Stainless Steel Taps - Maple Sap Pail Spout & Hook - Spiles for making Maple Syrup (5)

I like these spiles! They are solidly built, and easy to use. The smaller diameter means they are not as hard on the maple trees as traditional 7/16” varieties. The only caveat I would add is that you have to be sure to get all of the sawdust out of the hole drilled, as it can otherwise clog this spile. Once that’s done, they work great! Completely happy with these’

Good Quality, can be used for many seasons.

These are really nice taps! Ive tried a few different types, and these are probably the best. You can use them a couple different ways, you can either have them drip directly into the bucket, or you can use tubes with them.

Bought for my husband for maple sap. He thought they were great. Very sturdy and easy to use.

I am quite impressed with the quality of this item. I am glad I decided to purchase these stainless steel type instead of the black plastic ones I was considering. These are obviously machined from thick walled stainless stock. There is a slight taper on the side intended to go into the tree. That side is approximately 1 1/2 (37mm) long. The side that receives the hose measures at exactly 1 (26mm) long. Please see the picture I attached to this review. We have two maple trees in our yard. This will be the first spring my sons and I have tried tapping and sugaring them. Looking forward to the sweet results!

Used these to tap a few trees this spring. Fit great when using a 1/2 drill bit, was very sturdy and didnt let the buckets go.

High end, tip quality, serious maple taps that will last generations. Great solid design.

We love these taps! We have 10 of these, and 10 of the old cone-shaped aluminum kind. I like these better. Theyre easier to insert and remove, they seem to flow better, and are easier to clean. The only thing we dont like about them is that the hooks are separate...we wish they were somehow attached, because we live in great fear that they will get lost. This is especial worry when tapping the trees, when theres still a foot and a half of snow on the ground. You drop that sucker in the snow, youre not going to find it for 2 weeks. But I suppose it makes them even easier to clean? whatever. Dont not buy them just because of that.

These taps appear to be high quality, but the hooks are NOT connected to the spout. Meaning there is nothing preventing the hooks & spouts from easily being lost from each other.

The style I was sent in 2021 has a bell or fluted shape to the end of the tap where 5/16 tubing would be attacked. Since the tip flares out, 5/16 tubing will not fit. I was a able to split the end of the tubing with a razor and shimmy it on,but def not ideal and almost caused a major issue for me as I was set up to install with a tube to 5gal. bucket system. Otherwise these are some seriously heavy duty beautiful taps. I noticed one review said he was worried about bending the tip when tapping into tree...You should NEVER be hitting any tap (metal or plastic) hard enough to bend it. These taps go in with 4 or 5 light taps super easy. If you are hitting any tap hard enough to worry about bending, you are driving your tap past the sap wood and potentially causing serious damage to the tree. Please do your research before you start drilling holes in live trees.