<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1476" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Thumper queried: "<FONT = face="Times New Roman" size=3>I think this has a lot to do with the<BR>varnish on them. = Perhaps we should varnish our new<BR>blocks befor installing?<FONT face=Arial size=2>"</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thumper,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I do!<G> Always have! Also, I do = NOT drill a pinblock all the way through! And, I seal the holes with Pin Driving = fluid. It has proved out to be o.k., so, I continue to do it that way.<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards,</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>