5" Filter Press Papers

[Father & Son]

A local sugarmaker has a 5" hand pump filter press that he's having a hard time finding papers for. The 7" and 10" are more readily available. Dominion Grimm used to make a 5" press but their catalogs are hard to get ahold of. Any ideas?

Jim

[NH Maplemaker]

Father & Son, Just looked in the new Dominion & Grimm book and it only list 7" and 10" filter papers! I will look in the Bascoms book for you! They are just down the road a few miles from us. Maplemaker.

[jemsklein]

this might be stupid but i cause i don't know any thing about a flter press but can't you just buy the 10 inch and cut them in half and then you got 2

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

You need the holes on each side at the bottom.

[jemsklein]

ok i did not know that

[NH Maplemaker]

Father & Son, Just looked in Bascoms catalog and it just shows the 7" & 10" as well ! I wonder if you could take a 7" or 10" and repunch holes on one of the other sides and then trim the rest off to fit the five inch hand press? I know it will cost more, but at least you could us the filter press!! Sorry I was'nt more help. Maplemaker

[Father & Son]

Maplemaker,
Thanks for looking. He also thought of trimming and re-punching larger papers to make them fit but has been trying to find the right size first. We thought someone else might have a 5" press and knew where to buy some.

Thanks again,
Jim

[Mike]

Try Great Lake Filters.....800-521-8565

[maple flats]

If you do try retro-fitting, I suggest you try cutting 10" into quarters and punching if that would work, no waste and each might give 4 filters.

[sweetwoodmaple]

try Mapleguys, they had them a few years ago. (I have a 5" press as well)

[Father & Son]

Brian,
I sent a message to the mapleguys and I'm waiting on their reply.

Jim

[sweetwoodmaple]

Let me know as I need to buy some more too.

[mapleack]

I'd like to find some 5" papers too! It looks like we may have to start making them though.

[Brent]

I thought I had posted this but I can see it.

I was at Uncle Richard's Maple last week. He is a producer and small equipment dealer.

He had some 5" on the shelf

http://www.unclerichardsmaplesyrup.com/

You'll have to call. No on line ordering

[mapleack]

Brent, you posted a reply in the classified section, thanks! We ordered some from him!

[sweetwoodmaple]

Hey, Mapleguys and Bascom's don't have these papers.

I called Uncle Richards and they had a die made to cut these 5" papers, so they will hopefully have them for a while.

To my knowledge, they are the only ones that now carry these.

Anyway, ordered two boxes.

[Brent]

Thank you. I posted here that he had some on the shelf. Several of you called him. He got all excited and ordered a new batch made. When I was there a couple days ago he was a little p****d because after all the calls, nobody had ordered any.... and he was sort of blaming me !!!!

[Pete33Vt]

Cdl Maple Pro in St. Albans, Vt has some on the shelf, also.

[cshaw]

Sprauge's Maple Farm, Portville NY 1-800-446-2753 ask for Randy.
$33.00 for 200 5x5'' filter papers.

[Haynes Forest Products]

And when you get them take and open the top of the entire box of filters with the holes on the bottom and mark the tops with a sharpie. Add a couple stipes down the whole stack and you wont install a few upside down. Not that its ever happend to me.