners. The can Jias to be made 18in. in diameter and 24in. high. The top and bottom must have a wired bead, and against it a strong hoop at least lin. wide and of x^in- wrought-iron. This may be riveted on to the can. There is no diffi- cultj^ in making any part of the can except the conical bottom, J (Fig. 1). For this cut a c
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. FIG 7 cages. Fig. 3 shows one pair of cages in position and the other being withdrawn. We prefer having a piece of folded tin I I (Fig. 2) fixed across where the crosses end, and this prevents any springing at the corners. The can Jias to be made 18in. in diameter and 24in. high. The top and bottom must have a wired bead, and against it a strong hoop at least lin. wide and of x^in- wrought-iron. This may be riveted on to the can. There is no diffi- cultj^ in making any part of the can except the conical bottom, J (Fig. 1). For this cut a circular piece as in Fig. 7. It must be 19in. in diameter and'a piece, K L M, must be cut out of it as shown, 2^in. wide, K M. Turn up the edges K L, M L ^in. in width aoid draw the opening together. It will then present the form of Fig. 8. Tack on temporarily a piece of tin across the opening to keep it the right distance apart. Then turn down the edge all round the circum- ference and try this bottom in the fiC 8 and if it is too tight or too loose untack the strip of tin across the opening and fix it in the right place. The bottom can iiDW be laid down and a ti-ough-shaped FIG 9 jjiece (Fig. 9) soldered over the opening on the turned-up edges K L, M L. This must be cut a little larger than the wedge- shaped piece cut out of the bottom, and will form the channel leading towards the honey valve. The bottom can then be .soldered from the inside into position as shown in Fig. 1. Then punch a hole at N and solder in the honey valve O. Before proceeding any further test the can by pouring water into it, and if it leaks remedy the defects. The tin work is now ready, and we have only to put the machine together and put on the gearing. The amateur had better purchase the gearing P and honey valve O, as it will be cheaper for him to do so tlian to make them. The bracket Q lias to be screwed on to the can, and the small gear wheel, which has a short leng-th of iron rod, R, attache
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