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    Definitely use that building until it no longer...

    Definitely use that building until it no longer suits you, then tear it down and rebuild on the concrete pad if/when you need to upgrade.

    As someone else mentioned - there are tons of threads...
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    IMO 10x10 is too small even for a half pint. Go...

    IMO 10x10 is too small even for a half pint. Go with as big a building as you can.
    And even the, chances are, in a year or two you will wish you had gone bigger.
  3. Thread: 2x6 oil

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    I have to ask... Why do you want to do it that...

    I have to ask...

    Why do you want to do it that way?
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    There is a limit to the number of pics in one...

    There is a limit to the number of pics in one post - so here are two more in a new post

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    I made a small arch to use at the end of our...

    I made a small arch to use at the end of our season instead of chasing with water in the 2x6 we have (mostly I was looking for an excuse for a first welding project)

    I have some pics of my door...
  6. If I were in your shoes I would consider a...

    If I were in your shoes I would consider a different option
    Make an arch that is a more standard size - like a 2x4.
    There are plenty of examples and build pics on this forum as well as plans
    ...
  7. Thread: Exhaust Box?

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    I would ask this friend - why do you want the air...

    I would ask this friend - why do you want the air to swirl around in an open box area? What is the purpose of that?
    For ideal dimensions, I would look at the commercial arches made by Leader, et al,...
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    I saw that ad a while back as well. If it was 2'...

    I saw that ad a while back as well. If it was 2' wide I would have jumped on it (probably many others would have too) 2.5 is just not a common enough pan width for many of us.
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    I am probably going to tack in some metal if I...

    I am probably going to tack in some metal if I have any left over or use wool/insulation stuff.

    If I go the metal route I will probably caulk the heck out of it with RTV
  10. In my experience with a homemade evaporator set...

    In my experience with a homemade evaporator set up as a cascade - you want to have the bigger pan the one in the back. The syrup pan should be the smaller one.
    Don't think in terms of "preheater"...
  11. Skinned door and sides. Need to cut and weld the...

    Skinned door and sides. Need to cut and weld the bottom. Then paint!

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  12. Moving along

    The door locking mechanism is complete.
    I bought the cam lock kit from eTrailer.com

    Thanks for the suggestion - I would recommend this to everyone who is spending the time to build an arch - you...
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    We had a Leader 2x6 and about 400 taps. We boil...

    We had a Leader 2x6 and about 400 taps. We boil 45-50 gph roughly.
    We're adding more taps and last year got an RO. What a difference in boiling time...
    No more 12 hour boils for us!

    I highly...
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    If you do decide to do it (please don't - it is...

    If you do decide to do it (please don't - it is not a good idea), take videos and photos and post.

    But, basically, don't do it.

    Even with a hood and vent, etc, you will have a rain forest in...
  15. Door almost complete

    I framed out an opening in the front of the arch using 2x2 angle.
    Then I built a door frame similarly

    I would like to go back and re-do two things, but no biggie - this will work fine.
    I will...
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    ACollette, I went back and forth on this and...

    ACollette,

    I went back and forth on this and settled on essentially the same thins you sent in a pic

    I drilled holes in the firewall at the back, welded 4 bolts to the inside of the firewall...
  17. Thanks ACollette - I think I will incorporate...

    Thanks ACollette - I think I will incorporate that door kit thing
  18. Progress

    Made progress this weekend.

    basically all that is left if grinding, tack in the floor, put two sides on, paint and the door.

    The door is what started this whole thread...

    Here are the mounts...
  19. Fitting up the mounts for the blower. I had...

    Fitting up the mounts for the blower.

    I had made a duct, but the extra work to bring it through the back wall and keep it air tight was more time that I didn't have to spend.

    I am going to weld...
  20. Thanks all for the suggestions and pics, I...

    Thanks all for the suggestions and pics,
    I acquired a roller at an auction and made my own base stack collar thing.
    The 6" home depot cheap metal stacks slide right onto it

    Welding sheet metal...
  21. I used the correct size bolt in the hole when...

    I used the correct size bolt in the hole when tacking, then switched to a wooden dowel and a smaller bolt that just dropped in - to protect the nuts when completing the weld. Worked except for one -...
  22. Making adjustable legs

    Gotta have adjustable legs/feet.

    I have seen projects where people weld 2 sides of a nut to angle iron legs. I wanted more strength so I decide to make brackets, drill oversized hole, mount the...
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    Again, thanks for the helpful replies. I am...

    Again, thanks for the helpful replies.

    I am looking forward to finishing this thing
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    Any suggestions or pics on how people broached...

    Any suggestions or pics on how people broached the "firewall" and penetrated brick and/or insulation and kept air tight integrity?
    Am I making too big a deal of this?

    My concerns/uncertainties...
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    Thanks all! that makes it easy (er).

    Thanks all!

    that makes it easy (er).
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