arch board

[maplefarmer]

Thinking of taking my firebrick out of my evap. and lining it with arch board, [I think is what it's called] and rebricking the arch. Would this make sense, as what I understand is with arch board your outside of evap. will only get warm while boiling, where now mine would melt your skin off. If decide to arch board it, where is the best place to get arch board from?

[coyote]

I would recommend lining it with the arch board. I can actually touch the outside of my arch while boiling. I bought mine from Bascom Maple in New Hampshire.

[pipeline]

check classified section .

[sugarsand]

You can also find it on ebay by typing in ceramic board. Many people also use ceramic blanket.

Sugarsand

[kiteflyingeek]

As a fellow Indiana mapler, I'd recommend Sugar Bush Supplies in Mason, MI. I'm about as far away from Michigan as one can get and still have an Indiana address ;-)

They stock all of the supplies needed for sugaring and they also produce a many gallons of suyrup so they have experience using their products.

I'm just another satisfied customer. Hope it works well for you.

--andrew

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

I believe board is a better insulator than blanket, rustybucket had some posts on it. My unit is all blanket thinking about doing the board cost more bit is better. You only need brick where you through wood no place else.

[maplefarmer]

Flat lander, If I understand this correctly, you only put bricks where you put wood, I assume only on the sides of the fire box, since there is grate on bottom, would this be correct? If so I will have a lot of bricks left over, as long as they don't break getting them out. Thank you guys for the feedback.

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

Yea, I have bricks on side wall where I load wood and under the flue pan so I can brush the flues and not rip up the blanket. Bricks have no insulation value and when you shut down they hold heat now that I'm running 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 deep that's not a problem but back when I was 3/4" I really had to watch pans on shut down.

[Super Sapper]

I have been using stainless sheeting instead of firebrick. It has been 2 years and what I have learned so far is that I needed relief cuts in the firebox area with roughly 1/8 inch plate or it warps pretty bad. under the flue pan I just have stainless sheeting from appliance skins and it seems to work fine to protect the blanket. I have no experience with arch board but have read that it likes to crumble after a couple of years if it is disturbed.