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    Default Looking for a custom flat pan

    Looking for a custom built pan. 27x60x8

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    contact bill mason at http://www.wfmasonwelding.com/home.html he can build just about anything
    2011 4 taps milk jugs boiled on stove made candy
    2012 25 buckets boiling on a propane cooker in old shed
    2013 10x12 sugar house built and 2x4 W.F Mason evap
    52 taps on buckets and tubing as of march 6th still more taping to do
    gather with 2011 polaris sportman atv and 55 gallon drum in garden wagon
    3rd generation sugarer
    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flint-...93030280775443

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    Smoky Lake also does custom flat pans. Just received 2x5 flat pans from his shop - http://www.smokylakemaple.com/

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    Thor also makes any custom pan you want and at a super price. I just had them weld a 3x3 syrup and a 3x5 flue pan both to my specs. They did a great job and less than 30% of what Leader wanted.
    Dave Klish, I recently bought a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
    Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
    Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
    After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.

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    Bill Mason has quoted me the best price so far.. It is the shipping that kills me..

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    If you want to save on shipping the closest to you would be Sunrise Metal Shop.
    Andy's Own Maple
    Andy Kinter (4th + generation maple producer)
    Approx 790 taps on vacuum

    3x10 nat. gas fired raised flue small bros.
    600 gph Lapierre RO
    Fine collection of used bulk tanks
    Kubota MX5100 sap hauler
    2 hives (that I don't spend enough time on)
    A great family that works together to make syrup!

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    if you want quality work go with bill shipping might be alot but you will not be disapointed with his work he is make me a
    evap as we speak
    2011 4 taps milk jugs boiled on stove made candy
    2012 25 buckets boiling on a propane cooker in old shed
    2013 10x12 sugar house built and 2x4 W.F Mason evap
    52 taps on buckets and tubing as of march 6th still more taping to do
    gather with 2011 polaris sportman atv and 55 gallon drum in garden wagon
    3rd generation sugarer
    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flint-...93030280775443

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    I ordered a pan yesterday from a local sheet metal shop. 338 out the door.
    Thanks for all the replies. Now to build a new 275 gallon barrel arch.. My son suggested today that we run two setups to increase production. I said sure why not..

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    If you still can, consider changing the height of the sides, with a good boil you will lose some over the sides as the sap jumps up. I had my new syrup pan (flat bottom) made with 15" sides. My old Leader syrup pan had 12" and a hard boil would lose just a little at times, none detected at others. The sides on my flue pan are 24".
    Dave Klish, I recently bought a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
    Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
    Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
    After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.

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    I have been using a pan with six inch sides for 8 years. I do not think I have ever had any boil over?

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