I say toss that "Fex-hone" and anything else that
isn't a reamer. Flex-hones have their purpose, but a
sharp, adjustable reamer is the best thing beteeen the
inside of your seat tube and the seat post. That
resultant surface is where it's at in frame prep.
Joe Starck
Madison, Wisconsin
> The magical mystical Flex-Hone
> http://www.newmantools.com/
> no shop should be without a couple.
> best,
> Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
> Vancouver, B.C.
>
> On Thursday, Feb 2, 2006, at 12:51 US/Pacific,
> Bingham, Wayne wrote:
>
> > I had been using an old two-arm brake cylinder
> hone, similar to what
> > Dan
> > describes, for many years, and for the very
> purpose Dan mentions.
> > However, a few years ago I switched to a "ball"
> hone on the
> > recommendation of my son, who is an auto mechanic.
> The ball hone uses
> > lots of little abrasive balls on sort-of flexible
> springs attached to a
> > center rod, as opposed to the two or three
> floating "pads" on the other
> > type. It attaches to a drill motor in the same
> way. A lot more
> > abrasive surface, and very flexible, so it works
> better and faster.
> > The
> > disadvantage is that the ball hones don't
> accommodate the range of size
> > as do the hones with the pads on little hinged
> arms. Rather, they are
> > sold in various sizes. I think I have 1" and 1
> 1/8", which covers most
> > of the bases. They work great. In fact, I
> usually do this as general
> > practice when prepping a frame prior to a build.
> Helps keep stem and
> > seat post scuffing and scratching to a minimum.
> >
> > Gearing up for Westminster!
> >
> > Wayne Bingham
> > Lovettsville VA
> >
> >>>>
> > I just last night used a newly purchased Brake
> Cylinder Hone to clean
> > up
> > the inside of an old Steel seat tube and fork
> tube. The cylinder hone
> > is about 9-10" long mounts to a hand drill, is
> adjustable starting from
> > a minimum of 27/32" diameter to whatever, and is
> made up of three
> > carborundum ? rectangles at the end of three arms
> pivoting out from the
> > center, with an adjustable spring loading. Cost
> was less than $10 at a
> > local auto parts store and it does a beautiful job
> of cleaning up the
> > rust and old grease and burrs inside a seat or
> fork tube, allowing a
> > clean insertion without the zig zag marking that
> so many posts and
> > stems
> > seem to get. A few seconds with the hand drill, a
> little cleanup
> > afterwards, some fresh grease on the post or stem
> and Viola! Maybe
> > some
> > of you out there think this is old hat, but I'm
> totally new to this
> > one.
> > What a great tool!
> >
> > Regards, and happy wrenching. My newly
> repurchased 30+ year old
> > Woodrup's ready for its shakedown. Life is Good!
> >
> > Dan Artley in Sunny Parkton, Maryland<<<
> >
> >
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