Carmenie Stemmler wrote:

> Hi all,
>
>   A couple beekeepers I
> know use 1/4" crown by 1 1/4" length staples to put frames together, and I
> am thinking to do the same.  Is there any advantage of these over the nails?

 Speed. With two people, and two 10 -frame jigs, I can put together 500 frames
in a day.