Ball Hone Size Chart
If your cylinder is a non standard size select the next largest size.
Ball hone size chart. Use lots of honing oil and hone for 10 to 45 seconds per cylinder. The tool will appear oversized. The five soccer ball sizes in detail size 1. These hones are slightly oversized to maximize contact with the work surface.
For example a 1 flex hone size is ordered if a 1 bore is to be finished and the tool is provided oversized. A long lasting diamond abrasive is embedded in balls at the ends of flexible spindles that press against the inside of a cylinder to remove material and leave a smooth even finish. Ball hone style features 320 grit globules of silicone carbide making it perfect for steel sleeved and nikasil coated cylinders. General application and selection of the flex hone tool the flex hone tool is a resilient flexible honing tool used to improve the internal surface finish while also being able to deburr a bore or cylinder.
Diamond flex hone tools are used to surface finish and deburr harder materials. It is comprised of abrasive globules laminated onto the ends of flexible nylon filaments. Easy to use cylinder hone that can attach to a standard hand drill or drill press. Ball hones are made oversize so you need to choose the size based on the size of your cylinder.
For that 4 030 diameter use the 4 1 8 ball hone with 320 grit bg 418320. In stock flex hones all sizes and grits for cylinders blocks heads calipers master cylinder plus flex hones for nikasil cylinder applications cylinder wash galley brushes and honing oil. Both types of flex hone tools are designed for smaller diameter cylinders but tool diameter alone won t help you choose the ball hone that you need. If you have any other questions feel free to call our tech services department at 800 533 8010.
Several sizes available for optimal cylinder. For instance if the nominal bore is 1 093 then the 1 1 8 flex hone is ordered. Diamond flex hone tools tools range in size from 4 mm to 19 mm 3 4. Mass production methods in the past normally consisted of boring then finishing to size using a rigid hone.
If the bore size is between standard flex hone sizes the next larger standard flex hone should be selected. Ball style hones were originally developed as an improvement for the finish produced by rigid stone hones commonly used in engine cylinder sizing. 18 20 inches circumference the tiny size 1 soccer ball is ideal for very young children aged 3 and under who like kicking a ball about for fun. When your cylinder id falls between two sizes order the larger hone.
Run this tool at around 350 400 rpms. Fast and efficient deglazing and finish honing providing a consistent cross hatch pattern for oil retention and piston ring seating. 3 and under size. Use with portable drills drill presses and cnc machines.