{"id":270,"date":"2019-07-08T15:56:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T13:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.beefree.es\/?p=270"},"modified":"2019-08-28T20:49:33","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T18:49:33","slug":"silicone-matrices-for-making-a-foundation-mold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=270","title":{"rendered":"silicone matrices for making a foundation mold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Silicone matrices with the new cell geometry to build foundation molds<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.resistantbees.com\/fotos\/blog\/mat_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"293\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First, some colleagues will wonder why we now offer silicone matrices. The answer is quite simple.<\/p>\n<p>The growing group of beekeepers, who work with small cells following the system of <a href=\"\/?p=45\">Ed&amp;Dee Lusby<\/a>, urgently need perfect foundation in small cell size. And above all, we can not rely on conventional wax, because almost all the wax is high contaminated by the chemicals that are applied in the bee hives. Thus every beekeeper urgently needs its own wax cycle.<\/p>\n<p>And the foundation that is offered on the market until now is <a href=\"\/?p=85\">of very poor quality<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The new cell geometry:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/?p=754#sidewalls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dee Lusby writes in her webpage<\/a> that one should use<\/p>\n<p><strong>foundation without pronounced cell walls.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.resistantbees.com\/fotos\/blog\/7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Well I made tests and to my surprise came out the following:<\/p>\n<p>I added to several hives complete supers with 11 frames. Alternating foundations with the new cell geometry and foundation like the swedish model, which has cell imprints similar to what is used anywhere. A swedish, a new one, a swedish, a new one \u2026\u2026. all the box like this. It was used the same wax and the same cell dimensiones between 4,8 and 4,85mm.<br \/>\nAll this with a good nectar flow.<br \/>\nNext day all the hives had built combs in the frames with foundation of the new geometry and the swedish ones were not built.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.resistantbees.com\/fotos\/geom\/test.jpg\" alt=\"Bild\" width=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.resistantbees.com\/fotos\/geom\/test2.jpg\" alt=\"Bild\" width=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>In order to make it possible that every hobbyist can build his own foundation mold, we now offer silicone matrices with the new cell geometry.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.resistantbees.com\/fotos\/blog\/mat_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Infos about our silicone matrices<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The matrices are made from a silicone which has <strong>excellent<\/strong> <strong>release properties<\/strong>. Thus, the release of the molded and cooled wax foundation sheets is unproblematic.<br \/>\n.<\/li>\n<li><strong>available cell sizes<\/strong> (shrinking of wax when cooling down is taken in account):<strong><strong><br \/>\n4,87mm \u2013 4,9mm \u2013 5,1mm<br \/>\n.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>sizes of the matrices:<\/strong><br \/>\nall sizes between <strong>420mm (width) x 260mm (height)<\/strong><br \/>\n.<br \/>\n<strong><strong><strong><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.123gif.de\/gifs\/new\/new-0145.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"81\" height=\"84\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Now we can offer special productions in 4,9mm and 5,1mm cellsize in all measures which are not bigger than <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">420mm width and 400mm height<\/span> in the new cell geometry.<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n.<\/li>\n<li>The matrices are <strong>reinforced with a fabric mat<\/strong> to exclude twisting<br id=\"result_box\" \/>.<\/li>\n<li>We offer to the matrices a <strong>gluing set<\/strong> with which you can <strong>stick these bombproof on aluminum<\/strong> or similar materials.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.resistantbees.com\/fotos\/blog\/mat_2_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"256\" \/><br \/>\n.<br \/>\nVideo with adhesive instructions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1bAczUDwiwo\">click here for german language <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a-482YWXk1E\">spanish language here.<\/a><br \/>\n.<br \/>\nThe gluing set consists of a primer and a two-component glue with adhesive instructions.<br \/>\n.<\/li>\n<li>Other utensils you need to glue the matrices:<br \/>\nAcetone, a wide spatula and a mixing vessel for the glue, sandpaper and a cutter<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.resistantbees.com\/fotos\/blog\/mat_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" \/><br \/>\n.<br \/>\nVideo with gluing tests and adhesive instructions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bqsUzNHBxG8\">click here for german language <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a-482YWXk1E\">spanish language here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>distance of the upper board to the lower board of the mold to glue the matrices is 6mm plus adhesive thickness (upper and lower together approximately 1mm) plus foundation thickness (0.7mm)<br \/>\nThe mold should have a device with which one can regulate the spacing of the upper to the lower board to change the thickness of the foundation sheets.<\/strong><strong><strong><br \/>\n.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>all the matrices you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resistantbees.com\/shop\/index.php?id_lang=5\">buy in our online shop.<\/a><br \/>\nDelivery about 2 weeks plus shipping time<br \/>\n.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>prices:<\/strong><br \/>\nNormalma\u00df (german) 350mm x 200mm\u00a0\u00a0 122 \u20ac<br \/>\nZander (german)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 400mm x 191mm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 129 \u20ac<br \/>\nLangstroth\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 420mm x 200mm \u00a0\u00a0 139 \u20ac<br \/>\nDadant Blatt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 420mm x 260mm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 159 \u20ac<br \/>\nadhesive set \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 39 \u20ac<br \/>\n.<br \/>\nother sizes on request<br \/>\noutside canary islands without taxes VAT (IGIC)<br \/>\nincluding commercial invoice<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.resistantbees.com\/shop\/index.php?id_lang=5\"> <strong>available in our online shop<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Silicone matrices with the new cell geometry to build foundation molds First, some colleagues will wonder why we now offer silicone matrices. 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