Put four head bolts in, flip the block over, and hone from the bottom, also. You can achieve zero bore taper by doing this. I've honed quite a few blocks .010 over with my Lisle 15000 rigid hone. It does take patience and practice to do a really good job when you first start using one of these hones. I just finished honing a Kohler K301A and K321A .010 over. By honing from the bottom, also, the honing stones will wear more evenly and give you a straight bore as I mentioned earlier.
@KensSmallEngineRepair You're welcome. I went through the same thing when I bought my hone years ago. Just thought that I would pass along what I've learned along the way. It does take a good drill to get the job done, but the result you get with this rigid hone is amazing. Briggs and Stratton offered similar hones in their old catalogs for honing oversize. Thanks for making the video!
@acb1199 you mentioned using the head bolts, I have 3/8-16 x 6 inch long Socket head cap screws I use to support the block when test running, at least I did before my buddy Joe built me that test stand!
@@KensSmallEngineRepair I just put the four head bolts in the head bolt holes to keep the block up from the floor. I just stand over the block as I hone it. It allows the honing stones to pass through the top of the bore.
These and the old Aamco 500 Hones are the standard tools I’ve used. There is a new one out there, Aamco 900500 which is the old 500 design with a new part number. Pricey though at $859
OH MY GOD Brother, The Purists are gona be mad, they are gona be telling you that you can't use that hone to bore a cylinder as it will not keep the cylinder bore at a perfect 90° angle to the crank centerline and square to the axis, as it will cost you power. They will tell you it needs to be done on a CNC Boring machine to be correct. You as well as I know that in stock applications this will not be an issue. I use an old Ammco modle 500 from the 70's, but its getting harder to find stones for it. Last thing I do probably over kill is I will take some Scotch Brite pad and put it between the stones and cylinder wall and do a few strokes to kinda knock the edges of the cross hatch down.
It’s all good brother just remember a home will follow existing geometry including centerlines so I thing I’ll be ok. The Aamco home was crazy priced years ago so I went with the Lisle. Been good for 20 plus years so far.
Good stuff Ken when you can get that within a grand with a drill yeh I'd say you've done this a few times !!! Just curious can you use Marvel Mystery Oil instead of kerosene ?
That was cool. Now all I need is the tool. And 20 years of experience.
Nice job Ken. The honing tool looks to be a real good one, not an eBay special !
Nice job Ken, that sure is a big honer you have there. 🙂👍
Awesome honer - thanks Kenny
Thanks Claus
This was very interesting to watch and a tool we should invest in. The hard bit will be learning how to use it as well as you can
Using it for 23 years now is quite the education!
Very nice video 📹 Ken!!!! Thank you!!!!
Thanks for watching!
Great video Ken👍👍
Thanks for watching Barry
Nice one ken mate
Thanks Mate!
Patience. I've seen cylinders ruined from being in a hurry.
Put four head bolts in, flip the block over, and hone from the bottom, also. You can achieve zero bore taper by doing this. I've honed quite a few blocks .010 over with my Lisle 15000 rigid hone. It does take patience and practice to do a really good job when you first start using one of these hones. I just finished honing a Kohler K301A and K321A .010 over. By honing from the bottom, also, the honing stones will wear more evenly and give you a straight bore as I mentioned earlier.
Never thought of turning it over, thanks!
@KensSmallEngineRepair You're welcome. I went through the same thing when I bought my hone years ago. Just thought that I would pass along what I've learned along the way. It does take a good drill to get the job done, but the result you get with this rigid hone is amazing. Briggs and Stratton offered similar hones in their old catalogs for honing oversize. Thanks for making the video!
@acb1199 you mentioned using the head bolts, I have 3/8-16 x 6 inch long Socket head cap screws I use to support the block when test running, at least I did before my buddy Joe built me that test stand!
@@KensSmallEngineRepair I just put the four head bolts in the head bolt holes to keep the block up from the floor. I just stand over the block as I hone it. It allows the honing stones to pass through the top of the bore.
Nice job. I have pretty much the same hone but my model is the 1500.
Why not use the milling machine in the back? I like that hone I'm sure it wasn't cheap. Good stuff Kenny!
You can buy this hone for like $165. I have one also.
I have the motion up and down memorized for the speed of my 1/2 inch drill to give me the correct cross hatch angle.
These and the old Aamco 500 Hones are the standard tools I’ve used. There is a new one out there, Aamco 900500 which is the old 500 design with a new part number. Pricey though at $859
That hone is $160.00 you better do more work To afford that one
OH MY GOD Brother, The Purists are gona be mad, they are gona be telling you that you can't use that hone to bore a cylinder as it will not keep the cylinder bore at a perfect 90° angle to the crank centerline and square to the axis, as it will cost you power. They will tell you it needs to be done on a CNC Boring machine to be correct.
You as well as I know that in stock applications this will not be an issue.
I use an old Ammco modle 500 from the 70's, but its getting harder to find stones for it.
Last thing I do probably over kill is I will take some Scotch Brite pad and put it between the stones and cylinder wall and do a few strokes to kinda knock the edges of the cross hatch down.
It’s all good brother just remember a home will follow existing geometry including centerlines so I thing I’ll be ok. The Aamco home was crazy priced years ago so I went with the Lisle. Been good for 20 plus years so far.
Interesting.
Good stuff Ken when you can get that within a grand with a drill yeh I'd say you've done this a few times !!! Just curious can you use Marvel Mystery Oil instead of kerosene ?
I was told by an old mechanic that Kerosene works well. He’s been working on engines since the 1940’s so I figured he knew a thing or two!