Finished up making a 5/16 one the other day, and a 3/16 one just tonight.
If anyone needs one I may be up to making more. Kinda fun actually.
Tubing tool
Finished up making a 5/16 one the other day, and a 3/16 one just tonight.
If anyone needs one I may be up to making more. Kinda fun actually.
first year 2012 50 taps late season made 2 1/2 gals.
2013 2x6 homemade arch 180 taps. 20 Gals.
2014 40 on 3/16 gravity 160 on buckets.
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If you know of someone that have a Hot End, borow to try out. You'll be amazed how easy and simple it is, will work with tubing up to 5/16 I know. I found it works best for me if I hang it over my shoulder, stays at a real convienant height as I no longer have hips since getting older.
sugarsand
4x12 arch
new custom flues
New custom front pan
600 buckets town trees
1500 3/16 taps
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16x32 3rdgen canner
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The Hot End system looks good for putting a fitting on, but the two-handed tool allows me to cut in drops by myself. The main issue for me working alone is not the fitting going on the tubing, but the ends of my laterals flying off in opposite directions and me acting like Plastic Man to get them back together (and put a fitting on at the same time).
Sean
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Around 300 taps on tubing, 25+ on buckets if I put them out
Mix of natural and mechanical vac, S3 Controller from Mountain Maple
2x6 W.F. Mason with Phaneuf pans
Deer Run 250 RO
Ford F350
6+ hives of bees (if they make it through the winters)
Keeping the day job until I can start living the dream.
I couldn't agree moreOriginally Posted by SeanD
3 1/2 x 10
2000 taps
Kubota 4610
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How much would you charge?Finished up making a 5/16 one the other day, and a 3/16 one just tonight.
If anyone needs one I may be up to making more. Kinda fun actually.
150 on 3/16 gravity 2018 and 120 sap sacks
14 x 20 sugar shack
2014 New custom 2x6 arch "The Firestorm" w/ preheater, AUF & AOF
Smokey Lake pans and water jacket bottler
2024 new 2x8 set of drop flue pans and hood from Smoky Lake. Lengthen our arch.
Just a hobby but seems like more work every
year
3 generations working together
Wife that guards our syrup
43.74° N
I think I'm going to to invest in a two handed tool. Should I invest in a line drill as well? I have seen ways around that. Just a lot of money to invest in both at once.
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I made one similar to this posted by Yellzee. It works great for the 100 taps I have. I just have to use left hand to keep the clamps aligned with the tubing but it worked great and I was able to do all my taps by myself. image (1).jpgimage.jpg
Cost me about $25 at harbor freight and worked great. Not sure what I would have done without it.
However, If Psparr's price is reasonable, I would buy one from him. That looks like a quality tool as long as the clamps stay aligned.
Last edited by huxta; 02-11-2016 at 11:31 PM.
For those with the Hot End system, how do you cut in drops?
Tried hot end
The 2handed tool works nice but the hot end seems faster and I have been told less micro leaks, let you know when it warms up.
Robert
With the two handed tool
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