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There is quite a bit of interest in home made cranes on our New Zealand beekeeping forum, would you mind if I shared your link?[/QUOTE]

Sure share it. I was not the master welder but it took some...

I built this for 500, took a while but it works well.
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From the receipt 0.188(H) X0.250 (S) and 0.063(T) i'm sure that means 3/16 holes with 1/4 inch separations and 1/16 thick
i copied from a pollen trap i use, hope that helps

I purchased aluminum pre drilled sheet 4 by 8 at metal supermarket they even cut it to the right size for me enough for15 traps. light and easy to work with,

the lyson creamer has a 2 day cycle ,every 2 hours it runs for 10 minutes they claim it gives a more consistant smoother honey, I find with the drill operation it is hard to stay consistant

we are looking to expand our creamed honey operation, looking at the lyson creamers available, does any one have experience with these machines? looking for something that gives a more consistant...

Was at purina St Louis a year ago, they talked about it but would give very little details other than they had been working on it for some time. We saw about 100 hives they used for experimentation....

I did get mine directly from maxant , conversion kit and chains ,just picked up enough to do the other side last week.

was there last week they are busy, i was told email was best when trying to get a hold of them, it was a beautiful facility

I did the same thing 2 years ago bought the conversion kit and chains . come to find out i only bought enough chains to do one side. My advice is to buy them all, the stainless chains do a much...

would love to see some close up pictures of how it sits on trailer, and as oldtimer says do you have a way to level or is the trailer heavy enough

I use a 600 gallon tank that is elevated off the floor, it is 30 years old but had stainless pipes for the cooling. Hooked up a small hot water tank and circulator pump. The tanks that open fully are...

I am wondering how honey front of packaging labeling works in both the United kingdom, Australia and New Zealand . CFIA in canada mentions these three areas but when i try to check regulations Honey...

just put together 4000 rit cell will have a comparison in a months time

Ian just bought one myself are you planning on drilling 1/4 hoes in your boxes or using an entrance board with a 1/4 inch hole , plan on testing it out on friday, A friend wants to make a handle...

I have to order a large quantity of foundation , what is the differance besides price, do the bees draw one better than the other, etc. to date i have been using permadent but am open to change

could the idea of using deep cell batteries have any thing to do with it, Harry v. mentioned that he would not use a deep cell battery because they do not have the direct amperage (cranking amps)

i use a deep cycle gel cell on my winch, moved 100 hives with one charge, now you have me wondering if i should go to a regular auto battery. wondering if it will hurt the winch.

ben did you get new chain for your uncapper i am in the same boat you were a year ago, bought an old uncapper and it needs a good clean up. would love to see a newer one to see changes that have been...

wow what date did you set them out last year

I use a pl 400 which is not effected by dipping once it has cured , pl is used to attach plywood to floor joist in housing

this is the treads we learn from thank you for sharing your experience. i think this is one of those great experiences even i can learn from

new bearings are in,21318 old bearings21319 new bearing21320 i had to take a 3inch piece of solid round tube drill it out 1.5 inches, then lath out bearing spaces, top and bottom21321 ...

bought some axel bearings , but this changes the size of the orginal pipe that held the bearings, so busy these days the bees don't want to stop but hoping this weekend to spend some time at it will...

your right kev, got new trust bearings, and cutting off the knuckle. it's easier to get a new piece of heavy pipe and turn it to fit new bearings, lucky to have a shop in the family and a late night...