NOVEMBER 15, 1913 



at the rig-ht end of 

 the frame; take the 

 hot imbedding-tool 

 in your right hand, 

 and, beginning at the 

 left-hand end of the 

 frame, whicli is the 

 end furthest from 

 you, draw the notch- 

 ed wheel along the 

 wire toward you, go- 

 ing from one wire to 

 another until all are 

 imbedded. Press on 

 the handle of the tool 

 just enough to imbed 

 the wire about half 

 through the founda- 

 tion. The hot teeth 

 melt the wax at each 

 point they strike, 

 thus holding the wire 

 in place. Fig. 4. Do 

 not draw the tool too 

 rapidh' nor too slow- 

 ly. After trying two 

 or three frames you 

 will easily catch on 

 to the knack, so that 

 you can do rapid 

 work. The tool 

 should not be so hot 

 that it melts too much 

 wax, nor so cool that 

 it does not melt the 

 wax at all. When 

 you fii"st begin, the 

 wheel may stick 

 slightly so that the 

 teeth have a tendency 

 to slide along the 

 wire; but as soon as 

 the melted wax cov- 

 ers the bearing, so 

 that it is thoroughly 

 lubricated, the wheel 

 will work freely. 



TO PREVENT SAGGING 

 AND BUCKLING. 



To overcome the 

 tendency of the foun- 

 dation to sag and 

 buckle out of shape 

 after it is put in the 

 hive, imbed the first 

 wire — that is, the one 

 nearest the top-bar, 

 with what sag there 

 is below the horizon- 

 tal. The next wire 

 should curve down 

 also, although not as 

 much as the first one. 



Imbedding the wires with a hot spur wire-imbedder. The upper wire is 

 pulled down out of line toward the bottom-bar. The next wire is also pulled 

 down, though not so much. The third wire is left straight. The lower wire is 

 pulled up toward the top-bar. 



