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The 8 way Bee escape is injection moulded in white plastic, they are
made in France by the
Nicot company.
It is somewhat similar to the
Six Way Escape
It is circular, 258 mm in diameter. The volume of space that it
encloses is an eight pointed star. Each outlet nozzle is 7 mm wide by
6 mm tall. The "points" of the star are 70 mm long and taper
from 12.5 mm, the central body of the star has 32 holes 3 mm in dia.
These plastic inserts are screwed to the underside of a plywood board
that has a central 33 mm hole. There are 8 fixing holes provided, but I
have found that after some years of use, (I have used this type for about 24
years and have about 40 of them), the plastic tends to buckle so I have drilled
extra fixings in mine as indicated by the red holes in the drawing and now
ignore the original holes.
Many of my 8 way escapes are fitted into boards that are only 6 mm
thick plywood. As such a thin board does not afford much grip for screws, I have
used the System Zero type of screw.
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