The Fastest Way To Build Bee Frames
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We build a lot of frames for our customers and have figured out a remarkably quick way to build a quality frame with foundation in 25 seconds. If you want a smaller version of the tool we use to build our frame, check our jig below.
UPDATE: We built this 50 frame jig in 2015 and are still using this same design. It just can’t be beat
We build a lot of frames for our customers and have figured out a remarkably quick way to build a quality frame with foundation in 25 seconds. If you want a smaller version of the tool we use to build our frame, check our jig below.
UPDATE: We built this 50 frame jig in 2015 and are still using this same design. It just can’t be beat
Tools Of The Trade
Tools Of The Trade
Through experience, we have found that a well-built frame doesn’t require a lot of effort, but just the right tools in the right places. These are the staples we use and this is the glue that we use. We can’t say enough about either product as the staples never fail and the glue is top of the line and incredibly strong. This is the stapler we use now as now, but the one listed below is the residential version of it. Senco is a well-known brand for quality air tools and couldn’t be happier with it.
We also use acid brushes which work very well for applying glue to the right spots and are cheap enough to throw away. You can get them at harbor freight for very cheap, but can also get them on Amazon as well.
Through experience, we have found that a well-built frame doesn’t require a lot of effort, but just the right tools in the right places. These are the staples we use and this is the glue that we use. We can’t say enough about either product as the staples never fail and the glue is top of the line and incredibly strong. This is the stapler we use now as now, but the one listed below is the residential version of it. Senco is a well-known brand for quality air tools and couldn’t be happier with it.
We also use acid brushes which work very well for applying glue to the right spots and are cheap enough to throw away. You can get them at harbor freight for very cheap, but can also get them on Amazon as well.
$26.49 USD
This frame assembly tool is used to assemble bee frames quickly and easily. Assembling frames can be tedious when doing more than 20 at a time, so we have made a smaller version of a 50-frame jig we use. This jig holds 10 frames at a time, keeping them secure while you glue and nail the frames together.
See our video on how we use it to make 10 frames at a time. Or our other video on making 50 frames at a time.
This jig assembled deep, medium, and also shallow frames, 10 at a time. Regardless if it's your first year or your 10th, this frame jig will make the assembling of frames process much easier. You'll thank yourself for buying after your first batch.
This jig has a very simple design but works extremely well. Better than any other jig we have seen for assembling frames. We have assembled over 20,000 frames using this same design and it works great. The sidebars for 10 frames are held upright in place and still. Bottom bars are glued and nailed into the sidebar before the jig is flipped over. Then top bars are attached, and the assembled frames slide out.
Comes completely assembled with glue and staples.
See our other Wax Foundation, Frames, and Assembly Tools.
