As Promised, some of my DIY haul!

So as promised, here are just some of the things I've made myself.
To start with a nuc/swarm box, made from a "broccoli box", which is basically just a fruit shop vegetable box. Its wide enough to accommodate 10 frames, and just was a matter of cutting our the blocks with a sharp knife.

The holes were cut with a heated rod, and used an old curtain rod for the supports. The entrance door is cut our from the front and then wrapped with electrical tape to make it tight when shut. I used 3 inch nails as a hinge point and a locking pin. I also used masking tape to be triple sure.

Bonsai wire used as a split pin to hold the dowling/curtain rod.
10 frames fit in comfortable, in here I'm going foundationless, just using simple wax starter strip and wires for comb support. The foam blocks come from the rear ventilation hole in the back of the box shown down below, they are used to keep the frames up tight against each other to stop moving during transport.

The rear ventilation is just a hole as stated above and a piece of fly screen cut to size and tapped on. I also used staples from a staple gun under the tape to be sure though.

Here is the wiring jig, sorry the photo is blurry, the clamps are bolted on under the board, 2 plates of mdf are to keep the frame level. On the right hand side the wire is held on with 2x 3inch nails and to keep it from unspooling a small nail to wrap the wire around it. Up from there are 2 dishes that are for holding the eyes used in the frame to protected the wood from the wire and tack nails to hold the wire on the frame, I use a separate dish to hold the wire cut offs. Tools in the center, more on them below. The container in the back holds all the nails and pieces to build and wire the frames.

The tools are a small peen or ball hammer for nailing the tacks down and frame nails, a broken precision screwdriver (broke making the first lot of frames) is there to tape down the eyes into the wholes in the frames and also hold the wire in place when being tightened. The pliers are to pull and leverage the wire to make it tighter, to stop it cutting and snapping the wire, I filed the tip down on the inside and outside edges to make it more rounded, so best to use cheaper pliers for this.

Ill show later how all this works and also my foundation embedding tool.

cheers