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edge. Hold the board, A, in the left hand; lay the frame, C 
(inverted), against the projections B; the board itself will then 
be within the frame. Lay the sheet of comb, D, against the 
board‘and_ press into groove in frame. Now, by elevating one 
end of the frame (as shown in the figure) and pouring a little 
melted wax in groove at upper corner, it will run down to E, 
and fasten the sheet securely. As soon as firmly set, support 
the sheet while reversing the frame, and do the same on the 
other side, When done, hang in an empty hive for safety. 
Use stoutest sheets in lower hive. For melting the wax required 
for fastening the sheets the most convenient appliance we can 
possibly: have is a wax-smelter, made upon the principle shown 
in the following sketch :— 
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Fig, 80.—WAX-SMELTER. 
It is double jacketted, the space between the two containing 
hot water, and the wax thus kept from cooling in the inner 
vessel. These smelters are generally made of tin, but are 
better (though of course more expensive) if made of copper. 
A lamp or slow fire can be used to rest the smelter upon and 
keep up the temperature during the intervals of using it. 
TO FASTEN FOUNDATION IN SECTIONS. 
The Parker comb lever is an indispensable appliance for 
fastening either starters or small sheets of foundation in section 
boxes. 
The lever is fastened at the sides to the block in such a way 
that it can be pushed forward or drawn back. A stop is nailed 
to the block, against which the edge of the top piece of the 
section box is placed ; the front edge of the lever is now vushed 
forward to the centre of the section top, the edge of the starter 
or sheet of foundation placed under it; the end of the handle 
