Dsd star .225 spiles

[NANMAR]

wondering if anyone has used the DSD Star .225 spile in the past and wondering what the results were on high vacuum. This would be the 2 piece system with the stubby and the straight spile.

Thanks in advance

[ADK_XJ]

wondering if anyone has used the DSD Star .225 spile in the past and wondering what the results were on high vacuum. This would be the 2 piece system with the stubby and the straight spile.

Thanks in advance Wow, .225? Pretty soon they're going to be using fiber optic cable for spouts...sorry, not a helpful comment.

[DrTimPerkins]

Wow, .225? Pretty soon they're going to be using fiber optic cable for spouts...sorry, not a helpful comment.

Spout diameter does have an effect on both sap yield and wounding. https://mapleresearch.org/pub/spoutdia2020/

A 1/4" spout produces about 10% less than a 5/16" spout, so I'd expect that a 0.225" spout would produce just a hair less than a 1/4" spout. However, it also produces a smaller area of non-conductive wood in the stem, so people tapping trees on the small end of the size range or trees with low growth rates might want to consider them. Alternatively, think the woods out a bit to allow better tree growth.

All that said, in general DSD makes nice products.

[ADK_XJ]

Spout diameter does have an effect on both sap yield and wounding. https://mapleresearch.org/pub/spoutdia2020/

A 1/4" spout produces about 10% less than a 5/16" spout, so I'd expect that a 0.225" spout would produce just a hair less than a 1/4" spout. However, it also produces a smaller area of non-conductive wood in the stem, so people tapping trees on the small end of the size range or trees with low growth rates might want to consider them. Alternatively, think the woods out a bit to allow better tree growth.

All that said, in general DSD makes nice products. Thanks Dr. Tim...I was being a bit facetious, I switched over to 5/16" almost a decade ago when I first owned my own sugar bush (i.e. not a kid) and now am pondering a change to 1/4" for my spiles on tubing.

I know we gave far too little consideration to the health of our trees when I was growing up, we loaded them up with buckets and giant metal spiles for each.