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Hi all,
Has anyone tried the small hive beetle frame traps like these?
Beetle Jail
http://beetlejail.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=67
And...

Good idea on the inverter. I've put them on several vehicles but didn't think about one to run a vaporizer. When I get a little cash saved up I'm going to put an inverter on my truck so I will always...

Hi all,
I didn't want to hijack Postie's thread on hive top feeders so I started this one. You can see his hive top feeder here:...

Thanks. I have been looking for some type of hive top feeder for the past month. This gives me a lot of ideas. I have been using the bucket feeders but I like something like this alot better.

Sounds good. How much will a feeder like this hold? Can they be filled up to the top of the board that's under the screen?

Well guys all I can say is I tried my best. I went back to check my trapout today. All the bees have abandoned the nuc. A little cool snap in my area didn't help anything. Oh well at least I tried...

Cool design. May I ask how tall the sides are? Looks to be about 3" in the pic.

Cool design Crofter.
Glad to hear that your healing well Daniel.

Everything I have read says you can vaporize OA several times. Trickling can only be done once a year. Less is more on the...

Well, Tuesday I went to the house and did the cutout. Everything went pretty smooth. But I could not find the queen. There was very little comb in the wall. Only enough to cut and rubber band into 4...

Nau Mai
Kia Waimarie

I don't know why but I am drawn to art work of the Maori fish hooks. I like to carve too.
The glow plugs can be had at your local parts store or eBay. Autolite 1104 or Champion CH69.

Looks like it might just work to be converted to a vaporizer.

Daniel, I hope you heal quick. Take good care of yourself.

Great info. I'm getting the same "frosting" on parts that are not up to temperature. I don't know if my nuc nozzel will work or not. I'm going to work on a small compact vaporizer that will fit...

I understand. Most everything I have turned for the 1/2" pipe fittings I have used 1" and 7/8" aluminum rod.

Yup, Stainless is alot cheaper.
Daniel if your lathe is 7x12 why can't you turn a 1 1/4" piece? Hole through the spindle 1"? I can't see what you trying to do but I was curious. I have noticed...

Good info Daniel. Sound reasonable. The only thing I can think of that might make a small difference is OA is a compound, H2C2O4. Each one of those elements has a different vaporization temp but...

Great info. The tips on most glow plugs are made from Inconel. Do a search on Inconel and you will find that is some pretty tough stuff.

You all are thinking up some great ideas. Please post some pics when you get them finished. I ordered some stainless steel tubing last night to make my nuc entrance nozzle. I'll post some pics when I...

The off gassing of anything I think would be a concern. I'm just saying to please be careful. Some stuff in very small amounts can cause long term damage.

I wondered if the tip touching the OA would hurt anything. I was actually going to experiment with that next week. It should cut down the times frames I have posted as it should vaporize a lot faster.

Maybe a good idea but does anyone know is Anti-seize off gasses when heated?

The heat transfer grease may be a good idea. I'll have to do some research on it. I know some of my high speed flashlights have thermal grease in them.
Read through a couple of pass posts. I...

Hi Daniel,
The tip of the glow plug will expand some when heated. Hook it up and heat it outside the aluminum rod to start. When the plug cools off take some measurements. I didn't want the tip...

Hi all,
I'm located in NW Alabama. A local guy has discovered a hive in the wall of his house and wants them gone. Is it really too late to do a cutout or trapout? The goldenrod and cotton have...

Thanks for all the info guys. I'm gonna do some research and build something over the winter.
Thanks again!