cylinder hone

McMaster Carr sells a cylinder hone that is more inexpensive than the sunnen. I have one from them that goes from three to six inch.

With the hone you get a couple of sets of wipers and stones for the listed price.

John

You might be better off paying someone to hone your cylinder , usually runs around 40 bucks per hole . If I was closer , I'd so it for a box of apples ... I got TWO of the Sunnen hones for - sit down - 50 bucks at a pawn shop a few years back , along with a bunch of stones and wipers . Traded one for some parts for my '39 WL , still got the other (best) one .

Yea, I'll see one cheap next week.

I've always been funny this way. I'll pay more to buy the tool and do it myself. I always rationalize by saying I'll come out better in the end. Bet I'm the only one on RCM that feels this way. Or maybe not.

Karl

My favorite company. Good products, great service. I may cheap out this time, the Lysle one is $75 less.

Karl

You are indeed always better off buying a new tool and learning some new skills. That new tool may sit unused for a year after the particular project you bought it for, but it will inevitable be used again later and usually with increasing frequency.

--Whatever you decide keep **safety** in mind: the hone is one of the most dangerous machines in the shop and few appreciate this. Make sure you're using something other than your hands to hold the part you're working on: get a couple of those handles with the adjustable strap to hold 'em and to counteract the torque.. When I first learned how to use a hone from a pro he emphasized this and told a horror story or two to make the point sink in.

Had my own "twister" today. Drilling with a 1.5 inch drill on a round part in the radial arm drill. The "V" block snapped in two.The drill grabbed and busted one bolt holding the vice right off when it cocked off center.

Karl

I thought it was going to be used on old tractors blocks. I don't think he'll need to hold or strap down if that is the case.

It's the intangibles, that accountant-types can't comprehend. You get X dollars' worth of satisfaction from producing a Job Well Done with Your Own Two Hands. My background is electronics, but I'm learning a lot about mechanical stuff, and I feel the same way, although I've never tracked dollar costs or anything.

Cheers! Rich

The need will arise immediately after selling it. ;-)

Cheers! Rich