. The ABC of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, honey, hives, implements, honey-plants, etc., facts gleaned from the experience of thousands of bee keepers all over our land, and afterward verified by practical work in our own apiary. Bee culture. COMB FOUNDATION. COMB FOUNDATION. wax must be neither too hot nor too cold, and the dipping-plate must be kept wet by immersing it in tepid water before each sheet is dipped. The dipping-plate is about one- fourth inch in thickness, 9i wide, and about 3G inches long, with the edges rounded to a bl
. The ABC of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, honey, hives, implements, honey-plants, etc., facts gleaned from the experience of thousands of bee keepers all over our land, and afterward verified by practical work in our own apiary. Bee culture. COMB FOUNDATION. COMB FOUNDATION. wax must be neither too hot nor too cold, and the dipping-plate must be kept wet by immersing it in tepid water before each sheet is dipped. The dipping-plate is about one- fourth inch in thickness, 9i wide, and about 3G inches long, with the edges rounded to a blunt knife-edge. This size will give sheets of such size that each one will make two for an L. frame. When the plate is first used, you will probably have to soak it for a time with water, to make the wax come, off readily ; and when it gets roughened it must be dried and scraped or sand- papered until it is smooth again. Brush the water over the plate well, to make it adhere, and you are then ready to plunge it into the melted wax. When it touches bottom, lift it out immediately, and hold it above the melted wax until the wax has cooled enough to allow it to be dipped the other end down. We usually dip four times ; but if the wax is pretty warm, you may have to dip six times. After the last dipping, as soon as it has ceased to drip, dip it all over in the tub or tank of cool water. Take it out and commence to strip off the sheets. If too hot, the wax will break, and if too cold it will stick; in the latter case you must scrape the wax off with a knife, and try again. After a little practice, you will make it go as fast as the sheets can be handled. Two hands are needed to work rapidly. One dips, and the other takes off the sheets, and brushes and wipes the dipping-plates. Now your tub of water will very soon get warm; and as this will not do at all, cold water must be added. If much work is to be done, a tank made of boards is best, with an apartment for cold water in one end o
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