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Coates 5-Frame Nuc
D Coates:
I've not had it happen excessively. They'll propolize up the end like they do in a regular hive body. I've noticed no more, no less.
Pink Cow:
--- Quote from: D Coates on March 18, 2010, 03:52:31 pm ---Let me know if you have any questions or problems making yours.
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Don't think I'll have any trouble making them since you covered it so well, but I do have a question. You don't happen to have a layout for cutting the 4x8 sheet do you? I'm only asking because I don't have a vehicle in which I can transport an entire sheet, but if I was able to have the store cut it in half in either direction I'd be fine. Could I do that without losing wood I'd need for the fourth nuc? Thanks.
KD4MOJ:
Thanks Coates... I'm gonna have to give this a try!
...DOUG
KD4MOJ
D Coates:
--- Quote from: Pink Cow on March 18, 2010, 07:58:48 pm ---Don't think I'll have any trouble making them since you covered it so well, but I do have a question. You don't happen to have a layout for cutting the 4x8 sheet do you? I'm only asking because I don't have a vehicle in which I can transport an entire sheet, but if I was able to have the store cut it in half in either direction I'd be fine. Could I do that without losing wood I'd need for the fourth nuc? Thanks.
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No problem, a 4x8 won't fit in my Expedition so I have it cut in half at Home Depot. They do it for free! Two 4x4 sheets of plywood are easy to handle, especially on a table saw. I focus first on the sides, (top to bottom) they eat a whole bunch of material. Next move to the tops then bottoms. Then get the fronts and backs with the end caps and scraps after that. I try to set the table saw a specific cut that I do repeatedly before changing the setting. This ensures excellent consistency of the parts.
schawee:
NICE, WILL MAKE SOME THIS WEEK. THANKS
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