Install Maple Tubing Faster with Less Effort The Layer3D UP Sap Linker is a purpose built maple tubing installation tool designed to make connecting tubing to fittings faster, easier, and more consistent. Whether you're installing new tubing, replacing droplines, or expanding your sugar bush, the Sap Linker reduces the effort required to push tubing onto barbed fittings while helping minimize hand fatigue. Developed and field tested in our own maple operation, the Sap Linker provides the leverage needed to install tubing with controlled, one handed operation. Features One handed trigger operation Reduces hand fatigue during tubing installation Provides increased leverage for installing tubing on barbed fittings Durable PCTG printed components Built using a modified commercial bar style trigger clamp Includes a removable clamping jaw and auxiliary jaw Available in either 3/16" or 5/16" versions Developed and field tested in real maple production Designed and manufactured in Michigan by Layer3D UP How It Works The Sap Linker grips the tubing while the jaw engages the fitting, allowing the trigger mechanism to apply smooth, controlled force that seats the tubing with less effort than installing by hand. The result is faster installation with improved control and reduced hand fatigue, especially during larger tubing projects. Each tool includes a removable clamping jaw for standard tubing installation and an auxiliary jaw for installing single fittings such as end of line fittings and spiles. Materials & What's Included Built for durability and repeated use throughout maple season. Included with every Sap Linker: Sap Linker tool in your selected size One removable clamping jaw One auxiliary jaw for end of line fittings and spiles Printed operating instructions Why Layer3D UP? The Sap Linker wasn't developed on a workbench. It was designed to solve a real problem encountered while installing hundreds of maple tubing connections in our own sugar bush. Every design revision was field tested with the goal of making tubing installation faster, easier, and less tiring.
