--- title: BRM Official Blog description: BRM Official Blog is where you'll learn about surface finishing solutions from Brush Research Manufacturing (BRM). --- - [Account Login](https://www.brushresearch.com/myaccount/) - [View Cart (0)](https://www.brushresearch.com/view-cart.php) - CALL 323-261-2193 - [![Brush Research Pintrest](https://blog.brushresearch.com/hs-fs/file-2655888633-png/brushresearch-images/pintrest.png)](http://www.pinterest.com/brushresearch/) - [![Brush Research Google+](https://blog.brushresearch.com/hs-fs/file-2655888618-png/brushresearch-images/gplus-16.png)](https://plus.google.com/+Brushresearch/posts) - [![Brush Research Linkedin](https://blog.brushresearch.com/hs-fs/file-2655888628-png/brushresearch-images/linkedin.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/company/225267?trk=pp_icon) - [![Brush Research Twiiter](https://blog.brushresearch.com/hs-fs/file-2647530532-png/brushresearch-images/twitter.png)](http://twitter.com/brushresearch) - [![Brush Research Facebook](https://blog.brushresearch.com/hs-fs/file-2647530512-png/brushresearch-images/facebook.png)](http://www.facebook.com/BrushResearch) [![Brush Research Manufacturing](https://blog.brushresearch.com/hs-fs/file-2655888638-png/brushresearch-images/logo.png)](http://www.brushresearch.com) - [About US](http://www.brushresearch.com/about.php) - [News](http://www.brushresearch.com/news.php) - [Tradeshows](http://www.brushresearch.com/tradeshows.php) - [Job Opportunities](http://www.brushresearch.com/jobs.php) - [Blog](https://blog.brushresearch.com/) - [Products](http://www.brushresearch.com/products.php) - [The Flex-Hone® Tool](http://www.brushresearch.com/product-line.php?line=1) - [The Flex-Hone® For Rotors](http://www.brushresearch.com/product-line.php?line=2) - [Flex-Hone® Tools For Firearms](http://www.brushresearch.com/product-line.php?line=3) - [Flex-Hone Kits and Accessories](http://www.brushresearch.com/product-line.php?line=4) - [Abrasive Nylon Brushes](http://www.brushresearch.com/product-line.php?line=5) - [NamPower™](http://www.brushresearch.com/product-line.php?line=13) - [Diesel and Automotive Brushes](http://www.brushresearch.com/product-line.php?line=6) - [Power Brushes](http://www.brushresearch.com/product-line.php?line=7) - [Miniature Brushes](http://www.brushresearch.com/product-line.php?line=8) - [Twisted-in-Wire Brushes](http://www.brushresearch.com/product-line.php?line=9) - [Strip Brushes](http://www.brushresearch.com/product-line.php?line=10) - [Radial Coil Brushes](http://www.brushresearch.com/custom-radial-types.php) - [Scratch and Maintenance Brushes](http://www.brushresearch.com/product-line.php?line=12) - [Parts Wash Brushes](http://www.brushresearch.com/product-line.php?line=14) - [Custom Brushes](http://www.brushresearch.com/custom-brushes.php) - [Applications](http://www.brushresearch.com/applications.php) - [Literature](http://www.brushresearch.com/literature.php) - [Catalog](http://www.brushresearch.com/literature.php?type=1) - [Technical Books](http://www.brushresearch.com/literature.php?type=2) - [Brochures](http://www.brushresearch.com/literature.php?type=3) - [Application Guides](http://www.brushresearch.com/literature.php?type=4) - [MSDS](http://www.brushresearch.com/msds.php) - [Safety Guide](http://www.brushresearch.com/safety-guide.php) - [Engineering Guide](http://www.brushresearch.com/engineering-guide.php) - [Credit and Resource Documentation](http://www.brushresearch.com/credit-resource-documentation.php) - [Tech Lab Request Forms](http://www.brushresearch.com/tech-lab-request-forms.php) - [Videos](http://www.brushresearch.com/videos.php) - [Distributors](http://www.brushresearch.com/distributors.php) - [FAQ](http://www.brushresearch.com/faq.php) - [Contacts](http://www.brushresearch.com/contact.php) ![industrial_brushes_BrushResearch-1.jpg](https://blog.brushresearch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/brushresearch-images/industrial_brushes_BrushResearch-1.jpg?width=950&name=industrial_brushes_BrushResearch-1.jpg "industrial_brushes_BrushResearch-1.jpg") # BRM Official Blog ## [IMTS 2016: Meet BRM in Booth N-7163 (Industrial)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/imts-2016-meet-brm-booth-n-7163-0) Posted by [Team BRM](https://blog.brushresearch.com/author/team-brm) on Sep 17, 2026, 1:02:54 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.brushresearch.