[Syrupmakers] Copper and SS sheet metal for evaporator pan

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In the Maple industry we use 20ga for the walls, 20,22, sometimes 24 Ga. SS.
I believe CU might be thicker.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Richard Harrison 
  To: syrupmakers at syrupmakers.net 
  Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 5:30 PM
  Subject: [Syrupmakers] Copper and SS sheet metal for evaporator pan


  Tracy, 
  I'm wondering if a thinner gauge of sheet metal would be better/more acceptable to construct an evaporator pan with ?  Maybe a little cheaper,too.
                                              Richard Harrison

  "Tracy Baudoin (tbaudoin)" <tbaudoin at cisco.com> wrote: 
  That sounds about right..I got my 11ga. SS for about $225 (at cost) about 5 years ago. Since then, all metal prices have begun to sky-rocket. 
  Tracy Baudoin 


  Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 2:42 PM
  To: syrupmakers at syrupmakers.net
  Subject: Re: [Syrupmakers] 60 Gallon Kettle For Sale 
  Monty, 
  I priced a sheet of SS today and might have passed out if I had taken it seriously ! A 4' x 10' sheet of 12 gauge was $345, I think. Keeps going up...... I MAY keep the vat for juice storage ! 
  Richard Harrison



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