MAP metal frame assembly jig for batch hive-frame nailing

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MAP metal jig for hive-frame assembly in batches. Drop the side bars onto the end plates, add the bottom bar, then the top bar — true 90° on every frame, no try square or clamps. Painted epoxy metal sheet, integrated tensioner, integral feet. Winter workshop tool for beekeepers building 50+ frames a year.

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Detalles de MAP metal frame assembly jig for batch hive-frame nailing

Assembling frames one by one on the bench is slow, and worse — no two end up square, so when you stack them in the super they bind, fit poorly and leave 1-2 mm side gaps the colony fills with propolis. This MAP metal jig holds the bars of several frames at once and keeps every angle at 90° while you nail or staple. Winter workshop task: if you build 50-100 frames a year to replace old comb or expand, the jig pays for itself on the first batch.

🔧 Three-move sequence per frame

Drop the two side bars onto the specific end plates — the heads align the orientation and lock the geometry — place the bottom bar and fix it with staples or nails, slot in the top bar and fix it too. When the batch is done, release the tensioner and lift out all the assembled frames at once. A repeatable three-move flow — no try square, no clamps on the bench.

⚙️ Uniform squareness — the small detail that matters

An out-of-square frame sounds like a small thing until you stack it in the super: the pile won't close, you get 1-2 mm side gaps that fill with propolis or let the queen climb up and lay outside the brood box. The jig gives you true 90° on all four corners, frame after frame. Side benefit: uniform frames ride better in the extractor basket, no binding, no forced chains.

🔧 Build — metal sheet with epoxy paint

Body in painted metal sheet (epoxy, blue), stands up to a damp honey house without rusting. Integrated tensioner — visible along the bottom — keeps the bars pressed against the heads while you fire nails or staples. Integral feet let you work on any bench. 2 kg: portable, stores upright against the wall when not in use.

💡 When it earns its keep — and when it does not

Below 20 frames a year, a square bench with a try square and two clamps does the job. Past 50 frames/year — normal wax turnover on 10-15 hives, or any expansion — the jig pays for itself in time and uniformity within one season. Past 200-300 frames/year, it becomes mandatory kit. Pair it with a pneumatic stapler or a 10-14 mm manual stapler to match the jig's pace.

📋 Technical data

Type	Metal jig for hive-frame assembly
Capacity	Several frames at once, batch assembly
Sequence	Side bars → bottom bar → top bar
Material	Painted metal sheet (epoxy)
Tensioner	Integrated, bottom
Support	Integral feet for workbench use
Weight	2 kg
Brand	MAP (Macra Apicola, Romania)
Recommended fastening	10-14 mm staples or 20 mm nails (pneumatic or manual stapler)