Jimbo and any other interested experimenters hop over to this link and you will see a set of photo's showing the home made punch in action.
Any comments welcome or any problems with the link please post
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1.../edit?hl=en_US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1qI17v29jc
Last edited by The Drone Ranger; 10-08-2011 at 11:24 PM.
Well done DL, I was thinking of offering SBAi server space for your file but you have a way round it. Nice set of pics. Grafting is really easy though - stop by at the association apiary and I'll show you (may have to be next year now).
heres a better version I think
Gavin thought you were off to America ?Originally Posted by gavin
Cell punching is good for the short sighted types with Delerium Tremens like Tonto and me
Bit of palaver but its done
Going to take a look at improving on the Alley method next
Last edited by The Drone Ranger; 11-08-2011 at 12:33 AM.
Soon enough. I'll still be looking in here though. A pair of glasses helps with the grafting, just as it does for disease inspections. You're on your own finding a solution for the DTs though - no experience of that yet!
Somebody asked we why the ring was used ?
Well it's not really essential, but it saves just looking down the outer tube of the punch, and makes it easier to mount the punched cell (which should fit on the standard cupkit plastic brown cell and then onto a cellbar if you use that system)
Otherwise just press some foundation onto the bottom bars of a standard super and the cell will stick to that fairly easily
I dug out the cell punches I mentioned in a previous post.
cell punch1.jpg cell punch3.jpg cell punch5.jpg cell punch2.jpg
Thanks Jon
It looks like once a cell is in the tube you push it all the way through with the wooden insert.
Is that the way it works ??
Presumably you push the cell down the tube and it ends up held in the plastic cup
Quite a neat solution
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