FLEX HONE BC 6MM (.236") 180SC - Brush Research

The Brush Research FLEX HONE BC6M18 is a professional-grade deburring, honing, and surface finishing tool designed for exacting automotive and industrial applications. This flexible honing tool is engineered to provide a consistent, high-quality surface finish, optimizing performance and extending the life of critical components. It is an indispensable tool for mechanics and technicians seeking to achieve superior bore finishes with ease and precision.

Key Features

• Advanced Flexible Honing Technology: Utilizes a resilient, flexible abrasive design that conforms to the bore, ensuring a uniform and consistent finish even in blind holes and contoured surfaces.
• Premium Silicon Carbide Abrasive: Features 180 grit silicon carbide (180SC) abrasive, ideal for general-purpose honing, deglazing, and surface finishing of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
• Precision Sizing: Specifically sized at 6mm (.236 inches), this hone is perfectly suited for small diameter bores, ensuring precise material removal and surface refinement.
• Self-Centering and Self-Aligning: The flexible design allows the tool to be self-centering and self-aligning to the bore, simplifying operation and reducing the risk of uneven wear.
• Improved Oil Retention and Seal Performance: Creates a plateau finish with a controlled crosshatch pattern, enhancing lubricant retention and improving the sealing capabilities of mating components.
• Durable Professional Construction: Manufactured by Brush Research, a leader in abrasive technology, ensuring a robust tool built for repetitive professional use.

Applications

The FLEX HONE BC6M18 is versatile and highly effective across a range of professional applications. It is commonly used for cylinder bore resurfacing in small engines, brake master cylinders, and clutch slave cylinders, preparing surfaces for optimal piston ring seating and seal performance. This tool is also ideal for deburring and improving the surface finish of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinder bores, valve guides, and small diameter pipes or tubes in industrial machinery. Its ability to create a consistent and reliable finish makes it suitable for reconditioning various precision bores where surface integrity is paramount.

Specifications

• Manufacturer: Brush Research
• Model Number: BC6M18
• Product Name: FLEX HONE BC 6MM (.236") 180SC
• Diameter: 6mm (.236 inches)
• Abrasive Material: Silicon Carbide (SC)
• Grit Size: 180