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(Jl.liANIJSKJS IN HEK (."ULTUKE. 



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FK;. :5.^IIAMKArGH's WIKE-IMHKDDKK. 



lion. It is simply a small oiu'-iiu-li wive nail 

 S(>t in a liaiuiic at an anisic, as in cut No. :{. 

 Tiie licail is tiled off. and a Rfooxc set in the 

 point running liMigtlnvisc witlt tlie luindle. It 

 is oprrated by setting the groove in the iiointi-d 

 instriiinent over tlie w ir,- fiirtiiest from tlie 

 operator, as in eiit No. 4. and. with a slight 

 (iressiire. pull toward yon. and tliiis press tlie 

 wire into the loiiiidation tho depth required. 

 Our friend Mr. Dadant, I helicne. claims that it 

 tears the i-ells of th«^ foiindation too much. I 

 certainly think he has not given it a praclical 

 test. I know that, while the grooved wire may 

 make a slightly wider track than the spiir- 

 whoel or Carlin tool, it matters hut little to the 

 bees, as it is soon draw n o\'er. and the wire is 

 buried as perfectly and securely with the work 

 of the wii-e-imbeddCr as that of either of th<^ 

 more e\p<'nsive tools. Later years we have 

 attacheil the w ii'e-imbedder to the corner of the 

 foiindalioii-idller (see cut No. :.'). which is an 

 improvement over the old method, inasmucli as 

 it saves so much extra handling of tools while 

 doing the work of putting in foundation, etc. 

 The only advantage thai we can si^e in the 

 spur wheel is. that the wire may adhere a little 

 tirmer to the foundation while the frames are 

 being handled; but we have had no trouble 

 from that source with our method, except when 

 we have transported combs in wagous to out- 

 apiaries: and where this is required we now 

 take our tools and foundation along and put 

 the foundation in aftei' arriving at the yard. 

 As regards our mode of wiring frames, I believe 

 it to be the most economical; and where care 

 is taken to wire the frames properly, and the 

 wire is drawn sufficiently tense to sing, there 

 can be no belter method adopted. 



HOW Tt) MAKE THE PLATFORM. 



Our method of using the roller and wire- 

 imbedder is as follows: Should yon be using the 



-IMHEDDING THE WIKKS. 



Standard Langstroth frame, dress up an inch 

 pine board, 22 in. long by 12 in. wide. Nail 

 cross-pieces 12 in. long by 2 inches wide and I 

 inch thick across each end. as seen in engraving 

 No..'). This is for the purpose of preventing 



tlie board from curling. Now dress down a 

 piece of sheeting, the dimensions of half the 

 thickness of the frame. Should voiir frames be 

 "m in. thick this pii'ce should be ,",; of an inch, 

 and cut so thai, w lieu your hrood-rrame is laid 

 upon the platform, t he piece should ht, inside of 

 the frame, l)ut not too ligiit. (iive \ of an 

 inch play all around. Now place your fi'ame in 

 the center of the platform, and put the ,v, [liece 

 inside of the frame, and nail it to the plalforin 

 with inch w ire nails, or .'i jteniiy line. 



FIG. :>. — IMISEDDINO-HOAHI). 



Now raise the frame from the bottom side, 

 leaving tlie top-bar down, as in cut No. ('>. Now 

 tack a strip at each end. as can also he seen in 

 the cut, to hold the frame from sliding, and you 

 are ready for business. See cut No. ~y. 



HOW TO PUT THE FOUNDATION IN THE FliAME.S. 



Place a brood-frame on the platform, top-bar 

 down. See cut No. <>. Now place your sheet of 

 foundation on the platform, and slide the edge 

 a little past the center of the lower side of the 

 top-h:<>- With your thumb, press the wax into 



FIG. (). — IMBKDDING FOUNDATION TO TOP-BAR. 



the wood at the center and ends; now bring 

 light strokes back and forth, increasing the 

 pressure as the wax adheres to the wood: until 

 you know it to be sufficiently stayed. Now 

 bring your frame down ov(>r the close-titting 

 I'R-inch raise, as in cut No. 4, and place the 

 groove of the wire-imbedder on the wire at the 

 opposite end of the frame (see cuti. and, with 

 proper pressure, pull to you, and you can soon 

 give the wire proper depth in the foundation. 

 Of cour.se, practice makes perfect; but, my 

 woid for it, you can .soon do your work neatly 

 and rapidly; in fact, it is real fun, when you 

 once get up to the business. The roller-mill 

 lie* (Is dipping in water occasionally. 

 Spring, III. ,1. M. Hamhaugh. 



(While we may be under lasting obligation to 

 \our [lartner, Air. Stone, we are under equal 

 ohli<.'ation to you for improving and making 

 public so good and useful a device. " Yours, as 

 you say. is adapted for fastening foundation to 

 the top-bars, the under side of which is flat, 

 while ours is niadi! for the molded comb-guide 

 frames. And now about that wire-imbedder. 

 At first we w(>i'e Inclined to agree with our 

 mutual friend the Frenciiman; however, be- 

 fore passing an opinion wt^ decided to make 



