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I agree, i'm enjoying the new format - sometimes a refresh is a good thing

A short update for you all. Following a successful NHS last year we sold out and also had requests for a Langstroth version. We made a design change to accomodate the shorter top bar lugs that non-National frames come with and are now stocked with National (will also uncap Smith frames)...

Somerset, The Harmony Farms version is geared up for Langstroth frames with flat sidebars only. Any variation on that and the uncapper will not function as designed and will either destroy your comb or fail to uncap, hence the poor results. You are not the only UK beekeeper who bought this one -...

I'll be seeing you all at the Show too - do come and say hello. Ideally i'll be doing some live uncapping at my stall so if any of you have National, Smith, Commercial or Langstroth capped frames please bring them along to try out. Premier travel Inn for me, Martin

Gunner, good to meet you at the NHS and yea i can now confirm we have the parts on order for 10 of the Langstroth version. I'm going to keep one myself as i have 4 Abelo Langstroth Poly hives and 3 deposits from other enthusiastic Langstroth owners. We have also designed a simple adaptor kit so...

I'll be going again this year after loving it last year. As it happens i'll be spending 3 days on Stand 45 flogging my Uncapper, and i've entered the Innovation Class 92. I did think about putting in the honey that won 3rd prize in the Novice Section at the P&DBKA honey show but thought that...

Neil, phew - after several months of trials we have produced a simple spacer that clips into the uncapper frame ends. This spacer increases the minimum distance between the cutting blades, so if you use a 9, 10 frame set up it will reduce the depth of cut into the wax, which (trials ongoing...

I am off to the National Honey Show at Trade Stand No. 45, right near the Hall entrance. I hope to see some of you there, please do come and kick the tyres and introduce yourselves. I'd welcome the opportunity to say thank you for your criticisms, questions and experience which have helped...

Thanks @Jimmy, i have had my eyes on this. I'm going to blow our own trumpet and say i think our version is better designed in several ways. less wingnuts, mild steel bolts protruding, adjustable force without having to break the unit down, less likely to trap your fingers, no need for steel...

Eric, i'm not completely sure i have interpreted your question correctly but: the Uncapper has two M6 threaded fixing points on its underside. We use them to fix to the optional box / tray we supply. Many of you will have no need for our box, so you can use the fixing points to secure it down...

I do, well spotted Amari, trying to sell a few!

Dani, yesterday we put trialed the Uncapper at the Petersfield & District BKA "Extraction Day" event. We processed 12 standard 11 frame supers and all the members had a go with the Uncapper. After 100 frames the blades were not "clogged", still working but i would have used a hose to jet out the...

What happens to the cappings? I have been asked about wax clogging filters in the extractor, so i have photographed what state everything was in after a 42 frame extraction, and where the cappings went: Most cappings stay on the frame, the frames were fully extracted approx half a litre of...

@Jimmy this has now been mentioned a couple of times, so thank you. We will make the box an optional item at check out but include the fixings as standard. See the photos below, you will see that our version has fixing points for an M6 bolt at 408mm centres. The model pictures is the Prototype...

youtube.com/@TheNationalUncapper and i have now learnt about using drone foundation in the supers! bonus!!

Langstroth is on the Dev list - i have several myself. The changes are straightforward and then there are the other geometries too.

Fatter / fuller frames do uncap very well. In testing we removed one of the 3 O Rings at each end to reduce the spring force pulling the spindles together. All 3 O Rings and applying a little additional pressure over sunken areas dealt with less fulled areas. If the frame is really irregular...

In our case, the tray / box is just that. I can fit 9 or 10 frames in the box (which holds the Uncapper stable) and it is there to catch drips as you go through the frames and then load them into your spinner. After uncapping 20 fat frames loaded with warm runny hunny in Drone Comb filled frames...

@Jimmy, our uncapper comes with fixing points and fixings. They are designed to fix it the tray / box we are including in the sale price. Our box is standard so we will probably off the box as an opt out item, in the case of a breakage the box is very easy to replace. If you have basic DIY...

Since you raised design development, i have a question for you (thanks for being so active in interrogating the Uncapper, i will be adding your questions to the FAQ page over the coming days.) I was testing it out with a local small scale commercial beekeeper (30 hives) yesterday evening and she...