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The weights on the drop sink lower as the shrinkage in the box takes 

 place, thereby keeping up a continuous pressure. The wheel may be 

 used independently of the weights. No. 3 comprises the bottom part 

 of the press, and is made of 2 in. kauri. It is 2 ft. 6 in. from back to 

 front, and 18 in. wide. Running all the way round, and nailed on the 

 side, is a strip 3 in. by i in., projecting i in. above the top surface of 

 the bottom-board, to receive the box portion of the press and prevent 

 leakage. Strips 13 in. by | in. by J in. are nailed in the centre of the 

 bottom. These are kept | in. apart, and form a square to fit into the 

 inside of the box, which is placed on the bottom. On the top surface 

 of these strips is tacked perforated steel or two or three thicknesses of 

 wire gauze, to allow the honey to squeeze through and so pass along the 



Fig. 44. — The Lenz Honey-capping Press. 



Photo, F. A. Jacobsen.] 



length of the strips and out through the front. The box marked No. 4 

 is also made of 2 in. kauri, and is bolted together with two bolts on 

 each side and extending from one side to the other. It is 16 in. deep 

 and 18 in. wide, outside measurement, with projecting sides 22 in. long, 

 for the purpose of allowing plenty of hold for the bolts. The inside 

 IS covered all round with | in. by | in. strips, tacked | in. apart, running 

 from top to bottom. On top of these is tacked the same material as the 

 bottom has been covered with. The inside measurements are now 

 13 in. by 13 in. No. 5 is a stout top, to go directly on the cappings, 

 and IS fitted with strips the same as the box and bottom. This is made 



