Gleanings in bee culture . To make this, bore a hole in a block andnail the block to the corner of your honey-house. This will serve as a bearing for oneside of the reel. Put up the framework forthe other side of thereel as shown. Selecta board 1/2x7x391/2inches, and exactly inthe center nail theaxle, a square piece ofwood, rounded at theends as in the illustra-tion. Nail a small strip, 1/2x1/2x7, acrossinchesThis iswire for ^ Cutting Strip the board 3from the raise thecutting. Wind on all the wirethat the spool holds,then with clamps holdthe wire tight about 6or 7 inches from eachend o
Gleanings in bee culture . To make this, bore a hole in a block andnail the block to the corner of your honey-house. This will serve as a bearing for oneside of the reel. Put up the framework forthe other side of thereel as shown. Selecta board 1/2x7x391/2inches, and exactly inthe center nail theaxle, a square piece ofwood, rounded at theends as in the illustra-tion. Nail a small strip, 1/2x1/2x7, acrossinchesThis iswire for ^ Cutting Strip the board 3from the raise thecutting. Wind on all the wirethat the spool holds,then with clamps holdthe wire tight about 6or 7 inches from eachend of the board. Nowwith a pair of tinnerssnips cut the wire atthe half-inch strip, 324 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE and nail the board to a table within reach. By using the wiring-board shown nisecond illustration I can easily wire theGO. frames an hour, and all will be tight. Afterplacing the frame on the board, force the wedge between the brace and the end-bar ofthe frame, springing the latter in. Afterthe frame is wired and this wedge taken outthe end-bar will spring back in place andtighten the wires. Morgan, Ky, [We use practically this plan for cuttingthe Avires the proper length; but instead ofusing clamps we merely tie coarse stringsaround tlie wires, board and all. An important advantage of this planwhich Mr. Jordan does not mention is thatthe wires drawn from the board are muchless likely to kink than if pulled directlyfi-om a spool.—Ed.] AS GLIMPSED THROUGH THE CAMERA; THE BARTLETT - MILLER CAPPING - MELTER BY H. H. ROOT Since the publication of the article by , page 164, Feb. 15, a num-ber of beekeepers have written, asking forfurther particulars regarding the making ofthis capping-melter, because the sectionalview shown was not entirely clear. Believing that this particular form ofmelter
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