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I'm also near Lapeer and I'm going for it this weekend. I'd rather be a little early than a little late.

Thanks Guys for all your help! I have to tell you though that Vermiculite thing scares me a little. I was researching it last night and it stated that it expands under extreme heat?

Mr. Maple Flats,
Take a look at the sketch and let me know if I understand what you explained.18333

So now I'm a little confused by what you are trying to say? I will try and draw a sketch in the morning showing what I think you are explaining. Hope you will have a few minutes to review.

Sounds Like a major rework. probably a project for before next year. Thanks for your help.

So you think the angle from the back of the firebox to the chimney is way too deep?

I try and keep the level at about 2 inches or so. The pan is 8" deep. I don't think it's the weight that causes it I think it's the heat. I attached a couple pictures. as you can see there is no...

Yes the bottom of the divider has a 90 degree bend. I can remove the dividers and clean first. Never though about using Silver Solder. Might try that. The other thing I was thinking about was adding...

I do have a crude blower system and I have a 12' chimney. Not sure what else could be done?

need a little help here. This is the second year with my home made arch with a 2 x 6 pan. Last year I just used it as one big batch pan. This year I added two dividers to try and make it a continuous...

Yea, patience is not one of my better qualities! I will try and post a drawing of the dividers I made and hopefully I will get some feedback

Yea I'm going to try that this weekend.

I'll try lowering the level if I boil this weekend. Supposed to be pretty cold around here.

Running about 2 1/2" to 3" deep.

I boiled about 150 gallons last weekend and never saw much of a change in temperature across the pan. Sounds Like I need to close up those gaps a little and try again. I also noticed that my pan...

I'm drip feeding on one corner and trying to empty on the opposite corner15933

I have a 2' x 6' flat pan that I made a few years back. This year I added some dividers to try and make it a continuous flow pan. My question is, Do the dividers have to be somewhat water tight...