To hone or not to hone? | Smokstak® Antique Engine Community*
Dec 17, 2019 · You should then fit the rings in the cylinder and check end gap. If the end gap is excessive you should replace the rings. Your cylinder measurements will tell you what …
Where can I get a big cylinder hone??? - Antique Engines
Jun 7, 2005 · The Sunnen hone is a rigid hone. This means that the stones are gear driven at both ends and expand evenly out. This allows for straightening holes that are out of round and …
cylinder hone | Smokstak® Antique Engine Community*
Aug 29, 2024 · What you cannot do is get oil on the stones and then try to dry-hone. The small amount of oil on the stones will cause the cuttings to stick fast and clog the stones. We used to …
Honing Engine Cylinders | Smokstak® Antique Engine Community*
Jun 22, 2010 · A rigid hone will make an egg shaped cylinder round. Yes you be removing material to do that. Stones are sold in different grits and hardness. Yes you need some stone …
Ammco 500 cylinder hone instructions - Antique Engines
Jan 3, 2020 · Really be a blessing if someone with the box these came in would post a readable pic of the instructions from underside of the lid. I asked folk selling them on Ebay to, we'll see if …
Reboring & Finishing a Cylinder at Home - Antique Engines
Jan 1, 2006 · Sure you can do this at home, You can find a boring bar , I gave about 450 for my old model F, then you need a good rigid hone, thats another 100. You still need a way to …
Kohler 12HP K301 cylinder pitting after boring?
May 29, 2009 · I think you should take to .040 O/S and try again. This time use another machinist. Also, some of these so called machinists bore the cylinder to the desired size and the run a …
B&D Valve Seat Grinder | Smokstak® Antique Engine Community*
Mar 24, 2019 · Speaking of grinding, does anyone know were i can get 60 grit stones for our model 500 AMMCO rigid cylinder hone? Goodson has been out for MONTHS without knowing …
Mechanical Restoration of a “Victor” Vapor Engine ... - Antique …
Jan 14, 2021 · The final .002" of material was removed with a rigid Sunnen hone and the finish left quite smooth, but still had enough hone marks to hold some oil. The final clearance between …
45 degree cylinder crosshatch honing - Antique Engines
Feb 5, 2024 · The hone is run from barely past the top of the cylinder to just past the bottom (about 1/8"). The hone is kept moving until you have a good even surface and it is stopped …