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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS => Topic started by: danno on March 04, 2008, 04:42:14 pm

Title: wax tube fastener
Post by: danno on March 04, 2008, 04:42:14 pm

what should a new person do with starter strips and a wax tube fastener but until I can make some wax I have none.  If I buy a few pounds of wax from any source does the heating kill all the nasties

Title: Re: wax tube fastener
Post by: bassman1977 on March 05, 2008, 01:25:23 pm

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what should a new person do with starter strips and a wax tube fastener but until I can make some wax I have none.  If I buy a few pounds of wax from any source does the heating kill all the nasties

I can't answer the killing of the nasties part, but I can give an alternate option in gluing the strips in.  Just a few drops will do it.  I did this with my TBH.

Title: Re: wax tube fastener
Post by: Robo on March 05, 2008, 01:51:54 pm

The wax you buy is probably no worse than the wax in the starter strips.

Title: Re: wax tube fastener
Post by: danno on March 05, 2008, 02:06:48 pm

Can I just use parafin to get started or if I just glue them what kind of glue should I use

Title: Re: wax tube fastener
Post by: annette on March 05, 2008, 02:11:17 pm

http://beekeeperlinda.blogspot.com/2007/04/how-to-use-wax-tube-fastener_26.html

Check out this blog for help on placing the starter strips into the frames

Annette

Title: Re: wax tube fastener
Post by: Robo on March 05, 2008, 02:11:44 pm

I wouldn't use paraffin.  Worst case just melt a couple of your starter strips.   I assume you have grooved top frames?

Title: Re: wax tube fastener
Post by: danno on March 05, 2008, 02:24:58 pm

yes I have grooved top frames and to Annette I watched Linda's videos awhile back.  that is why I decided to go this route. 

Title: Re: wax tube fastener
Post by: xC0000005 on March 05, 2008, 03:32:20 pm

Quote from: danno on March 05, 2008, 02:06:48 pm

Can I just use parafin to get started or if I just glue them what kind of glue should I use

I've used glue in the past.  It works fine.  Used an imitation Gorilla Glue.

Title: Re: wax tube fastener
Post by: bassman1977 on March 05, 2008, 08:12:03 pm

Gorilla glue is what I used also.