I did not get everything done I had hoped to, but I did get a lot done. I cut the metal to fit for the floor plate, and cut concrete blocks and panels to fit certain locations. I also took the concrete I poured for other locations and they all fit perfectly. I then started to place the firebrick. The angle iron holds the top of the firebrick really well.
Tomorrow I will cut the firebrick to fit the special places.
The only thing I do not have set in my head yet is the door, I keep changing my mind. Last year I had a large concrete door with handles that I simply slid off to the side, when I wanted to load wood. It was a pretty good fit and seal, but was not perfect.
I will come up with something.
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2022 - 5 pan block arch - 109 taps, 73 on 3/16 lines, 36 on drops into 5 gallon pails.
930 gallons boiled, 109 L (28.8 gals) of delicious syrup made.
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2023 - 170 taps, mostly on lines, 1153 gallons boiled, 130 L (34.34 gals) of delicious syrup made, on a 2x4 divided pan and base stack, 8” pipe, on a block arch that boiled at a rate of 13 gallons per hour.
2024 - made 48 L, December to March, primarily over two fire bowls.
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