Red Deer, AB - Manufacturing Reciprocating Pumps -> Honing

Barrel Honing

• 4 hones: 2 double spindle and 2 single spindle
• Raw barrel material is prehoned for chrome plating or NiCarb coating
• Finish hone is done on SupraHard barrels
• Polishing/buffing is done on finished Chrome and NiCarb barrels
• Honing helps us get the desired barrel fit size and surface finish
• Done by expanding hone heads provided with abrasive stones (specific grit and grade)
• Simultaneous rotations and reciprocation’s of the hone within the bore (hone abrasive under preloaded pressure)
• Finish is approximately 8 RMS
• Kerosene is used as a coolant and lubricant