ponytug
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How do you make those sidebars efficiently?Cut 186 frame side bars today! They are all 3/8” wide… that’s a lot of ripping on the table sawView attachment 788259
All the best, Peter
How do you make those sidebars efficiently?Cut 186 frame side bars today! They are all 3/8” wide… that’s a lot of ripping on the table sawView attachment 788259
I use 2x4s. Cut into 15 9/16” lengths. Then I lay them flat and use a 1” dado blade to create the taper on both sides of the 2x4s. Then I rip them all 3”8 wide. Basically zero scrap!How do you make those sidebars efficiently?
All the best, Peter
Thanks! I was having trouble imagining how to make the taper in an expeditious manner.I use 2x4s. Cut into 15 9/16” lengths. Then I lay them flat and use a 1” dado blade to create the taper on both sides of the 2x4s. Then I rip them all 3”8 wide. Basically zero scrap!
Some folks taper them individually on a router table, which is much more tediousThanks! I was having trouble imagining how to make the taper in an expeditious manner.
Looks great!
All the best,
Peter
Just the cost of the parts for a Layens frame, is about $5/each. I can build an entire frame for $1.20 with wire and grommets. Plus my time. But with 200 frames on the property, I saved about $800 for frames alone, plus $250 per hive x 12 hives.When we built our hives, I had the school shop teacher next door. He looked at the parts and said build everything yourselves but the frame parts. There are a lot of steps to make each one and the cost for the parts was very cheap at the time.