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Offline Countryboyky

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nothing like building my own hives
« on: January 25, 2017, 07:37:18 pm »
coming from working half my life as a construction worker, framing up walls, and forms for concrete, this hive making sure has been an experience. Just have the hive stands made, SBB are cut out, hive boxes are cut, now to use this new fangled contraption called a dado blade. They didnt teach me this stuff growing up.. :D :D
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Re: nothing like building my own hives
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2017, 08:57:10 pm »
Are you going with finger joints?
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Re: nothing like building my own hives
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2017, 10:07:37 pm »
Don't do what I did, and use thumb joints.  :laugh:


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Re: nothing like building my own hives
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2017, 11:26:18 pm »
CBT, I was afraid I would screw up more than I made trying to use the finger joints, I am going to try the spline joint and see how it does.

Perry, I am trying to keep those parts intact for now, but eventually something will happen worth a picture on here..
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Re: nothing like building my own hives
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2017, 09:11:52 pm »




Off just a little but this was a test piece.
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Re: nothing like building my own hives
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2017, 06:27:13 pm »
Good job!  How did you cut those?  Ted
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Re: nothing like building my own hives
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2017, 07:48:45 pm »
www.michiganbees.org
Click on beekeeping tab
Then click on workshop

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Re: nothing like building my own hives
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Re: nothing like building my own hives
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2017, 08:28:11 pm »
Nice!  Thanks man, Ted
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Re: nothing like building my own hives
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2017, 08:30:43 pm »
That looks really nice. Wish I had those skills.
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Re: nothing like building my own hives
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2017, 09:14:01 pm »
NP at all Ted. Hope it helps

Thanks Wondering Man I learned so much this last 3 days. But have 2 hives built minus the aluminum sheeting for roof and getting my hardware wire
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Re: nothing like building my own hives
« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2017, 10:06:37 pm »
I spent a many a night and day building boxes etc.  Finally sold off all my wood working tools and filled the shop with  CNC equipment and went into building tooling
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Re: nothing like building my own hives
« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2017, 11:56:16 am »
Well done!

  YES Ted you can use the RAS if you want to try it that way.    ;D
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Re: nothing like building my own hives
« Reply #13 on: January 29, 2017, 11:58:33 am »
Well...aren't you the funny one!  Hey buddy how's it going?
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Re: nothing like building my own hives
« Reply #14 on: January 29, 2017, 12:41:20 pm »
GOOD, getting caught up slowly.. supposed to be 43 monday so might peek at a few hives, but also have company coming so not sure how many I will get to peek at...
 
  Hrm... probably should not hijack the thread or Mrs. River will spank us!
















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Re: nothing like building my own hives
« Reply #15 on: January 29, 2017, 02:49:44 pm »
You can talk about anything on my threads. Keeps me lookin!!   :laugh:
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