Liebig - Split hive bottom board

Liebig - Split hive bottom board

The Liebig - Split hive bottom board is a low, special floor that divides a hive into three equal-sized chambers with two slats. Two slats, which are hung into the hive, and the groove in the slats of the floor create a bee-tight separation.

Liebig Split hive bottom board

Liebig - Split hive bottom board

The split hive bottom board consists of 12 wooden parts, a grid and 12 screws (40 x 3.5) for the floor, 3 wooden parts and one screw (30 x 3.5) for the diaper, and 2 plywood sheets. A planer, a circular saw, a cordless screwdriver, a stapler, and tin snips are required to manufacture the parts and assemble them.

 

Parts:

Frame above:

2x 38 cm x 4 cm x 2cm

2x 52 cm x 4 cm x 2 cm

Frame below:

2x 52 cm x 5 cm x 2 cm

1x 38 cm x 5 cm x 2 cm

1x 38 cm x 1,7 cm x 2 cm

Cross and longitudinal strips:

2x 48 cm x 3,5 cm x 2 cm

1x 38 cm x 2 cm x 2 cm

1x 38 cm x 1,5 cm x 2 cm

Mesh (stainless steel wire mesh: 2.5 mm mesh size, 0.5 mm wire thickness):

50 cm x 40 cm

Monitoring board:

37,5 cm x 1,7 cm x 2 cm

37,5 cm x 1,5 cm x 1,5 cm

Hardboard 4 mm coated white: 50 cm x 40 cm

 

Separation board:

Plywood board 4 mm: 48 cm x 24 cm

 

Arbeitsschritte:Work steps:

The required boards are planed to a thickness of 2 cm. All parts are milled to the appropriate dimensions. The wire mesh is cut with tin snips.

In die beiden Längsleisten (48 cm x 3,5 cm) wird eine 1,3 cm tiefe und 1cm breite Nut gefräst.

In die Seitenteile (52 cm x 5 cm) des unteren Rahmens werden sie 7 mm Höhe jeweils eine Nut mit 7 mm Breite für die Windel gefräst. In die obere Seite aller Teile des unteren Rahmens wird in 1 cm breite und 2 mm tiefe Kerbe gefräst damit das Drahtgitter etwas versenkt werden kann.

Der ober Rahmen mit den zwei Längsleisten und der untere Rahmen mit zwei Querleisten können jetzt verleimt und zusammengeschraubt werden.

Auf den unteren Rahmen wird das Drahtgitter getackert.

Oberer und unterer Rahmen können jetzt verleimt werden.

A 1.3 cm deep and 1 cm wide groove is milled into the two longitudinal strips (48 cm x 3.5 cm).

A 7 mm wide groove is milled into each of the side panels (52 cm x 5 cm) of the lower frame, 7 mm high, for the diaper. A 1 cm wide and 2 mm deep notch is milled into the upper side of all panels of the lower frame so that the wire mesh can be slightly recessed.

The upper frame with the two longitudinal strips and the lower frame with two cross strips can now be glued and screwed together.

The wire mesh is stapled to the lower frame.

The upper and lower frames can now be glued together.

 

Monitoring Board

The two strips are stapled to the center of the hardboard at the front and back. A screw is screwed into the center of the wider strip to make it easier to remove the monitoring board.

 

Seperation Board

From a plywood sheet (48 cm x 24 cm) 2.2 cm wide strips are milled away on the sides so that 2 cm remain for the ears.


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