136 BEEHIVES AND BEE KEEPER^ APPLIANCES. 



Over the tray there is a sieve of tinned wire 

 netting, bound with tin, on which the combs to 

 be converted into wax are placed. This sieve is 

 \ in. from the tray, supported with tinplate strips 

 standing edgeways across it. The tinned edges 

 should be turned up for \ in. to catch the comb 

 and prevent it from slipping off. 



The box to catch the wax underneath is as long 

 as will fit between the tray supports, and may be 

 as wide as the extractor, or any less width. It is 

 made of tinplate with a wired top, and is, of 

 course, water- and wax-tight. Care should be 

 taken that the fluid wax will all flow into the 

 receptacle placed for it, and not flow over its ends 

 where it is not wanted. 



A convenient stand for the solar extractor is 







Fig. 128. Revolving Top Fig. 129. Washer and 



of Wax Extractor. Screw. 



shown by Fig. 127. To make it, get two pieces of 

 wood 2 ft. long by 2 in. square, and halve them 

 together in the middle. Now get another piece 

 15 in. long by 3 in. square, and round the upper 

 end for a distance of about 3 in. to \\ in. in dia- 

 meter ; then cut the lower part to fit over the 

 junction of the cross pieces, and fix it to them 

 with one long spike driven from underneath, and 

 some smaller nails at the sides, having it at right 

 angles to the cross pieces. 



The revolving top to the stand (see Fig. 128) 

 may next be taken in hand ; it may be any con- 

 venient size, and about 3 in. thick. The most 

 important item in its construction is the boring of 

 the hole, which is \\ in. in diameter, and should be 

 exactly at right angles to the upper surface. It 

 is countersunk on top, so that the washer and 



