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General Forestry => General Board => Topic started by: Brad_S. on April 04, 2008, 10:41:45 PM

Title: Plans for an oil tank maple evaporator?
Post by: Brad_S. on April 04, 2008, 10:41:45 PM
I would like to try my hand at making maple syrup next year and have been mulling over my options for boiling the sap. I saw this evaporator and really like the idea, so I'd like to plagiarize make something similar to it. ;D It uses a heating fuel oil tank with the door and flue from a barrel stove kit. Seems pretty straight forward and fairly easy to copy. Still, no need to re-invent the thing if plans exist somewhere. Has anybody seen plans for this? I realize the most likely people to have knowledge of this are too busy boiling sap of their own to see this request. :D
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11820/evap1.jpg)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11820/evap2.jpg)
Title: Re: Plans for an oil tank maple evaporator?
Post by: mike_van on April 05, 2008, 06:51:04 AM
Brad, I'd sugest trying this site http://mapletrader.com/community/ (http://mapletrader.com/community/)   Like this site is for sawdust, that one's for maple syrup.  You can get some good advise & tips there.  That evap. looks like quite a project, one thing I can't see is if it has cast iron grates & a draft door below them?  Most work that way, you get the httest fires drawing up through them.
Title: Re: Plans for an oil tank maple evaporator?
Post by: Brad_S. on April 05, 2008, 08:59:37 AM
Mike,
Thanks for that link.