LMP Maple
10-17-2021, 07:38 AM
Hello all,
As I was boiling last season on my rig I got to thinking between draw offs why don't they put a laser etching on the inside of the float box of the front pan with depths maybe at 1/2 inch increments? As you all know when boiling or particularly drawing off in a small rig like mine you are close to the edge especially if you are running at lower depths in the syrup pan. Things can get pretty interesting in my small rig when I am drawing off as the float can have a hard time keeping up with the drawoff as I tend to make syrup pretty far back in the pan. I tend to spend a lot of time getting things back in balance after drawing. I know that is not the norm as many people say set it and forget it but that is not the experience I have with this small pan. I am finishing the syrup on the rig. I was looking at some laser etched sockets I have and said to myself boy wouldn't that be nice to have with depths on the pans just to make it easier at start up etc. to see where your depths were at. I now use a stainless ruler to make sure I am at a proper depth at start up and quite often as I am boiling to make sure I am where I need to be. Anyway just a random thought. Wondering if anyone else has thought about this.
As I was boiling last season on my rig I got to thinking between draw offs why don't they put a laser etching on the inside of the float box of the front pan with depths maybe at 1/2 inch increments? As you all know when boiling or particularly drawing off in a small rig like mine you are close to the edge especially if you are running at lower depths in the syrup pan. Things can get pretty interesting in my small rig when I am drawing off as the float can have a hard time keeping up with the drawoff as I tend to make syrup pretty far back in the pan. I tend to spend a lot of time getting things back in balance after drawing. I know that is not the norm as many people say set it and forget it but that is not the experience I have with this small pan. I am finishing the syrup on the rig. I was looking at some laser etched sockets I have and said to myself boy wouldn't that be nice to have with depths on the pans just to make it easier at start up etc. to see where your depths were at. I now use a stainless ruler to make sure I am at a proper depth at start up and quite often as I am boiling to make sure I am where I need to be. Anyway just a random thought. Wondering if anyone else has thought about this.