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Sugarmaker
How much space did you leave between the angle iron for the ashes to fall through? I'am sure the steelhead are biting like crazy but I have a hobby that is very addictive and it wont let me go right now. My fishing buddy is disguested with me. He said before it was work now its maple syrup.
Andyp
andyp how wide is your evaporator i might have an idea for you
AndyP,
My grates may have a 1/4 inch between them. They have air holes for the forced draft. But with the forced air I get little ash. With the pallets I get lots of nails.
Chris
see i used sewer grates and they work good
Andy P I have a friend that is a well driller, I have found a piece of well casing cut into quarters with a torch and a few holes burned through work very well..
TapMe,
Im sure your rock is harder than my clay. I use a Mexican dragline.
sugarmaker, I am starting to see the end. I will take some pic when time allows. I have tried to use all my time working when I am in the bush. Thought I would see you guys at the NW Pa meeting on Sat,however my son called tonight and he and his wife are coming for the weekend. I will have to get all my work done in the evening.
3% - The Amish guy was a bit iffy about this year due to snow depth in the woods. His horses were struggling. Now that all the snow has gone bye-bye, he's getting more excited. It looks like we'll more than double the taps in his woods - maybe up to 500.
I'm hoping to put 1000' of mainline from his woods to a collection tank up at the house. He'll have to pump it up, but it'll save him from haveing to make multiple trips to the house with the team thru muddy meadows.
thats a good idea
Chris -
Do you have pics of the grates you made.
The 30x8 I'm selling has excellent grates (like brand new), but they are too short to fit my 3x10 arch, and the grates that came with the 3x10 are wooped.
I'm trying to picture how you're running forced air into the grates.
Dave Y,
I understand about the meeting. well it sounds like you need a break from maple to visit with your family!
Danno,
I dont have any pictures that I can think of. Here is a brief description:
I cut the angle iron ( 3 x 3 x 1/2 in) about 1 brick width short of the length of the fire box. I added a piece of angle ( I think it was 2 x 4 x 3/8?) to the front of each grate to allow a brick to set near the door of the arch. I punched a series of 1/2 inch dia holes in a staggered pattern in 2 rows along both sides of the grate to allow air to pass through from the ash pit area. The holes are about 2 inches apart.
So the grates look like this /\/\/\/\/\/\ when looking from the front of the arch. The points of the angle are pointing up. Ashes fall through the holes and also through the gap where the grates are about 1/4 inch apart.
These did warp after about 6 good firings.
Chris