Sono tubes,,, round cardboard tubes to pour concrete for piers and after concrete dry tear off cardboard.
Sono tubes,,, round cardboard tubes to pour concrete for piers and after concrete dry tear off cardboard.
2012 200 taps on buckets,,, Built me a 2' X 11' arch,,, hope to put most on tubing next year.
2011 100 taps on buckets, 30x 60 flat pan
2009 63 taps on buckets,,,, 30x60 flat pan
They are hard “cardboard” forms that you pour concrete into for pilings. I place my posts on top of them.Originally Posted by Pdiamond
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https://www.sonotube.com/sonotubeconcreteforms.aspx
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.
Thank You - Learned something new today.
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 gal. syrup
2021 - Didn't work out
2022 - 25 taps on bags / 8 taps on 3/16's line - late start
2025 - No tapping for me
I got the sonotubes in place today and mostly filled up the holes surrounding them. Rain arrived earlier than expected, so I did not 100% get all of the holes filled and I did not get a chance to cut the sono tubes down to the level I want them to be. They are buried four feet down. I covered them up with bags and plywood. Rain is in the forecast for the next two days, so hopefully Saturday I will finish some of the prep work and pour concrete.
I have some of my metal roofing already from my last year’s shelter. I will have to cut that into smaller lengths and also buy four new panels.
I am likely a month away from being completely finished.
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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.
DYI Vacuum Filter
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.
A friend shared with me this picture of a totally different structure, but it sort has a full length cupola, something that would be fairly easy to build and for my open design might work. I would cap the ends.
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Today I ordered the rest of my metal roof.
Tomorrow I pour concrete in the sono tubes. It will be a few more days before I put my posts on them.
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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.
DYI Vacuum Filter
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.
Poured the concrete for the four posts today.
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I decided that I will pour an entirely new pad and scrap the old one. Further reading on pouring new concrete over old, does not bode well for the longevity of the pad. I will make it slightly larger than the old one. This time I will add some wire mesh to the pad.
As soon as my friend with the tractor comes over and takes away the old pad and grades the area where the new pad and deck will be going, I will pour the new pad, then start working on the beams that will go on the posts.
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.
DYI Vacuum Filter
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.
The old concrete pad was removed today and my friend graded the area pretty level. I will have a few touch ups tomorrow with the rake.
I also made the form for the concrete pour tomorrow. I still have to level it and stake it. I made it a little different with a 2x6, flat board at the bottom of the form. I did this because I want my deck, to be perfectly level with the pad.
I checked the level on the four piers I poured yesterday and they were perfectly level both ways, which is a good start.
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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.
DYI Vacuum Filter
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.
It was a hot day, but I poured 25 bags worth of concrete into the form for the pad. 24 likely would have been enough, but I wanted to make sure it was full. It is plenty thick enough for essentially what is a heat barrier to prevent any root fires (unlikely in March and April) and a level surface to build the evaporator on. I made it 4 inches wider and three inches longer than the old one. As mentioned it will be surrounded with a large wooden deck.
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We may put up the posts and beams tomorrow. After that will be the trusses.
I ordered two more roof panels, so my roof will be 15 feet long, overhanging the posts by 2.5’.
I figured out how I will build the cupola. Too hard to explain, but will take pictures when I get to that point. It will be 4 feet long and will have a 10” opening.
I am trying to buy some used double wall 8” stove pipe. New stuff is uber expensive. Finding flashing for double wall 8” stovepipe for the roof is also not easy. I sure hope the base stack is worth it.
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.
DYI Vacuum Filter
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.
I put a high temp boot for my pipe to go through on my roof. You can cut it to size. It's made for the double wall pipe. Menards was the store of purchase. i don;t know if you have those in Canada or not. They also were fairly reasonable on the double wall pipe.
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 gal. syrup
2021 - Didn't work out
2022 - 25 taps on bags / 8 taps on 3/16's line - late start
2025 - No tapping for me
Yes we have those. Did you put any flashing on top of the boot, or just the boot?
I was thinking that I could get away with one 36” piece of double wall pipe, but it is so close to the length I need, I may need two. They are around $300 new for a 36” piece. That seems terribly expensive. I keep thinking I am looking in the wrong place for them.
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.
DYI Vacuum Filter
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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