Gleanings in bee culture . one wire toanother until all areimbedded. Press onthe handle of the tooljust enough to imbedthe wire about halfthrough the founda-tion. The hot teethmelt the wax at eachpoint they strike,thus holding the wirein place. Fig. 4. Donot draw the tool toorapidh nor too slow-ly. After trying twoor three frames youwill easily catch onto the knack, so thatyou can do rapidwork. The toolshould not be so hotthat it melts too muchwax, nor so cool thatit does not melt thewax at all. Whenyou fiist begin, thewheel may stickslightly so that theteeth have a tendencyto slide along thew
Gleanings in bee culture . one wire toanother until all areimbedded. Press onthe handle of the tooljust enough to imbedthe wire about halfthrough the founda-tion. The hot teethmelt the wax at eachpoint they strike,thus holding the wirein place. Fig. 4. Donot draw the tool toorapidh nor too slow-ly. After trying twoor three frames youwill easily catch onto the knack, so thatyou can do rapidwork. The toolshould not be so hotthat it melts too muchwax, nor so cool thatit does not melt thewax at all. Whenyou fiist begin, thewheel may stickslightly so that theteeth have a tendencyto slide along thewire; but as soon asthe melted wax cov-ers the bearing, sothat it is thoroughlylubricated, the wheelwill work freely. TO PREVENT SAGGINGAND BUCKLING. To overcome thetendency of the foun-dation to sag andbuckle out of shapeafter it is put in thehive, imbed the firstwire—that is, the onenearest the top-bar,with what sag thereis below the horizon-tal. The next wireshould curve downalso, although not asmuch as the first Imbedding the wires with a hot spur wire-imbedder. The upper wire ispulled down out of line toward the bottom-bar. The next wire is also pulleddown, though not so much. The third wire is left straight. The lower wire ispulled up toward the top-bar. 804 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE
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