[SEL] Piston Ring Gap

[jbcast at charter.net]

> > OK.I can respect your opinion.Then again, the only accurate hone would
> > be 3 stones spring-or-gravity 'loaded' on a precision lathe.
>
> 
I have three Sunnen hones, a JR, an AN, and a ANhd. I also have an old Sunnen rod honing machine. These are precision pieces od equipment. When boring a cylinder I usually stop .002" small and hone to finish, starting with 100 grit and working up to the finish I want. On small engines if I'm only boring .010 or .020" I just use the hone, it goes pretty quick with the 100 grit dry. The bottle brush gives a  nice looking finish but it doesn't do what a hone is supposed to do, remove the high spots. They're ok for a glaze breaker when re ringing.
J.B. Castagnos