Brush Research FLEX-HONE Cylinder Hone, BC Series, Silicon Carbide Abrasive, 3 (76 mm) Diameter, 240 Grit Size

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  • BigNaz

    > 3 day

    Used this to hone both cylinders of a 22 hp Briggs VTwin lawn tractor engine that needed a new connecting rod, a new piston and 2 sets of rings. Honing the cylinders is needed to allow the rings to break in and seat properly. Since I don’t expect to do this regularly I was between a cheap set of honing stones for around $20 and the Flex hone which I’d seen on YouTube and was selling on Amazon for $37. The reviews on the honing stones were terrible (cheaply made and inconsistent result) and the flex tool reviews while not numerous were mostly positive. Several excellent YouTube videos by the manufacturer and a call to the seller about whether the 3 inch (180 grit) tool would be good for my 2.96 inch cylinder convinced me it would be worth the extra cost for the Flex hone tool. What a FANTASTIC result in less than 10 minutes to do both cylinders following the video instructions of coating the tool with clean oil and moving in and out of each cylinder for 1 minute. Perfect cross hatched pattern on both. Great tool and good value considering the $200 of parts and many hours of labor to complete this project.

  • Doug Hopkins

    > 3 day

    Worked great

  • dh

    > 3 day

    East to use great tool for the price.

  • natedogg

    > 3 day

    Was easy to use

  • R&D Hitz

    Greater than one week

    Used the 3” 240 grit. Did an amazing job on the steel sleeves in this machine for a set of SPI pistons. Compression and performance are still spot on after 800 miles of use. Definitely would recommend.

  • Leonard P.

    > 3 day

    I was putting in new rings, but had a glaze on the cylinder bore. this quickly removed the glaze and will allow the new rings to seat properly.

  • brandon

    > 3 day

    Perfect product, great description about getting the right size for my cylinder. Thanks

  • RICHARD OBRIEN

    > 3 day

    Wow, I didnt know how great a tool this was! Perfect honing and amazing product engineering.

  • CLAIR

    > 3 day

    This is an easy way to remove a small amount of metal from cylinders. It creates a smooth surface. I would recommend this item to others who wish to enlarge the inside of a cylinder.

  • Trickel

    > 3 day

    This is a great upgrade over regular 3 blade hones, especially for those that dont have much experience with regular hones. This hone is very easy to use and works very well, make sure you use a good lubricant while you hone, 10w30 oil is what I used. The one major downside to this and any other ball hone, over a regular hone, is that you can only use this hone for the specific size cylinders. Where 3 blade hones can be used for several different size cylinder bores. Other than that I would highly recommend this hone, it worked flawlessly for me.

The Flex-Hone® tool was originally created by Brush Research Manufacturing to deglaze cylinder walls in automotive applications. Brush Research embraced the benefits of a plateau finish and pioneered the concept of plateau honing culminating in the introduction of the Flex-Hone tool in 1972. The Flex-Hone has gained many nicknames over the years and including ball hone, ball style hone, flexihone, dingleberry hone, bead brush, glaze breaker and glaze buster. Flexible honing with the Flex-Hone tool produces an oil holding cross hatch pattern and a true plateau finish free of cut, torn and folded metal. Any type or size of cylinder can benefit from the Flex-Hone®. These abrasive bead style brushes are produced in standard diameters from 4mm to 36 inches. Nine abrasive types are offered including silicon carbide, aluminum oxide, boron carbide and diamond allowing the tool to be tailored to finish any base material. A choice of 11 different grit selections are available for precise control of finish parameters. The elimination of peaks results in rapid ring seating, better oil control, reduced seepage in hydraulic and pneumatic applications and provides better seal performance and longer seal life. Successful applications include firearm chambers, shotgun barrels, musical instruments, combustion chambers, air compressors, pumps, valve bodies, valve guides, brake cylinders, wheel cylinders and the list goes on and on. Flex-Hone® tools are also very effective for deburring cross drilled holes, port radiusing and edge blending. Because of its unique construction, the Flex-Hone is self-centering, self-aligning, and self-compensating for wear so it does not require an elaborate set-up or special training. Deburring can be effectively automated and combined in the machining process to allow a complete cylinder finish in one operation or it can be employed as a secondary operation with equal results.

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