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Lesgold:
Just finished making a batch of turned lids for honey jars. Thought I?d make a couple of the new designs to see how they would turn out. The results were pretty good but there was an increase in the time taken to produce them so the price had to go up to cover this. All jars hold one kilo of honey and the new ones will be priced at $40 to cover my time. It will be interesting to see if there is much interest at that price. The jars with the laser engraved bee will now sell for $32 and the plain lidded jars will stay at $30. If they don?t sell quickly, I don?t really mind as they will still add to the display.
BeeMaster2:
Nice inlay Les. I have only done one inlay with the laser, added a red cedar heart to an engraved photo of my sister in law?s deceased father.
Jim Altmiller
Lesgold:
Made a bunch of sticky board mats to put into the screened bottom boards. With varroa in the area, I want to see what?s going on in the hives.
jimineycricket:
I use a screen bottom board with a thin ply slide under the screen. When I want a sticky board,
I take the slide out and put in one made with coroplast (plastic cardboard) which I coat with shortening.
I always like to see and monitor what is dropping onto the slide all the time, even in the winter.
Lesgold:
That?s the plan. I?m using the same material JC. I?ll be using vegetable spray oil to coat the surface of the sheet.
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