Hi Owen

I have tried this...

The problem is to get enough energy into the wire as the wax and honey
conduct the heat away.

I did try a hacksaw blade sharpened like a knife that was heated by a low
voltage transformer. I tried several transformers up to 1000VA and still had
the problem the blade got red hot but cooled rapidly when in contact with
the honey.

A heated blade of stouter proportions with thermocouples and heaters inside
it may well work but I gave up before reaching that stage.

Regards From:- Dave Cushman, G8MZY
Beekeeping and Bee Breeding, website
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman
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----- Original Message -----
From: Owen Watson <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 7:44 AM
Subject: Hot wire uncapping


> I've just been extracting my first honey of the season and doing the
> uncapping with a bread knife. Has anyone investigated a cheap hot
> uncapper using a hot wire (perhaps a bit of the wire used for frames
> with a very low voltage accross it).
>
> ????
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> .................
> Owen Watson
> at home in Wellington, New Zealand
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