> It's also why we went to 5 and even 7 horizontal wires
> (with wrap and tie) for embedding our beeswax here in
> Southern Arizona, to gain better cmb strength when
> extracting to prevent blowouts, and also avoid beeswax
> contamination. 

If the extractor is blowing out comb, then there is a problem with 
the extractor.   The most popular design here in New Zealand extracts 
foundation without damage - even foundation drawn on "thin super" 
foundation (25 sheets full depth per kilo - made for comb honey 
production) and 3 wire frames.

The fundamental element (related to comb damage) of this extractor is 
that the baskets are designed from the ground up to support the face 
of the comb, not the frame itself.

This also allows running higher hot room temperatures for dealing 
with crystallized honey.

The designer was a commercial beekeeper with a flair for engineering 
design, so has the knowledge of both worlds. 

They have a website...... http://www.beetech.co.nz/extractor.htm

Cheers,
Peter Bray_________________________________________________________
Airborne Honey Ltd., Pennington St, PO Box 28, Leeston, 
New Zealand Fax 64-3-324-3236,  Phone 64-3-324-3569  
http://www.airborne.co.nz  [log in to unmask]

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