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/IMTS-BRM.jpg)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/imts-2016-meet-brm-booth-n-7163-0) Brush Research Manufacturing (BRM) will exhibit industry-leading solutions for metal surface finishing, deburring, cleaning, and polishing at IMTS 2016. From September 12 to 17, BRM will showcase Flex-Hone® tools, NamPower technology, and other surface finishing and deburring solutions in Booth #N-7163. Are you serious about solving surface finishing challenges? Would you like to learn how to improve part quality, reduce costs, and speed operations? Then [request a meeting at IMTS](https://info.brushresearch.com/imts-2016-brm-booth-n-7163) with the BRM Technical Team. Learn how the inventor of Flex-Hone® technology can help you. Here are some more reasons why your IMTS tradeshow plans need to include a visit to BRM in Booth N-7163. [Read More](https://blog.brushresearch.com/imts-2016-meet-brm-booth-n-7163-0) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.brushresearch.com/imts-2016-meet-brm-booth-n-7163-0#comments-listing) Topics: [imts](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/imts) ## [Flex-Hone® for Tight-Tolerance Parts Saves Manufacturer Time and Money](https://blog.brushresearch.com/flex-hone-tight-tolerance-parts) Posted by [Team BRM](https://blog.brushresearch.com/author/team-brm) on Nov 26, 2019, 3:08:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.brushresearch.com/hubfs/Wolfram%202.png)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/flex-hone-tight-tolerance-parts) Wolfram Manufacturing Inc. makes machined metal parts with complex geometries and fine finishes. Like other job shops, the Austin, Texas manufacturer doesn’t want to send out parts for surface finishing and deburring. When lead times are short and profit margins are tight, outsourcing this work doesn’t make good business sense. Yet many metal fabricators need to meet tight tolerances every time..      [Read More](https://blog.brushresearch.com/flex-hone-tight-tolerance-parts) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.brushresearch.com/flex-hone-tight-tolerance-parts#comments-listing) Topics: [Flex-Hone](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/flex-hone), [surface finishing](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/surface-finishing), [deburring](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/deburring), [machined parts](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/machined-parts) ## [Flex-Hone® Reduces Roughness and Promotes Sealing in Anodized Cylinders](https://blog.brushresearch.com/flex-hone-anodized-cylinders) Posted by [Team BRM](https://blog.brushresearch.com/author/team-brm) on Nov 12, 2019, 3:07:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.brushresearch.com/hubfs/cylinders.png)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/flex-hone-anodized-cylinders) Anodizing imparts a wear-resistant coating to cylinders. This electrochemical process permits the use of lightweight aluminum instead of heavier metals, but anodizing increases surface roughness. Moreover, [anodizing](https://blog.brushresearch.com/anodizing-and-the-flex-hone-tool-part-1) increases a cylinder’s outer diameter (OD) while decreasing its inner diameter (OD). These changes in surface quality and dimensions can interfere with parts mating and sealing.      [Read More](https://blog.brushresearch.com/flex-hone-anodized-cylinders) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.brushresearch.com/flex-hone-anodized-cylinders#comments-listing) Topics: [Flex-Hone](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/flex-hone), [surface finishing](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/surface-finishing), [anodized cylinders](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/anodized-cylinders) ## [Machined Superalloys Get Better Surface Finishing Tools](https://blog.brushresearch.com/machined-superalloys-surface-finishing) Posted by [Team BRM](https://blog.brushresearch.com/author/team-brm) on Oct 29, 2019, 2:13:41 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.brushresearch.com/hubfs/CBN%20Flex-Hone.png)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/machined-superalloys-surface-finishing) High-nickel, iron, and cobalt alloy steels are difficult to machine.  