Diamond honing in Christchurch?

**emoto_chick** · 21st August 2012, 20:32

Just wondering if anyone knows places to get diamond honing done for cheap, paid $70 last week but have heard of places that do it for $30 in the north island. Is there anywhere like this in Christchurch?

**Kickaha** · 21st August 2012, 20:36

Originally Posted by emoto_chick

but have heard of places that do it for $30 in the north island. Is there anywhere like this in Christchurch?

I would have thought it would be hardly worth starting the machine for that

HPE have one and so do DG in Ashburton, you'd have to ring and ask how much

**emoto_chick** · 21st August 2012, 20:43

Sounded pretty good to me! HPE did the last one, was happy with them but would be happy finding some where cheaper, its my second in a week, it all adds up. Just thought it was worth asking around, there are so many places around you can't google.

**The Lone Rider** · 21st August 2012, 20:50

For my own education.. what is a diamond hone and why do you need it.

**Akzle** · 21st August 2012, 20:53

diamond honing what now?

**emoto_chick** · 21st August 2012, 21:07

A diamond hone is for honing modern nickel plated cylinders, leaving a cross hatch pattern to help retain oil during break in and gives better ring sealing, therefore better compression.

**JimO** · 21st August 2012, 21:09

i thort it were Hone Harewa's new monica

**The Lone Rider** · 21st August 2012, 21:13

Not something you can do yourself with a manual hand diamond hone?

**gammaguy** · 21st August 2012, 23:30

Originally Posted by emoto_chick

A diamond hone is for honing modern nickel plated cylinders, leaving a cross hatch pattern to help retain oil during break in and gives better ring sealing, therefore better compression.

I am pretty sure you mean Nikasil

**noobi** · 21st August 2012, 23:51

Originally Posted by gammaguy

I am pretty sure you mean Nikasil

Nikasil is a brand name for an electrodeposited lipophilic nickel matrix silicon carbide coating developed in the 60s, it has been improved and each brand has their own personal mix.
So nickel plated is still technically correct.

Its like Teflon is a brand name for polytetrafluoroethylene.

You have to be particularly careful when letting a hone near plated cylinders, as the plating is normally as thin as the tolerances of the hone.