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its sort of a micro polish for the cylinder walls typically done before a motor is assembled to make sure the cylinder walls are perfectly smooth.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gsr dood &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">its sort of a micro polish for the cylinder walls typically done before a motor is assembled to make sure the cylinder walls are perfectly smooth.</TD></TR></TABLE>

It is the opposite. Smooth walls don't allow rings to seat properly. They need to be rough so the ring can bite into it and seal itself.

 

It is when a machine shop uses a machine like this:



Or you at home can use a tool like this:



To make the Engine cylinder look like this:



Because,

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dartanian &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Smooth walls don't allow rings to seat properly. They need to be rough so the ring can bite into it and seal itself.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Any questions????

 

it's like making a fresh surface that is slighty scuffed so that the oil won't just slide right off of it. i got my block done 2 days ago:

 

Honing is a microfinish. It is known to have the best surface and best dimensional accuracy out of any other metal working operation. It creates the cross hatches by 'entering and exiting' the cylinder while 'spinning' around.

 

Flexin5's motor looks so clean you can eat out of it.