Aluminium Cored Foundation

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thealuminiumcorewaspassedthroughliquidwaxtogetacoatingonbothsides,withsomesortofplainrollerstocontroltheoverallthicknessofthesandwich.Followedbymillingthroughconventionalrollersandguillotiningtosize.

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ThecellsizehasbeenmeasuredbyAllenDick...Hereports5.00mmexactly.ThedrawingatrightwasproducedfromoneofAllen'sphotos.TherearemoredetailsandaphotographonAllen'sdiarypagethatmentionsit'sdiscovery.

TheoriginalpicturesandtextwereprovidedbyAllenDickandBarryBirkey,Ihaverenderedthemtomimicthelayoutandstyle,oftheoriginaladvertisementthatappearedintheNovember1959issueofBeeCulture,onthebackcover.Idonotknowifthismaterialisstillmanufactured.

TheonlyconcernsthatIhaveabouttheuseofthistypeoffoundationarefirstlythataluminiumisareactivemetalthatwouldtaintanyhoneythatitcameintocontactwith,whetherthebeeswouldrepairawaxfilmthatwasdamagedissomethingthatIamunsureof(Iwouldhopethatitwasthecase).

SecondlyIamconcernedthatthebeesareunabletonibble'popholes'init.湖北天马养蜂场,加我们的微信一起学养蜂。

Othershavecommentedthatthealuminium,beingagoodconductor,willremoveheatfromawintercluster.Iamoftheopinionthatthethicknessofthealuminiumcorematerialisminimalandsotheconductionpathhasahighresistancetoheatflow,andasthecoolerextremitiesofthecombwillbeinsulatedbythelayersofcellsthatcontainstillair,sothatshouldnotbeabigproblem,maybesomeonewhohasdirectexperienceofit'susecancomment?

On5thApril2002IcannowaddthatAllenhasmeasuredthethicknessofmaterialusedforthealuminiumcoreandthatitis0.125mm(0.005").FurthertothisBrianCramptellsmethathehasasampleoftheactualmaterial...IwillbemeetingBrianoverthenextfewdaysandIwillreportfurtherafterhandlingit.