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Anyone else trying out the new .244" health spiles? Word is the spile scar heals over in a single growing season, but they can block with ice more easily. I'm curious to see how they compare to the 5/16s.
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Postess with the Mostest posted:I've never heard of those but I just got everything switched to 5/16 so I'll roll with that for a while. .244 left. 5/16 right.  The 244 walls are thin. The drill is 6mm while the interior diameter of the spile is only 5.6mm.   For comparison, the 5/16 spile measures 7.9mm.   This is important because when you drill a hole in a tree you're drawing the base of an isosceles triangle extending above and below the spile hole - which will fill in with the tree equivalent of scar tissue. A smaller spile leaves a smaller scar.  I plan to weigh my buckets as I gather them. If there is a significant difference in performance of 5/16s vs .244s, I will hopefully discover it. 
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Mar 1, 2017 23:52
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  Does anyone know what temperature sap ought to boil at when it's at 20%? https://www.amazon.com/Liquor-Super-Yeast-X-Press-Makes/dp/B00CWEAPQQ http://vius.ca/hobbies/brewing/maple-wine/ posted:The first time I tapped my maple trees, I began to think about the sugar water I was gathering. Every time I think about sugar water, I think wine! e: Postess with the Mostest posted:Interested to hear how your experiment goes, go team 5/16! I need to re-evaluate my experiment. Having the 5/16ths on bucket spiles and the .244 on tubing invalidates data collected during or after windy conditions.  Also the .244s have a disadvantage compared to the 5/16ths in terms of drill bit strength. 
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Mar 23, 2017 16:37
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