Flex-hones are used to prepare the insides of certain holes for non-destructive inspections on aircrafts. They are used to remove scars, gouges etcprior to eddy current automated hole inspection. This flex-honing process is used to reduce the level of signal interference that in turn would reduce the capability of the eddy current inspection to find small cracks; 13galv bc style; 320 grit, boron carbide abrasive; .017 black level 6-12 nylon "s" grade; 2-1/2 inch ap, 8 inch oal
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A cutting tool having a fluted, stepped body on one end and a straight shank, usually round with a squared drive, on the other end. In operation, the smaller portion of the body is inserted in the tube, until the blades contact the edges of the tube, and rotated with a t-handle tap wrench, or the like to remove the burrs from the inside and outside edges. See also deburring tool, tube, inclosed blade.
Classification: Handtools (including glass cutters) and parts thereof, nesoi, of basemetal
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