>I have absolutely no statistics / figures / experimental data from which I >draw the above statement. It's all "hunch". The reported reason for using the infinite layered pinblock is that it isn't as prone to degradation through the years because it doesn't react much to humidity changes. By my experience, it does react quite obviously. Given the fact that there is very little resilience to the material, that is very little recovery or spring back from compression, the torque readings from low to high humidity periods will be substantially different even though the block dimensions don't change much. Even so, they seem to age relatively well, generally, but you will find the individual loose pin more often than in less dense blocks. At least that's what I have found. >(I'm like you again here, Ron N. I've never taken a torque reading on one >of my blocks. I know what I want it to feel like when I'm done. That's my >goal. How's that for scientific?!) > >Brian Trout >Quarryville, PA It doesn't hurt to try to digitize the analog, or quantify the subjective. We do this mostly for communication among ourselves, but a whole lot of our methods and "measurements" that we keep to ourselves don't have numbers attached. That's why it's so hard to explain what we do to someone who doesn't. That's my take, anyway. How's that for quantification of the insubstantial? Ron N
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