Thread: Latest Biggin

As you guys know, I have a penchant for bigger sized hones. Here is my latest acquisition.
Anybody have any experience honing on one of these?

Oh yes, many, many, years of experience with similar "hones!"
They are very flat and stay that way for years without any additional lapping !
~Richard

Dang and I thought the one I posted was big! Very nice!

Originally Posted by BWH1980

Dang and I thought the one I posted was big! Very nice!

Thats the smaller one! I have a bigger one to use for flattening this one

But seriously, anybody here ever use a granite hone? I know Norton marketed them once upon a time.

Originally Posted by Geezer

Oh yes, many, many, years of experience with similar "hones!"
They are very flat and stay that way for years without any additional lapping !
~Richard

And Geezer, no worries, im only using it for its intended (sort of) purposes

Originally Posted by Magpie

And Geezer, no worries, im only using it for its intended (sort of) purposes

Aaaahh, now the feline is de-bagged, they do work very well for flattening a hone with Silicon Carbide wet dry paper. Mine has had that use also!
~Richard

My plan is to use the larger surface plate and many sheets of SiC to true out the bed on an old Atlas 10 the smaller one is being used for both hone flattening, and layout work. The ledges make for easy clamping when needed too (always done with protection of all surfaces)

The old 10" Atlas made me a lot of money over the years. I was fortunate to get one from a retiree that bought it new. It had the cabinet and the motor below the headstock. I also got a lot of tooling with it. For the money and longevity, they are hard to beat.
You will find the tail stock about 5-10 thou high. Originally set to wear in over the years. The main wear on the bed is usually the first foot from the headstock. The spindle may be unhardened/ casehardened wear surface on outside. as I was able to ream the taper after I bought it. It had a few spin grooves in the taper. Prussian Blue will be your friend and it will wear off your fingers after a while! Don't scratch your head while working with it.
Flat beds are not bad! Adjusting the gibs made mine very accurate.
I did make a wooden board to place under the chucks when I removed them so I didn't ding the ways.
Have fun on your journey!
~Richard

is that a hone or a surface plate?