Amazon delivered another package of ceramic blanket just in time prior to today’s boil. I was able to cut one piece that fits between the pan and basestack. Before it was a patchwork of pieces.
I did cut some new door handles out of ironwood. Unsure how good it will be, but it has the right name. The ceramic blanket pieces I put between the existing door and handles seem to help. I will be cutting better sized pieces for the new handles.
I guess my leg was a little too close to the firebox entrance while loading wood. It melted the lower portion of one leg of the snow pants. 8 got them 10 years ago from Canadian Tire on sale for $20, so they do not owe me anything.
I am starting to appreciate the “fireman” who loaded the wood on the old steam locomotives.
Last edited by Swingpure; 03-27-2023 at 03:37 PM.
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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