Howdy, Owen. We've used a heat gun (like they remove paint with) as a decapper the last two seasons, and are well pleased with it. It works like a charm on new cappings; old brown ones need some scratching afterwards. The best thing about it is that there are no cappings to mess with. Walter > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Owen Watson <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > 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).