Fastening in Brood Frames. 



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and the extreme wires not more than one-half inch from 

 the side of the frame. They may be fastened by passing 

 through holes in the top and bottom-bars of the frames, 

 which must be exactly in tlie center, or they may be hooked 

 over little hooks, such as may be made by driving a staple 

 into the frame after we have cut one limb of the staple off 

 near the curve. If holes are to be made through the top- 

 bars of the frame, they can be easily formed by use of 

 sharp awls. If these are set in a strong block like an iron 

 rake, each bar can be pierced at one stroke by use of a 



Fig. 128. 



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Root^s Wired Frame, End-ivires are too far from End-bars, 



lever press. If the foundation is to be stamped in the frame 

 by the Given press, then the wire should be No. 36; if it 

 is to be put on by hand, then No. 30 must be used. Tinned 

 wire should be used. To cut wire the right length for 

 frames and not have it tangle, it may be wound lengthwise 

 about a board of the right length so that one round of wire 

 will be just enough for a frame. Then tie two or three 

 strings tightly around board, wire and all. The strings 

 extend at right angles to the wiie. We now cut across all 

 the wires at one angle of the board. Thus the wires are 

 all of the proper length and are held firmly, ready for use. 

 Some, even with the Given press, prefer to put the founda- 

 tion onto the wires by hand. In this case the foundation 

 should be warmed till quite soft, then laid on a board 

 and the frame placed over all so that the wires rest on the 

 foundation. Then by use of a shoe-buttoner, with a 

 longitudinal groove cut into the convex side of the curve, 

 the wires are pressed into the foundation. This work is 

 easily and rapidly performed. A tin wire imbedded (Fig. 

 139) works admirably and costs very little. Mr. Cheshire 

 states that the brood dies over the wires. There is no 



