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    Dave, Congrats on hitting 10,000.
    2004 - 2012 2x3 flat pan 25 to 60 taps
    2012 2x3 new divided pan w/draw off 55 taps
    2018 - didn't boil surgery - bought new evaporator
    2019 new SML 2x4 raised flue high output evap. 65 taps
    made 17 gal. syrup
    2020 - only put out 53 taps - made 16.25 ga.l syrup
    2021 - Didn't work out
    2022 - 25 taps on bags / 8 taps on 3/16's line - late start

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pdiamond View Post
    What diameter size dowel did you start with? What is the length of the piece of dowel rod that you end up with for the tool. Really looks quite handy.
    I used a snow shovel handle of about 1 1/8" I made 10 of them seeing that I figure I will lose a few in the woods. They vary in length from 3.5"-5.". I kind of like the 4.5" model. I will start a new thread in Homemade equipment as to not hijack this one.IMG_1245.jpg
    1960 - 1970s 70 taps on galvanized buckets with Dad and Grandpa.
    1970s - 1985 Acted crazy!
    1986 - 2005 20-30 buckets.
    2006- 2017 70 buckets and bags
    2017-2019 100 bags and buckets
    2020 Finally retired!!! 75 buckets, 50-75 on tubing. RO Bucket, New 12 X 16 Shack and a 42X42 flat pan.
    2021-Adding another 125 taps along with a second RO bucket.
    2022- Shooting for 350 taps, with 100 on lines.
    Lots of Family and Friends and dogs named Skyy and Nessy!

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    I was the CV2 seasonals with no/minimal barb, and rarely have an issue with them coming off. I also question if the ones that do come off are because I didn't push them on right.

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    Pop offs of tubing from fittings most often results from either incomplete or improper insertion of tubing onto fittings or a mismatch between tubing size and fittings. The latter happens either because tubing is oversized (due to slight variations when it is formed) or because some companies make fittings and tubing that are slightly larger than others, so when you mix tubing from one company with fittings from another, they don't fit well.
    Dr. Tim Perkins
    UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
    http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
    https://mapleresearch.org
    Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu

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