What size flex hone do I need?

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What size flex hone do I need to hone seat tubes that take 27.2mm seatposts?
One tool site had a 1" (25.4mm) hone and the next size was 1 1/8" (28.58mm).

You don't hone, you ream.
Phil Brown

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

What size flex hone do I need to hone seat tubes that take 27.2mm

seatposts?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

One tool site had a 1" (25.4mm) hone and the next size was 1 1/8"

(28.58mm).

Quoted message said:

You don't hone, you ream.
Phil Brown

I am not looking to expand the size of the seat tube, just clean it up and
have it free of any burrs or stuff. Thought a hone would do that, whereas a
reamer would take off metal and make the diameter of the seat tube larger?

Frank

On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 23:32:57 -0500, "Frank" <[email hidden]>

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Quoted message said:

What size flex hone do I need to hone seat tubes that take 27.2mm

seatposts?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

One tool site had a 1" (25.4mm) hone and the next size was 1 1/8"

(28.58mm).

Quoted message said:

You don't hone, you ream.
Phil Brown

I am not looking to expand the size of the seat tube, just clean it up and
have it free of any burrs or stuff. Thought a hone would do that, whereas a
reamer would take off metal and make the diameter of the seat tube larger?

If, by flex hone, you mean the ones that look like a bottle brush with
grit lumps on the fibers, then the 1 1/8" is an appropriate size for a
27.2mm bore. In the automotive mechanics' trade, we often call them
"dingleberry brushes." Be aware that this type of hone tends to
self-destruct expensively if used on a section of tube that has a slit
in it, such as is the case at the top of most seat tubes. For that
area, a little hand dressing with emery cloth and a very small file is
my personal preference.

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On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 23:32:57 -0500 "Frank" <[email hidden]>

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What size flex hone do I need to hone seat tubes that take 27.2mm

seatposts?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

One tool site had a 1" (25.4mm) hone and the next size was 1 1/8"

(28.58mm).

Quoted message said:

You don't hone, you ream.

Quoted message said:

I am not looking to expand the size of the seat tube, just clean it up and
have it free of any burrs or stuff. Thought a hone would do that, whereas a
reamer would take off metal and make the diameter of the seat tube larger?

If that's what you're after, the larger flex hone would be fine. You
need one that is a little larger than the bore you're honing.

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Jim Adney [email hidden]
Madison, WI 53711 USA
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I would wrap some emery cloth or abrasive paper around a broom handle or
piece of dowel. Actually, I would turn a piece of wood to a loose fit in
the seat tube, but I know there are some people who have to make do without
a lathe. :-)

Leo Lichtman said:

I would wrap some emery cloth or abrasive paper around a broom handle or
piece of dowel. Actually, I would turn a piece of wood to a loose fit in
the seat tube, but I know there are some people who have to make do without
a lathe. :-)

That's where the handyman's secret weapon, duct tape, comes in. As
long as you have a dowel smaller than the hole, with a suitable
quantity of duct tape you can achieve the fit required...and attach
the emery cloth with the last quarter-wrap.
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