TI action Honeing....who does it?? FOUND SMITH
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bapayton
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I've got a Sunnen hone on my project list but won't get to it until spring.
Am curious if anyone offers that particular service.
Am curious if anyone offers that particular service.
Jsaum
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The bolt raceway? I work in the titanium industry and it takes a special stone shoe in a hone to remove titanium. Especially if it's the bolt raceway with all the interrupted surfaces. You can use a silicone carbide ball hone to remove small amounts. Amazon stocks 18mm .709" carbide flex hones. 13 bucks I believe. Use lots of cutting oil if u go this route. My guess is it'll take you up to an hour to take a couple thousands out.
Jsaum
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I've honed ti with a sunnen and without the proper stone.... it will not work.
bapayton
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Yeah, I've read you need stones that will work with the interrupted cut. Planned on looking into that. Still need to get the Sunnen or of storage and make sure it works.
Mind me asking what the proper stones cost you? If the cost is outrageous I might just buy a raceway reamer.
Mind me asking what the proper stones cost you? If the cost is outrageous I might just buy a raceway reamer.
Jsaum
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I can find out. They aren't too bad but the first time I tried honing with stones for steel I spent and hour and it didn't touch it. That's when I called my sunnen rep and asked what to use.
Lol... yeah did that.. negative.. I have heard LRI offers this as the Defiance actions were very tight years ago.. I have a 701 bolt and 704 raceway.. too tight
Kasey
Not titanium.
Chad Dixon @ LRI does this and has the special hones for the interrupted cuts. I'm not sure if he has the hones needed for the titanium material though. Sounds like he does it all the time so the clearances don't get too tight when coating actions. Give him a call he's a good guy to talk to and will tell it like it is.
The Defiance Ti is not titanium. Sorry if I was misunderstood.
We know.. I was saying that's why he bought hones
I have heard that just plain oil generously applied can be used to burnish
Its doesnt when you only have 4thou of clearence.. cerakote comes off pretty fast
