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

Much better than the aluminum ones Ive used for years. Ill definitely be buying more.

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’

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.

Sturdy taps and install easily

Sturdy, Nice size to work with.

Have not used them yet but they seem to be very sturdy and should get a lot of years wear with them.

Just what I wanted.

one of the washers didnt fit. otherwise very good quality. and it took them over 10 days to ship it! i had to contact the seller, and received no apology.

Way better then the plastic spouts. Worth every penny.

Lpoks to very sturdy and reuable