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We have had the same thing happen to us. We put ours in about 4 weeks ago and I am wondering if it was too early. We have a few awesome trees that seem to carry us. We've done two boils (maybe 80gal...

I don't think the trees were frozen when we drilled. We did them all in the afternoon when it was pretty warm. Maybe we didn't do the hole perfectly round and then tapping them in more actually hurt...

Just lightly tapping them in will do that?

This is our first year sugaring and we have 22 taps out. I have noticed that just about all of them seem to leak down the tree. Some more than others. They all seem to be secure and tight. We have...

Will you deliver to Maine? :D

The thing that concerns me is if it has lead solder and having that contaminate the product.

There is a pan available that is made of english tin with some surface rust on it. Is it safe to use this type of pan? And is it easy to remove surface rust?
Or am I better off getting a couple of...

So you didnt line it with fire brick? You don't happen to have any pictures of that setup do you? Thanks!!

I am definitely leaning towards the block arch. Sounds like less work to get it together and cheaper than trying to retrofit a barrel. My lean-to is, or will be, enclosed (6-mil plastic door and...

Thanks guys for all your ideas!! Do you think it makes more sense to do a block arch or getting a 55gal barrel and a kit. My FIL thinks it will be easier and cheaper to do the barrel with the kit but...

Thanks I'll see if I can dig up some steel pieces to fill the gaps.

The floor is dirt, so I think I should be all set with that. I'll just have to be real careful when putting wood on the fire.

I have a nice 10' stainless stack from my wifes grandad that I can run through the roof. Do you fill the blocks with dirt? Would you use stove gasket to seal around the pans?

I have an old horse lean-to in my backyard and am thinking of building a concrete clock arch inside. Nothing extravagant... no custom door or anything. I think I'll try and find a steel piece to...

Thanks for the advice! How do you go about making a frame? I don't own any welding tools, so is there a way to make a frame another way? Without handles, what is the best way to get the syrup...

I am a newbie to this whole sugarin' thing and am looking into getting a couple of stainless buffet steam pans. I have noticed that they all vary in gauge. Does it matter a whole lot what gauge it...