. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. I'JIlO THE AMEJilCAX liEE-KEKl'ER. ?i; Rendering Beeswax. BV F. GREINER. 1[| WAS verj- much interested in Mr. S Beckwith's method of rendering wax -^ described in the Review. And as I had a quantity of imperfect combs to work up, I concluded I would try the method, my Solar wax extractor not having sufficient capacity. I made a ac- cording to the description given. It is a lever-press, made of two pieces of plank three or tour feet in length, hinged to- gether at one end by two strong hinges fitted over the plank properly, the other ends of
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. I'JIlO THE AMEJilCAX liEE-KEKl'ER. ?i; Rendering Beeswax. BV F. GREINER. 1[| WAS verj- much interested in Mr. S Beckwith's method of rendering wax -^ described in the Review. And as I had a quantity of imperfect combs to work up, I concluded I would try the method, my Solar wax extractor not having sufficient capacity. I made a ac- cording to the description given. It is a lever-press, made of two pieces of plank three or tour feet in length, hinged to- gether at one end by two strong hinges fitted over the plank properly, the other ends of the plank narrowed down and thus forming the handles by which the press is to be operated. A strong bag is made and the hot mass of melted combs is ladled into it, care being taken not to fill the strainer bag more than half full. The press is now brought into service when the contents of the strainer is press- ed down into a flat cake. The press is opened now, that cake doubled over itself and pressed again. Once more the press is opened, the bag and contents turned a quarter way round, doubled over a second time and pressed again, so that the residue finally consists of four equal layers of dr}' refuse, cocoons, etc. This according to Mr. Beckwith. In my hands the press did not work quite as well, although I made 150 lbs. of wax with it last season. In the first place, with the three or four feet-long handles I was not able to lay out power enough even when putting my whole weight of 150 lbs. on same. In fact, after I had spliced the handles to twice that length my weight was no more than sufficient. Then in this doubling and quadrupling of the strainer, with its hot contents, I did not have very good luck. The mass would slip and slide, the strainer would burst when it was quadrupled, and so, at last. I gave that up; at least, I could not successfully do any more than fold the bag over once and have it remain in place while press- ing it. My own awkwardness may have been to
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