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New Zealand's beekeepers use a range of frame wiring jigs, involving
some form of compression of the end bars. My preference has been the
cam that Joe Mc Cool refers to. And when used properly, wiring 3
wire full depth frames can progress at est 50 per hour without too
much strain (so to speak...). More troublesome than any worry about
the outermost wires is the problem of soft wood, and the wires
cutting into the end bars (not many here would ever use eyelets that
I have seen for the purpose).
And my experience is that it is easier to put heat to all the wires
(wire in fact - just one long wire...) at once, with the wire above
the foundation, letting it melt its way down in, then maybe touching
it briefly to finish off embedding any piece that hasn't fully sunk
in.
Nick Wallingford
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New Zealand
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