Aaron and all
 
I had the same problem when ordering frames and Permadent
from the same supplier.( you think they would TEST their wooden
ware!!)  I don't have a router so  they sit unassembled.  I had to order
some grooved top bar frames from another supplier which allowed
the thicker Permadent to slip in between.  I didn't have this problem
with Plasticell.  I compared the two and it's not just the depth, but
a slightly different width of the thin border of plastic that surrounds
the cell area.  The problem with these particular grooved top bar frames
is that they have those tedious split bottom bars.  I got so fed up with
assembling frames and supers, that I got some Pierco deep frames,
which the bees were slow to start.  But I started with ten frames
of Pierco, and after a few weeks I switched a couple drawn frames
and now they are working on it.
 
Ian Watson    [log in to unmask]
real estate agent     gardener    baritone
beekeeper---> 14 colonies
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron Morris <[log in to unmask]>
 
 
HOWEVER!!! I discovered that the plastic foundation was too thick to
fit into the grooves of the frames!  I had to run both sides of the
top of the foundation through my router to trim it down to fit into the
grooves.  Otherwise it would cause the frame bottom bars to bow out.
The combination of Permadent foundation and grooved bottom and top
bar frames did NOT work factory direct.  Overexplaining so there is no
doubt, the foundation has 3 dimensions: length, width and depth
(thickness).  It was the depth of the foundation that was too great to
fit into the grooves.  Less thick foundation or fatter grooves would
solve this problem
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