Hi all

Now I am confused...

> The overall height dimension of the deep hive body is
> shown as 9-5/8".

If that is correct and

> the height for the deep frames are 9-1/8".

That makes a half inch gap no matter where in the box the frames are
suspended.

Which figure is wrong?

When I made Langstroth boxes I made the frame rebates 24 mm deep giving 6 mm
below a 9 mm lug and 9 mm above. The frames were 232 mm tall and the boxes
242 mm so there was also 1 mm under the frames.

Production tolerances were + or - 0.1 mm (0.004") Shrinkage was 1 or 2 mm
overall in box height (well seasoned timber) with no measurable shrinkage in
frame sides.

Converting 242 mm to old Imperial we get 9.527" not 9.625"

Regards From:- Dave Cushman, G8MZY
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