Quote Originally Posted by ChaskaSap View Post
This is my first year doing this and have 29 of those clear jobbies tapped. Didn't even consider this would be an issue. Although I'm just lightly finger twisting them into place. Hoping that technique reduces my chances of breakage...fingers crossed!
I doubt that finger twisting will be tight enough... but hard to say... If you see sap bleeding out around the spile, you will need to give them a tap in tighter....
Note: Getting a proper removal tool that gets right behind both sides of the spile greatly reduces the chances of breakage... Or make one. I've made them by grinding a larger notch out of one of those cheap flat nailbars...