Nicot Question

[Lesli St. Clair]

Hi All,
I have the cool DVD of how to use the Nicot system. There's only one mystery left: how do you attach the queen's egg laying box to the frame? Small nails? Glue?

[Jon McFadden]

Hello Lesli,
I let the pressure from the bottom bar hold mine in. I think Michael, even though he uses the Jenter System, did the same, but added some wire for insurance. We both placed ours in medium frames.
This shows mine:
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/beekeeping/lst?.dir=/Floor+Without+a+Floor&.src=gr&.order=&.view=t&.done=http%3a//briefcase.yahoo.com/
Jon

[Lesli St. Clair]

Thanks. The DVD showed it in a deep, and I wondered how he got it to stay. There are holes that could be for nails/tacks, but I wasn't sure.

[Michael Bush]

The Jenter has legs and holes to wire it to the frame. I cut the legs off and wired the top and shaped the legs to fit in the groove in the bottom bar.

http://www.bushfarms.com/images/JenterFront.JPG
http://www.bushfarms.com/images/JenterTop.jpg
http://www.bushfarms.com/images/JenterBack.JPG

[Jon McFadden]

Lesli,
Well, after taking my Nicot apart, I discovered I had drilled two holes in the top bar and inserted two nails which were then cutoff flush with the inside of the cupularve. Mine still depends on the bottom bar to support it, however, so the medium frame is still the way I would do it.

[Jon McFadden]

Michael,
I just looked at your pictures of the Jenter.
What a great idea using a plastic compartmented container for storing spare parts. I still haven't found my hair curler cages.

[Michael Bush]

It's a large tackle box with slide out drawers that can be made into compartments. It has worked well for my queen rearing supplies.

[Jon McFadden]

Michael,
Can you show a shot of the whole box?
Thanks
Jon