Has anyone figured out a way to have baffles in a pan without welding them in ?
I have a 2x4 flat pan.
Would like to install some baffles
Has anyone figured out a way to have baffles in a pan without welding them in ?
I have a 2x4 flat pan.
Would like to install some baffles
2010 40 buckets- 4 gals finished
2011 80 buckets- 14 gals finished
2012 105 buckets- 8 gals finished
2013 maxed at 130 buckets- 24 gals finished
2014 new max at 240 buckets- 18 gals finished
2015 newest max 240 buckets-+48 taps on 3/16 gravity- 22.5 gals finished
2016 150 taps on 3/16 gravity- 23 gals finished
2020 250 taps on 3/16 gravity- 22 gals finished
2021 385 taps on 3/16 gravity 25 gals finished
2022 385 taps on 3/16 gravity- 26 gals finished
I think most folks building a flue pan start from scratch. Most folks who want to convert a flat pan seem to do it by adding drop tubes, which are soldered in.
Gabe
2016: Homemade arch from old wood stove; 2 steam tray pans; 6 taps; 1.1 gal
2017: Same setup. 15 taps; 4.5 gal
2018: Same setup. Limited time. 12 taps and short season; 2.2 gal
2019: Very limited time. 7 taps and a short season; 1.8 gals
2020: New Mason 2x3 XL halfway through season; 9 taps 2 gals
2021: Same 2x3, 18 taps, 4.5 gals
2022: 23 taps, 5.9 gals
2023: 23 taps. Added AUF, 13.2 gals
2024: 17 taps
All on buckets
Correct Jake-
I have a 7" flue pan.
I am trying to install two dividers in a flat pan>
Muggy weld has fluxless solder product you just heat up with a torch.
Just wondering if there is a simpler way
2010 40 buckets- 4 gals finished
2011 80 buckets- 14 gals finished
2012 105 buckets- 8 gals finished
2013 maxed at 130 buckets- 24 gals finished
2014 new max at 240 buckets- 18 gals finished
2015 newest max 240 buckets-+48 taps on 3/16 gravity- 22.5 gals finished
2016 150 taps on 3/16 gravity- 23 gals finished
2020 250 taps on 3/16 gravity- 22 gals finished
2021 385 taps on 3/16 gravity 25 gals finished
2022 385 taps on 3/16 gravity- 26 gals finished
I’m thinking about this myself - I have a triple bowl commercial stainless steel sink that I want to divide. I don’t really want to weld until I get the setup figured out. So instead of buying sheet metal, I bought an oversized stainless steel cookie sheet from Amazon. The cookie tray has a 1” lip all the way around it so I’m going to use a metal c-clamp and attach it to the side. I’m hoping any small gaps at the bottom will just get filled with sugar and seal it that way. My compartments are 18x21 so a cookie sheet will work just fine leaving a gap of an inch or two at the end. There are sheets made by Fox Run that have square folded edges but I couldn’t find one big enough and went with this - https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 .
The first year we boiled with a divided pan, the dividers were only tacked on, about every six inches. This made it harder to work up a gradient. Don’t underestimate how much sap will flow under the dividers. It will not get filled up with sugar.
2017 - 20ish taps on buckets, boiling outside in two baking pans
2018 - 70+ taps, 14-buckets, 50+ on tubing, homemade arch from oil tank in my barn, 17 gal syrup
2019 - same set up, 20 gal syrup
2020 - less taps, short season, but RO kit was fantastic! 6 gal syrup and a maple cat!
2021/22/23 - expanded into the neighbors yards! 50 taps on buckets and 40 taps on tubing
If you make the new pan from scratch it can be bent up as a "U" shape for each partition. those can be joined at the openings at the ends to eliminate the welded in baffles. I am making it sound easier than it is.
Regards,
Chrid
Casbohm Maple and Honey
625 roadside taps + Neighbors bring some sap too!
3x10 King, WRU, AOF and AUF
12" SIRO Filter Press.
2015 Ford F250 PSD sap hauler
One Golden named Maggie, Norwegian Forest Cat named Lucy
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Ford Jubilee and several Allis WD's, and IH tractors
1932 Ford AAB ton and a half, dump truck
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Tried welding the baffles- with a Stainless flux and solder......
And my buddy is a an expert with these things- warned me that SS is tough to deal with.
Pan warps WAY TOO much as soon as the heat gets on it.
Time for a re-think
2010 40 buckets- 4 gals finished
2011 80 buckets- 14 gals finished
2012 105 buckets- 8 gals finished
2013 maxed at 130 buckets- 24 gals finished
2014 new max at 240 buckets- 18 gals finished
2015 newest max 240 buckets-+48 taps on 3/16 gravity- 22.5 gals finished
2016 150 taps on 3/16 gravity- 23 gals finished
2020 250 taps on 3/16 gravity- 22 gals finished
2021 385 taps on 3/16 gravity 25 gals finished
2022 385 taps on 3/16 gravity- 26 gals finished
Sugarmaker, that's exactly what I did when I made my pan last year. I went with 20 ga which worked great but there is still some tricky welding with that thin of material.
2020: Decided I needed a new hobby, design and build an arch.
2021: 35 taps on bags, 5 gallons finished syrup.
2022: 75 taps on bags, 8 gallons finished syrup.
2023: 85 taps on bags, 15 gallons finished syrup.