Top Bar Beehive

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Human beings are capable of creating intricate scale models, including a top bar hive with a screen bottom. A 1mm representation equals 1 inch in real life. To load the parts into Repetier Host, navigate to the analysis tab and use it to convert the dimensions from millimeters to inches for one build. The long board and sides are crafted from 3-6" pine tongue and groove beadboard (bead side inward), which is glued and clamped together. This process can be seen in products like these... https://www.homedepot.com/p/1-in-x-6-in-x-12-ft-Pine-Board-Pattern-Tongue-and-Groove-1612WP4ECB/304275598 The bars are constructed from ripped spruce 2x4's. The top features a 1/2 plywood surface, with a piece of 1/2" styrofoam glued to its interior. The legs are produced by ripping a treated 2x6 in half lengthwise. All other components are crafted using 1x4's ripped in half widthwise. Everything is secured together through gluing and screwing or stapling. The bottom features slots for a slide-in corrugated plastic bottom board. The rip angle on the long board measures 30 degrees. The bar's angle is set at 45 degrees. The hinge's angle is 35 degrees (1"x1/8" aluminum flat bar). The leg's angle is 22.5 degrees. The rip angle for the landing board is 15 degrees. The top support's angle is 30 degrees. Here are some internal jar feeders I designed to fit inside this beehive: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3563851 And here's a foundation starter strip made to work with these bars: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3592622