honig .015

not that i would do it, i am just asking how long would it take to hone a block .015 using a hand drill and hone

Day's and the cylinder would not be straight ,ie taper
Frank

Frank Merkl wrote:Day's and the cylinder would not be straight ,ie taper
Frank

Days....for EACH cylinder.

With a rough 80 grit stone in the a good ridged hone it can be done and years ago it was done all the time.

With that grit it is honed DRY within .003" of finished bore size then changed over to lubricated finer grit stones. I wanted to forget about those days 45 years ago after school at the rebuilder I worked for, lol.
Rough honing to .020" oversize of a 4 cylinder engine took about an hour per hole and I felt like I almost broke my arm several times when the I stroked the hone to deep into the main web. When finished, it DID measure straight and round.

CRAFTSMANSHIP seems to be a forgotten art these days; especially to those who have no idea what used to be involved.

johndickjr wrote:not that i would do it, i am just asking how long would it take to hone a block .015 using a hand drill and hone

I know this is no a direct answer to your question, but a power hone couold do that.

Paul

rmcomprandy wrote:CRAFTSMANSHIP seems to be a forgotten art these days; especially to those who have no idea what used to be involved.

This is a topic unto itself. Don't get me riled up and rolling!