These superalloys expose cutting tools to so much stress, strain and heat that tool edges can begin to lose their hardness. When that happens, heavy burrs won’t break off cleanly and work hardening may occur. As [Metalworking World](https://info.brushresearch.com/machined-super-alloys-article) magazine explains, outsourced surface finishing may seem like the only option – but that's not the case. [Read More](https://blog.brushresearch.com/machined-superalloys-surface-finishing) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.brushresearch.com/machined-superalloys-surface-finishing#comments-listing) Topics: [Flex-Hone](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/flex-hone), [cbn flex-hone](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/cbn-flex-hone), [surface finishing](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/surface-finishing), [machined superalloys](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/machined-superalloys) ## [Planar Honing for Machine Tool Sliding Guideways](https://blog.brushresearch.com/planar-honing-sliding-guideways) Posted by [Team BRM](https://blog.brushresearch.com/author/team-brm) on Oct 15, 2019, 2:13:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.brushresearch.com/hubfs/Application_Images/Flex-Hone_for_Rotors.jpg)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/planar-honing-sliding-guideways) Planar honing imparts a fine finish to flat surfaces like sliding guideways, machined metal parts that support linear motion. Traditionally, machine tool sliding guideways were made of hardened cast iron and fabricated with cubic boron nitride (CBN) milling tools and grinding. As [Grinding & Surface Finishing magazine](https://info.brushresearch.com/planar-honing-article) explains, however, there’s another way to improve sliding guideway surface finish.   [Read More](https://blog.brushresearch.com/planar-honing-sliding-guideways) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.brushresearch.com/planar-honing-sliding-guideways#comments-listing) Topics: [Flex-Hone](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/flex-hone), [planar honing](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/planar-honing), [flex-hone for rotors](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/flex-hone-for-rotors), [plateau finishing](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/plateau-finishing) ## [Cross-Hole Deburring for a Close Tolerance Finish](https://blog.brushresearch.com/cross-hole-deburring-close-tolerance-finish) Posted by [Team BRM](https://blog.brushresearch.com/author/team-brm) on Sep 23, 2019, 4:39:25 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.brushresearch.com/hubfs/Flex-Hone%20Cross-Hole%20Deburring.jpg)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/cross-hole-deburring-close-tolerance-finish) Cross-hole deburring can be tedious and time consuming. It's not easy to remove sharp edges from grooves, undercuts, slots or internal holes either. For precision parts, however, it's essential to have smooth, round edges. Components with hard-to-access features need a close-tolerance surface finish, too.   [Read More](https://blog.brushresearch.com/cross-hole-deburring-close-tolerance-finish) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.brushresearch.com/cross-hole-deburring-close-tolerance-finish#comments-listing) Topics: [Miniature Deburring Brushes](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/miniature-deburring-brushes), [Deburring Tools](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/deburring-tools) ## [The Best Way To Deburr Small Threaded Parts](https://blog.brushresearch.com/best-way-to-deburr-small-threaded-parts) Posted by [Team BRM](https://blog.brushresearch.com/author/team-brm) on Sep 12, 2019, 5:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.brushresearch.com/hubfs/Small.png)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/best-way-to-deburr-small-threaded-parts) Threaded parts with diameters less than 0.125 in. are hard to deburr. That’s because the rough edges or ridges left by machining are so small. Heavy nylon deburring tools or butterfly brushes are fine for larger threaded components, but what about the microburrs on smaller threaded parts? They need precise polishing rather than aggressive deburring. [Read More](https://blog.brushresearch.com/best-way-to-deburr-small-threaded-parts) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.brushresearch.com/best-way-to-deburr-small-threaded-parts#comments-listing) Topics: [Miniature Deburring Brushes](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/miniature-deburring-brushes), [Deburring Tools](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/deburring-tools) ## [Trans Am Engine Rebuilds with