APRIL 15, 1916 



Half-pound cage for shipping tees. The triangu- 

 lar construction adds to the strengtli and inspires 

 abundant ventilation. 



])ressure becomes too great it can escape 

 thru this opening. 



When the cappings fall into the melter 

 tliey strike the nearly vertical sides of the 

 steam-heated tubes, and begin to slide down 

 immediately toward the narrow 5/16-inch 

 spaces between the tubes at the bottom. 

 By tlie time tlie honey drips down on to the 

 false bottom beneath, the wax is melted, and 

 the honey and wax both run out of the 

 opening at the end of the gutter. The hon- 

 ey is not subject to the heat any longer 



than is absolutely necessary, and 

 (liere is no possible chance for it to 

 dam up or be contined. 



Mr. Miller, since the jiublication of 

 his article, has been using a capping- 

 melter on some rather strenuous work. 

 On one occasion he reduced 267 

 pounds of cappings and a few combs 

 of non-extractable lioney in just thir- 

 ty minutes. 



In the melter which we constructed 

 we reduced the height of the hopper 

 over the tube to only 2 inches, as we 

 knew that this would take care of the 

 cappings under all ordinary circum- 

 stances. If two are uncapping, or if 

 we wish to melt up a large amount of 

 granulated honey, we shall build an 

 extended hopper made of thin boards. 

 This can be taken oft out of the way 

 when not needed. 



At the present time there is one 

 drawback to this design of capping- 

 melter, and that is the question of 

 material. Sheet copper is nearly three 

 times its normal price; and that means that 

 if copper were used the material alone 

 would cost in the neighborhood of eight or 

 nine dollars. It requires close to two days' 

 time for labor in constructing. We finally 

 decided on galvanized iron as the most 

 practical material available. After consid- 

 erable experimenting we succeeded in seam- 

 ing the joints so that the solder would hold 

 it securely. We do not think the plan of 

 soldering the tube mentioned by Mr. Miller 

 is practical when galvanized iron is used. 



The one-pound cage. 



