Re: [CR]Useful Tool, Brake Cylinder Hone

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Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 12:58:00 -0800
Subject: Re: [CR]Useful Tool, Brake Cylinder Hone
To: "Bingham, Wayne" <WBINGHAM@imf.org>
From: "Brandon Ives" <brandon@ivycycles.com>
In-Reply-To: <5573677E5FEB83448AB3FC87DA7169340C736D40@MLSSWN05P.WAS.INT.IMF.ORG>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

The magical mystical Flex-Hone http://www.newmantools.com/flexhone/ 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<<<