168 ADVANCED BEE CULTURE. 



"Procure two pieces of tough oak 3x4 inches, by 24 inches long. 

 (See Fig. 1.) Twenty inches from center to center, at equal dis- 

 tances from each end, bore >'i-inch holes through the 3-inch way of 

 both pieces. These holes are for the % rods to pass through to form 

 the main uprights. Then in the center of one wooden piece, parallel 

 with the other holes, bore a l?^-inch hole. This is for the bench- 

 screw to work through. From a ^-inch iron rod, have a blacksmith 

 cut two pieces 20 inches long, and one 30 inches long. The two, 20- 

 inch pieces are to have threads cut for a distance of S/'i inches on 

 both ends; and each piece is to be furnished with four burrs and four 

 washers. To assemble the machine, turn a burr clear on at each 

 end of each rod. Next put on a washer, on each end, and slip the 

 ends of the rods through the holes in the ends of the wooden pieces; 

 then put a washer on over the projecting end of each rod, over 

 this a burr, and adjust the parallel, 3 x 4 pieces a scant 13 inches 

 apart. 



When the ^-inch bottom, or table, is on, there will be 12 inches 

 space, in the clear, between the top of the press-table, and the under 

 side of No. 1. The screw is the same as a carpenter uses in his 

 work-bench vise. Mine is 16 inches in length, and 1 1-16 in diameter. 

 The burr for the screw to work in is let into the under side of No. 1, 

 and held in place by a 3 x 12-inch steel plate, /4^-inch thick, with a 

 1 1-16-inch hole in the center for the screw to work through. Refer- 

 ence to the accompanying engraving will show the bolts that hold 

 this plate in position. Instead of having round holes in the ends of 

 the plate, for the bolts to pass through, they are made in the form 

 of slots that extend crosswise of the plates. There should also be 

 another plate on top, only the slots in the ends ought to extend the 

 other way — lengthwise. This arrangement allows of any adjust- 

 ment of the screw so that it will stand perpendicularly. The strain 

 here is something enormous, and everything must be made solid. 



The fi-ame can be made to suit one's fancy; mine is of 2 x 4, well- 

 braced, 24 inches high, the top 24x26 inches, the long way parallel 

 with the 3x4 piece. Don't forget to brace it well with a -'s rod from 

 the table to No. 1. (See cut.) 



The 30-inch, ^-inch rod is for a lever for turning the screw. 

 The lever that comes with the screw is not sufficient. 



No. 5 is a pan of galvanized iron, five inches deep, and 18 inches 

 square, with one side left open and formed into a spout to carry off 

 the wax. 



There are two racks (No. 2), each 16 inches square, made of 

 one-inch, square pieces of pine, spaced ^^ of an inch apart, and 

 cleated at each end. 



