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    Cost?

    Well I had the barrel stove kit and pans left over from last year. You can get a barrel stove kit for about $55, and 3 pans would be about $60. The drum was free, and most of the metal was scrap...
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    First run of 2016 evaporator

    I made my first run of my new barrel evaporator on Sunday 1/31/2016. Snow on the ground, temp. was above 60 and my honey bees were flying. Crazy weather. I ran 35 gallons, at a rate of 5.4 GPH....
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    I have 20 to 25 gallons to boil off this weekend...

    I have 20 to 25 gallons to boil off this weekend in Waynesboro, Central Shenandoah valley
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    It's 9 degrees here, everything is at a stand...

    It's 9 degrees here, everything is at a stand still, but the trees have sap!
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    Here is mine pre-heater pan....... new to me this...

    Here is mine pre-heater pan....... new to me this year, going to try a run this next weekend.


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    I made a new barrel evaporator this year with...

    I made a new barrel evaporator this year with some improvements. The AUF system uses a standard industrial type blower I found on e-bay. The blower has a slide gate on it and it worked great. Just...
  7. My 2016 barrel stove evaporator with AUF blower

    12469124701247112472Well here we are in another season. Sap is flowing in Central Virginia. I think my first boil will be next weekend. So I built a new barrel evaporator again this year. Some of the...
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    1246826 gallons from 7 taps - check out my new...

    1246826 gallons from 7 taps - check out my new barrel evaporator in "Home built maple equipment! It's snowing here today, so I think I'll fire it up next weekend.
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    1244212443Here's my set up I used last year with...

    1244212443Here's my set up I used last year with a barrel evaporator. The silver thing that looks like a coupling is actual a slide type damper. Blower is a utility type I got off e-bay.
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    We had snow flurries today and lots of wind

    We had snow flurries today and lots of wind
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    I have about 8 gallons of sap so far, just tapped...

    I have about 8 gallons of sap so far, just tapped 4 more trees tonight
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    First taps in today - Central va.

    Well I put in some test taps this evening. We have had 20 ish degree nights and 40ish days this week, although it's been too warm
    so far this year. I was wondering if we were going to have ANY...
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    Air under fire set up

    I cut a hole in the back of the barrel and brought an air manifold made from 2 1/2" pipe, with 3 rows of 3/8" holes in it. It's connected to a squirrel cage blower, with an air gate slide to control...
  14. Yes, It's brick lined, stack is high, wood is...

    Yes, It's brick lined, stack is high, wood is dry, but going to split it smaller. Just got in some 1" X 1/4" angle to enclose pans like the arch in the picture.
    I found some cast iron radiator for...
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    Hey Sam, Have you thought about...

    Hey Sam,
    Have you thought about incorporating your AUF with your grate system? I too am getting ready to add AUF on my barrel setup and was tossing around the idea of a dual purpose design...
  16. Yes, it's another barrel boiler! But it's mine!

    Well made my fist run on my newly completed barrel evaporator. First observation I need more combustion air, even with the door opened, it just won't chug chug. The day was terrible, started snowing,...
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    AUF blower on a barrel evaporator?

    Has anybody tried an AUF blower on a barrel evaporator? Any ideas on bulkhead hardware to add a discharge valve to steam pans? I'm thinking about trying to mount the pans so just the bottoms are...
  18. Thread: my little arch

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    Any pictures inside? thanks

    Any pictures inside? thanks
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    Hey great job and inspiring! I'm in the process...

    Hey great job and inspiring! I'm in the process of building a barrel evaporator but already looking at doing something exactly like where you are with you neat little rig. I don't have many taps, so...
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    I'm just starting tapping in the Shenandoah...

    I'm just starting tapping in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Not alot of sugar maples in the valley, but some. The Highland County area is pretty big on production and hosts it's own festival in...
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    Paul, Do you have pictures of the evaporator...

    Paul,
    Do you have pictures of the evaporator you made? I have 2 builds in progress, welding and fabricating is another one of my many hobbies. Thanks, Sam
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    First year - tapping in the valley

    This is our first year tapping. Started taps Jan 10 th. Have 9 taps on gallon jugs and 5 gallon buckets, 5/16" taps and tubing.
    First boil on turkey fryers and round stock pots - took forever! 12...
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