Good lube For Honing a Cylinder

[chieffan]

Need to do a bunch of honing on a cylinder that got some water in it. Have had the hone for probably 40 years and haven't used it in about that long. I think back then we just used motor oil. Any thing better around now days, WD40, ATF, ??

 

[olcowhand]

I use PB Blaster.

 

[chieffan]

Thanks, I wondered about that.

 

[dodge trucker]

I have used 3 in 1, regular motor oil from a squirt can, or ATF,. I'm thinking that cutting oil would work as well, something like rapid tap.

 

[chieffan]

Just thought, why not honing oil for an Arkansas Stone for sharpening knives? Have a whole bottle of that.

 

[olcowhand]

Just thought, why not honing oil for an Arkansas Stone for sharpening knives? Have a whole bottle of that.

Should work just fine!

 

[Kster526]

I always use WD40 and a few drops of motor oil. Sounds like we are all on the same page.

 

[chieffan]

Thanks a lot guy for the input. Guess some things don't really change that much.

 

[Rock farmer]

We always used “STP” for that.

Joe

 

[DennyIN]

I think we used either kerosene or diesel fuel.

 

[KC9KAS]

I always use Kerosene.

 

[Lou castillo]

Need to do a bunch of honing on a cylinder that got some water in it. Have had the hone for probably 40 years and haven't used it in about that long. I think back then we just used motor oil. Any thing better around now days, WD40, ATF, ??

I've used water soluble oil or Atf

 

[Jazz]

Just thought, why not honing oil for an Arkansas Stone for sharpening knives? Have a whole bottle of that.

Honing oil for honing. Let’s think about this before jumping to conclusions

 

[Cvans]

WD-40 or #2 diesel.

 

[airfoxeight]

• Water soluble oils.
• Mineral oils.
• Cutting fluids.
• Tapping fluids.
• 10-30 weight motor oil (for use with engine cylinders)
• Hydraulic brake fluid (for use with hydraulic brake cylinders)

 

[chieffan]

Cutting fluids. Isn't that what honing oil is? About the same for tap and die fluid. Mineral oils in the same category. Looks like a lot of the fluids will do the same job.

 

[sheenist]

Brake fluid is what we used back in the '60's when I worked as a young mechanic in a garage.

Sheenist

 

[chieffan]

After having it re-bored 10 over the cross hatch should be in it. Hope so as I have had 0 luck getting a good cross hatch.

 

[Cvans]

Hope so as I have had 0 luck getting a good cross hatch.

Run the hone slower and your arms faster. Took me a while to get the hang of it.

 

[chieffan]

Your talking about multi tasking to an old fart there Chris.