O/T Honing

[chowquoe^]

Looking for some one that has experience honing Cobalt Chrome. I have a job that may need to be honed to an 8 micro and I am looking to outsource this operation.

 

Thanks in advance for the help.

[Kevangel]

Chris, have you done this process including honing "in house" before or anything similar? A long time ago I did some cylinders 1.5dia X 6" long and honed them before and after chrome to get a Mirror finish when you hold cylinder up to light. I have a hone but am not interested. Used Sunnen hones are CHEAP and still use same modern tooling and give similar results in a short run enviroment. And Sunnen can give technical advice as there are all kinds of exotic stones..good luck either way.

[chowquoe^]

Kevin,

No we have no experience with honing. The bore is Ø.805 - Ø.806 thru a .625 part. We discussed purchasing a Sunnen, but the powers that be did not want to spend the money.

 

 

I am still looking to possibly outsource this operation, we are going to give a burnishing tool a try first. Always best to have a back up plan "Just Incase"