New flue pan finished!
Got the sides cut yesterday and finished welding today. Checked for leaks and filled it with sap this evening! I haven't started to boil yet, but will tomorrow morning (not enough sap to mess with tonight). I hope it shows a significant improvement. I went from 6sqft to 17.25sqft of surface area. I have a 3/4" port to weld into it for my new valve, but I have to do some cutting on the evaporator to allow clearance for it.
Matt M.
2008 - 15 taps, boiler made from a file cabinet, 4 gal pots
2009 - 31 taps, same boiler
2010 - 71 taps, new 2x6 homemade evap, flat stainless pans
2011 - 99 taps, new sugar house, same evap as above, working on flue pan
2012 - 138 taps. New 2x3 V-flue pan
2013 - 150 taps.
2014 - Shooting for 200 taps, new dedicated sugar shack, will start work on new pans and evaporator.