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I recently got another hundred frames and I'm thinking about cutting
down the end bars to 1 1/4"
...But I'm still "on the fence".
I'm thinking about the frames that are already in use and the trouble
it would be to deal with them. And what about the pf120 frames? How do
they like being pushed through a saw?
I'm picturing an apocalyptic scene if one attempts to cut frames of
brood down.
One drawback would be that my five frame nuc boxes would have a wider
gap on the sides.
On the other hand, it looks like twin nucs/divided nucs could be built (similar to http://www.newenglandfarms.com/more.php?product_id=41 ) with one side made out of 1/4 plywood.
The thin sides of two boxes would meet at the center... I would need to triple check measurements, but it looks like narrow frames would allow one to overwinter 4-frame "modified nucs" on an eight frame box.
Now that I have reached the end of this posting I think I'll stick with the standard frame width...
down the end bars to 1 1/4"
...But I'm still "on the fence".
I'm thinking about the frames that are already in use and the trouble
it would be to deal with them. And what about the pf120 frames? How do
they like being pushed through a saw?
I'm picturing an apocalyptic scene if one attempts to cut frames of
brood down.
One drawback would be that my five frame nuc boxes would have a wider
gap on the sides.
On the other hand, it looks like twin nucs/divided nucs could be built (similar to http://www.newenglandfarms.com/more.php?product_id=41 ) with one side made out of 1/4 plywood.
The thin sides of two boxes would meet at the center... I would need to triple check measurements, but it looks like narrow frames would allow one to overwinter 4-frame "modified nucs" on an eight frame box.
Now that I have reached the end of this posting I think I'll stick with the standard frame width...