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Date: | Tue, 10 May 2022 10:18:37 -0400 |
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So far the discussion has been about dropping wood boxes and whether the joints will hold. I use wood for supers, but EPS for brood boxes.
Personally, I figure dropping any sort of box of full combs any distance means a broken box, but dropping a box of empty comb is less likely to do any serious harm regardless of the joint -- assuming the box was assembled with glue and strong fasteners.
EPS boxes are different matter. There are two types: the finger joined ones that come knocked down and the one-piece version that are harder to ship but much more solid.
The finger jointed ones, if glued and screwed at pretty strong but either box will break if dropped with much weight inside, and not at the corners necessarily. Fortunately they are easy to repair.
A bit of Weldbond glue holds 'as good as new' if the break is held together until it sets and that is dead simple using long drywall screws. Pieces of badly damaged boxes can be cut to fit where needed to patch other boxes and the repairs job is almost invisible at a few yards distance.
In fact, I use drywall screws for everything. Granted they are not rustproof, but in Alberta that has never proved to be an issue. They are cheap and easy to use, especially if a charged power drill or driver is at hand.
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