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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS => Topic started by: VolunteerK9 on January 06, 2011, 02:31:05 pm

Title: Question for Robo
Post by: VolunteerK9 on January 06, 2011, 02:31:05 pm

I'm pretty sure it was on your website that you have made some styro nuc bodies and it even looked like you had dovetailed them. Is is styrofoam or some kind of poly and are you just milling it using standard woodworking tools?

Title: Re: Question for Robo
Post by: Robo on January 06, 2011, 03:52:43 pm

Not sure if these are what you are referring to,  but they are purchased polystyrene hive bodies.
http://robo.bushkillfarms.com/portable-double-nucs/ (http://robo.bushkillfarms.com/portable-double-nucs/)

However,  I know a member here that was working on making some nucs out of polystyrene sheets.  I did see a prototype up close, and I believe he was milling some type of joint into them.   Try giving him a PM, he is a real good guy.

http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php?action=profile;u=5295 (http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php?action=profile;u=5295)

Title: Re: Question for Robo
Post by: VolunteerK9 on January 06, 2011, 06:03:23 pm

Yeah, those were what I was talking about

Title: Re: Question for Robo
Post by: ronwhite3030 on January 11, 2011, 08:18:56 am

I work with polystyrene some and I do use a tablesaw when cutting it, I just use an old plywood blade and it works great.