Total cost
Vise grips. $40.00
All other parts purchased at tractor supply. $58.76
3 hrs of my time in garage
Store bought $250.00 ish???
Total cost
Vise grips. $40.00
All other parts purchased at tractor supply. $58.76
3 hrs of my time in garage
Store bought $250.00 ish???
Jake Moser
Moser's Maple
2 beautiful little girls
1 wife that's become her mother
www.facebook.com/mosersmaple
Spud, I have one, bought it from The Maple Guys. It has 1.25 & 1.5 on the mainline tool tool, then I have bolt on adapters that give me 1" and 3/4". These are put on the 1.5" jaws, they are just half couplings to fit and each has a single stud welded on that comes out the back. This stud goes thru a hole in the 1.5" jaw and is held on by a wing nut to make it either a 1" or 3/4" jaw. Works slick.
Dave Klish, I recently ordered 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.
Looks good! Have you used it yet how does it work ? I'm thinking about building one
Will
IMG_0243.jpgIMG_0245.jpgIMG_0244.jpgAttachment 8231Thanks for taking the time to post this project. It prompted me to go ahead and make one.
One option folks might consider: Skip welding the crank on the nut on the end of the threaded rod. With a socket wrench driver in your portable drill you can loosen and tighten the mainline tool really quickly.
I usually have my drill handy when working mainline for tightening pipe clamps anyway so it's not like I'm lugging around extra tools.
Last edited by CharlieVT; 12-19-2013 at 04:41 AM.
Going to try and make this thing today. Couple of questions tho?
Was the washer used or is that why its laying on the floor?
Welding the nut onto the rod just makes it a large bolt ?
If there is a nut welded onto the 1-1/4 tube and the bolt starts to spin, wont the bolt just thread into the 1-1/4 and bottom out?
2016 7 taps= 1-2 gallons of syrup
2017 135 taps making 17 gallons syrup
2018 75 taps =50 gallons syrup
2019 70 taps making 20 gallons. Single 4x40 RO
2020 bought 40 acres installed 250 tubing taps, 100 bags. 70 gal
2021 500 taps with guzzler. 80 gal syrup + sold sap
2022 600 taps 27 gal sap per tap on guzzler!!! 110 gal + sold sap
Got 1 made. Figured out how to make it work. Washer is welded to the 1 1/4 end, nut is welded to rod with 1" of rod leftover, guessed on rod length, slid it thru washer, then welded nut to rod again leaving a little bit of slop so rod can still spin freely. Then insert other tube with nut welded in the end. I think I'll use a drill and socket over the nut eventually but this trial run will be with vice grips. 15779135939326590880339848478245.jpg
2016 7 taps= 1-2 gallons of syrup
2017 135 taps making 17 gallons syrup
2018 75 taps =50 gallons syrup
2019 70 taps making 20 gallons. Single 4x40 RO
2020 bought 40 acres installed 250 tubing taps, 100 bags. 70 gal
2021 500 taps with guzzler. 80 gal syrup + sold sap
2022 600 taps 27 gal sap per tap on guzzler!!! 110 gal + sold sap
Excellent job. I borrowed a set of tubing tools from my neighbor so I could build a couple sets (5/16 & 3/16). Those look awesome
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Paul Cerminara
2019 - First season ever
-Goal: 3 gallons
-Season Total: 7.5 gallons - pulled taps after running out of firewood and time
2020
Built 2'x8' Oil Fired with Thor drop flue pans
-Goal: 20 gallons
-Season Total: 55 gallons
What size couplers are you guys using for 3/4 and 1 inch tubing? I got 3/4 threaded unions at Lowes (largest they had). I haven't split it yet but seems it will be a bit small for the 3/4 inch line.
I think you want to use the matching size in pipe coupling fittings, test to be sure. Thus 3/4/' makes 3/4" clamp and so forth. When you split them, you need to remove more than a saw kerf. Just A guess, but I think you might want to have each side of a clamp be about 40% of the whole.
Dave Klish, I recently ordered 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.