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Re: To hone cylinders or not to hone cylinders when re ringing
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 7/6/2025

A flex hone is not designed to hone a cylinder. A ridged stone hone is. A flex hone is designed to create plateaus on the peaks of the properly stone or diamond finished bores. Most critical is the degrees of cross hatch during the hone process. Most flex hone... Login to read more.