Making holes is a common job, but the challenge is how to produce them to high degrees of accuracy and surface finish. For many companies the answer is simple – HONING. The honing process is quite ancient in its origins.  Today, honing is a fast stock removal process comparatively.

Honing is often compared with internal grinding, as the objectives of both processes are to achieve dimensional accuracy and specified surface finish, although the two processes differ in many respects. Grinding usually involves an abrasive wheel moving at relatively high speeds and imparting a high impact shock to the work piece, normally along a line contact. Honing is  a process whereby a cutting medium, carried by the honing tool is expanded, rotated and reciprocated against the work surface at relatively low speeds and contact pressures compared to grinding.  Bores to be honed in this process may vary from 1.0 - 1000mm in diameter and up to 10 metes or more in length.

The Delapena Honing Oils are formulated using modern additives and technology to reinvent the “old” heavy supervised and chlorinated oils. They are dark in color and ideal for heavy duty and large diameter applications, such as industrial cylinders,tube hones and more.