peak-hives.co.uk » Frames http://www.peak-hives.co.uk national beehives hand made in the peak district Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:16:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Hoffman Frames http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/hoffman-frames/948/ http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/hoffman-frames/948/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:30:05 +0000 admin http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/?p=948 Finally got round to making all the jigs and workarounds to make the production of Hoffman Frames viable.  They’re now added to the frames section in the left hand column.  We’re offering our frames in flat packs of 10 or 50 and the Hoffmans are available in standard National Hive Brood Box size and 14×12.  [...]]]> Finally got round to making all the jigs and workarounds to make the production of Hoffman Frames viable.  They’re now added to the frames section in the left hand column.  We’re offering our frames in flat packs of 10 or 50 and the Hoffmans are available in standard National Hive Brood Box size and 14×12.  All our frame packs come supplied with frame nails.

Hoffman Frames

Hoffman Frames

As is the case with all our National Hive products every stage from raw material to completed frame is done in our workshop in Tideswell.

 

]]> http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/hoffman-frames/948/feed/ 0 Frames and Dummy Boards http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/frames-and-dummy-boards/924/ http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/frames-and-dummy-boards/924/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:16:58 +0000 admin http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/?p=924 Just added Frames and Dummy Boards to the Peak Hives product list.  They can now be purchased from the left hand column along with all other Peak Hives National Hive products.

These two products have been requested umpteen times.  Dummy Boards present no problem it’s just that I’m so busy with existing orders it takes [...]]]> Just added Frames and Dummy Boards to the Peak Hives product list.  They can now be purchased from the left hand column along with all other Peak Hives National Hive products.

These two products have been requested umpteen times.  Dummy Boards present no problem it’s just that I’m so busy with existing orders it takes some time for me to fit into the work schedule making up anything new.

Dummy Boards

Dummy Boards

Frames are another matter.  Each frame consists of 6 seperately machined elements and yet they command such a low selling price.  I’ve been working on this problem for a while and whilst it’s been sorted some time ago for supplying my own apiary I have been wary of offering them as a PH product up until now.  Various jigs have been designed and made and then remade and then again reworked but I’m now finally confident that they can be viably produced in batches meaning I’m not having to work for two penneth an hour.

DN1 Frame Pack

DN1 Frame Pack

So far we’re offering the bread and butter DN1 and SN1 frames in packs of 10 in the flat.  Hoffman brood frames will come before the new 2012 season.

Alea Iacta Est.

]]> http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/frames-and-dummy-boards/924/feed/ 0 Thin kerf blade for making National Hive frames. http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/thin-kerf-blade-for-making-national-hive-frames/333/ http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/thin-kerf-blade-for-making-national-hive-frames/333/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:31:07 +0000 admin http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/?p=333 Arrived today.  One pricey blade!  A quick break from making up orders and stock to perform a test with the new blade.  Cuts like a dream.  Finishes as if it’s been through a planer.  The cut width is a tiny 1.7mm!!  This will certainly do the trick of getting the maximum number of National Hive [...]]]> Arrived today.  One pricey blade!  A quick break from making up orders and stock to perform a test with the new blade.  Cuts like a dream.  Finishes as if it’s been through a planer.  The cut width is a tiny 1.7mm!!  This will certainly do the trick of getting the maximum number of National Hive frames out of the timber used.  I’ll be making up a batch of frames next week probably starting with DN4 Hoffman’s to be supplied with our brood boxes or sold as flat packs.

Thin Kerf Blade used for making National Hive Frames

Thin Kerf Blade used for making National Hive Frames

]]> http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/thin-kerf-blade-for-making-national-hive-frames/333/feed/ 2 National Hive Roof and Frames… http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/national-hive-roof-and-frames/323/ http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/national-hive-roof-and-frames/323/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:28:28 +0000 admin http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/?p=323 We’ve just purchased some tooling to improve upon our National Hive Roof design.  Now roofs will be constructed using 1/2″ lock joints.  Frames wise I decided that it was worth investing in a thin kerf saw blade for our table saw.  Each cut will only waste 1.7mm instead of the usual 3.2mm.  When machining up [...]]]> We’ve just purchased some tooling to improve upon our National Hive Roof design.  Now roofs will be constructed using 1/2″ lock joints.  Frames wise I decided that it was worth investing in a thin kerf saw blade for our table saw.  Each cut will only waste 1.7mm instead of the usual 3.2mm.  When machining up lots and lots of little parts (ie. frame bits) it will be much more economical if each rip through the timber only consumes 1.7mm….that’s the theory anyway and it’s backed up by me getting the plastic out to pay for an expensive saw blade…

We hope your bees will be happy in our hives and would welcome feedback in the new season…photos or comments please and we’ll set up a gallery area on the site.

All the best

Nick

]]> http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/national-hive-roof-and-frames/323/feed/ 3 peak hives will be making national hive frames http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/peak-hives-will-be-making-national-hive-frames/317/ http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/peak-hives-will-be-making-national-hive-frames/317/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:08:06 +0000 admin http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/?p=317 here’s the first of perhaps many thousand…a quick bit of jig making and we’re producing Hoffman DN4 frames.  More tests to do but the initial test was today and if we can make the Hoffman self spacing frame then the others shouldn’t be a problem.  if you’ve a request for a frame type then please [...]]]> here’s the first of perhaps many thousand…a quick bit of jig making and we’re producing Hoffman DN4 frames.  More tests to do but the initial test was today and if we can make the Hoffman self spacing frame then the others shouldn’t be a problem.  if you’ve a request for a frame type then please mail me.

DN4 Hoffman Frame for National Hive

DN4 Hoffman Frame for National Hive

]]> http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/peak-hives-will-be-making-national-hive-frames/317/feed/ 2 National Hive Frames coming soon… http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/national-hive-frames-coming-soon/314/ http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/peak-hives/national-hive-frames-coming-soon/314/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:00:40 +0000 admin http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/?p=314 As we want to make everything for the National Hive here in the Peak District we’ve decided to start making frames…it’ll be tedious work (11 frames per brood…9, 10 or 11 frames per super etc etc ad infinitum) but hey, work is work!  We’ll be starting off with Hoffman DN4 standard National Brood Frames,  then [...]]]> As we want to make everything for the National Hive here in the Peak District we’ve decided to start making frames…it’ll be tedious work (11 frames per brood…9, 10 or 11 frames per super etc etc ad infinitum) but hey, work is work!  We’ll be starting off with Hoffman DN4 standard National Brood Frames,  then SN1 super frames and as many of the other types that seem to be in demand.  More soon…

All the best.

Nick

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