How deep do you drill your tapholes? Only one choice allowed...if it's variable, give the average.
0.75" or less
1.0"
1.25"
1.5"
1.75"
2.0"
2.25"
2.5" or more
How deep do you drill your tapholes? Only one choice allowed...if it's variable, give the average.
Last edited by DrTimPerkins; 04-08-2018 at 05:31 PM.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
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Now Dr Tim you know your gonna get some off topic replies to this
I have a stop on my bit at 2"
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
Does tapping depth correlate to how fast and we'll a tree heals or is that just all in the trees health? I noticed that some trees seem not to heal at all sometimes, is that from tapping too deep. I try go deep on large trees to end of spirals on bit or close which is about 1 3/4 to 2" and shallow on smaller ones probably 1/2 to 3/4.
18x30 sugarshack
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Bliss....thanks for the detail. I may address questions later, but not as the poll is ongoing. Please provide your answer in the poll if you haven't already.
For those who haven't yet answered the poll....I urge you all to vote.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
2" at least
Usually between 1.5" and 2", so I picked 1.75". Any time I use some kind of stop device the shavings don't seem to fly out as good as without a stop, so I don't use one.
Noel Good
1998 to 2009: 15 taps on buckets, scavenged fire pit and pans
2010: New 2x4 SS flat pan w/preheater
2015: New to me Lapierre 18x60 raised flue, new shack, new everything!! 59 taps 23.75 gallons
2016: 85 taps 19 gallons
2017: Purchased 2.5 acres and tubed half with 3/16. 145 taps total 49.25 gallons
2018: 200 taps (162 on 3/16ths 38 on buckets) New NextGen RO 63 gallons
2019: 210 taps 73.5 gallons
2023: 210 taps 89.75 gallons
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I usually put a piece of 5/16 tubbing down on my bit that will allow for 1.75" of tapping depth. On a "normal" (12"-18") tree I'll stop it a bit before my stop. Those big burly trees I'll bury it, and the 8-12" thin skinned trees I'll only go about an inch
1.5" for us. We tap with a .224 tapping bit, using the DSD spouts for 3 years now. Tap hole healing or compartmentalization is evident quicker than when we used a larger bit and also drilled 2" deep.
Justin
700+ on high vacuum
Buckets for the city folk visitors
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Soble releasers
2x8 Sunrise JDL Extreme