Brush Research GBD40024 FLEX-HONE, 4 (101mm) Diameter, 240 Grit, Silicon Carbide Abrasive (Pack of 1)

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  • kim DiDonato-Murrell

    > 3 day

    I used this to Bust the glaze on a 68mm bore, in a cast steel barrel of a motorcycle engine. It worked really well - 10 - 30 SAE Oil, 1,500 RPM for a few minutes, left a very smooth set of honing lines. BUT 1: you have to REALLY take time getting th e abrasive out of the barrel after the hone. and 2) I think you may need to run the devices for longer than I did, as the scoring marks were still evident after running in the Bke.

  • cj little

    > 3 day

    I used this hone on a BMW M20 rebuild out of a mid-80s E30. The hone worked perfectly. I first used the hone with an old 9.6V Makita cordless drill that, sadly, didnt make enough torque to get the job done right. I went out and bought a 6.5 amp Porter Cable 1/2 chuck drill and it cleaned up the cylinders perfectly. Note: if the hone starts to bind a bit, do your best to _not_ stop the drill from spinning. I learned (the hard way) that if the hone stops, and you (in your infinite wisdom, like myself) try to reverse the hone out, the metal braids that hold the hone balls in place will unravel. Youll spend more time than you car too putting the hone back together again (with or without all the kings men). Even though there is still life in the first hone I used, I ordered another one just to have on hand. Thats how much I liked this hone.

  • Barry Woolf

    > 3 day

    great hone I,ll use it for years !

  • Chris S

    > 3 day

    Used this hone on my 4.030” 351W and am very pleased with the results. About 30 seconds in each cylinder with a little motor oil Is all I needed. Worked great.

  • Dan

    > 3 day

    Good tool. Worked well.

  • angel

    > 3 day

    Excellent product will recommend to everybody

  • John Hughes

    > 3 day

    It works perfectly

  • Miss Beatrice Stanton III

    > 3 day

    I still use this to restore my Onan p218 and p220 engines.

  • Tom C

    Greater than one week

    USED THIS FOR AN LS2 AND AN LS3. WORKED GREAT FOR BOTH. Some learning curve, but definitely adjust the crank as you go or you could slightly scuff it like I did. Not enough to cause a major issue, but did need to use 2000 grit sandpaper and wd40 to wet sand. thats user error. not the product.

  • Jake Zeller

    > 3 day

    Used it on my 4.9 ford engine. It did a fantastic job.

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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