I have two trees (out of 12) that I tapped Sunday that are leaking around the tap hole, I'm guessing due to "walking" of the drill bit when I tapped them. What I'm wondering is a) how bad is this (the below picture is from an entire day of running sap b) how can I fix/prevent this from happening?
Can I re-tap the hole and/or drive the tap in a little further to seal any irregularity around the tap hole? Do I just accept a certain amount of loss and be more careful next time?
How do I prevent leaking sap?
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