Flex-Hone® Tools](https://blog.brushresearch.com/trans-am-engine-rebuilds-flex-hone) Posted by [Team BRM](https://blog.brushresearch.com/author/team-brm) on Apr 30, 2018, 5:33:19 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.brushresearch.com/hubfs/2002%20Pontiac%20Firebird%20TransAm.jpg)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/trans-am-engine-rebuilds-flex-hone) The Pontiac Firebird Trans Am was an iconic muscle car with a reputation for speed and flair. In 2002, the Trans Am’s final year of production, Pontiac powered its pony car with an 8-cylinder, 16-valve, 5.7-liter, 347-cubic inch engine called the LS1. Even today, restoring this all-aluminum engine block is a labor of love. As [ls1tech.com](http://ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iii-internal-engine/1622786-my-347ci-build.html), an automotive website, a mechanic shared a story that’s familiar to many do-it-yourselfers (DIYers). For surface finishing cylinder walls, there’s no substitute for BRM Flex-Hone® tools. [Read More](https://blog.brushresearch.com/trans-am-engine-rebuilds-flex-hone) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.brushresearch.com/trans-am-engine-rebuilds-flex-hone#comments-listing) Topics: [Flex-Hone](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/flex-hone), [Automotive](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/automotive) ## [Chamber Honing for Stoeger Shotguns](https://blog.brushresearch.com/stoeger-shotguns-chamber-honing) Posted by [Team BRM](https://blog.brushresearch.com/author/team-brm) on Mar 19, 2018, 10:50:34 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.brushresearch.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/Flex-Hone_for_Firearms.jpg)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/stoeger-shotguns-chamber-honing) Shotgun chambers need a smooth, polished finish so that spent shells eject properly. The bore’s surface may look shiny, but there’s more to chamber honing than the mirror-like finish that meets the eye. For best results, a shotgun chamber needs a plateau finish with a uniform series of peaks and oil-retaining valleys. This substantially smooth surface finish reduces friction and fouling while promoting optimum lubrication. Some gun owners have heard of plateau finishing, but the phrase “slicking up” might be better-known. In [Slicking up the Stoeger S x S Shotgun Part III](http://marauder.homestead.com/files/stoeger3.html), an on-line article about shotgun chamber honing, the owner of a Stoeger Silverado Coach Gun described the power of plateau finishing with Flex-Hone® for Firearms tools. “Those shells will easily come out of the chambers now,” the gunsmith explained. [Read More](https://blog.brushresearch.com/stoeger-shotguns-chamber-honing) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.brushresearch.com/stoeger-shotguns-chamber-honing#comments-listing) Topics: [flex-hone for firearms](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/flex-hone-for-firearms) ## [Restoring Main Bearing Bores with Flex-Hone® Tools](https://blog.brushresearch.com/restoring-main-bearing-bores-with-flex-hone-tools) Posted by [Team BRM](https://blog.brushresearch.com/author/team-brm) on Mar 12, 2018, 11:15:52 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.brushresearch.com/hubfs/bearing%20bores.jpg)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/restoring-main-bearing-bores-with-flex-hone-tools) Bearing bores are engine components that house the main bearings, mechanical elements with grooves for passing oil to feed-holes in the crankshaft. For optimum engine performance, bearing bores or tunnels must meet tight tolerances and have an oil-retaining surface finish.  Line boring with a rigid hone is the right choice for bores that are out-of-round or that require significant material removal. To impart an oil-retaining final finish, however, automotive experts like [MSB Tuning](http://www.mbs.id.au/) in Queensland, Australia recommend the “world’s best cylinder bore” – the BRM Flex-Hone® tool.  [Read More](https://blog.brushresearch.com/restoring-main-bearing-bores-with-flex-hone-tools) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.brushresearch.com/restoring-main-bearing-bores-with-flex-hone-tools#comments-listing) Topics: [Flex-Hone](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/flex-hone), [Automotive](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/automotive) [All posts](https://blog.brushresearch.com/all) [Next](https://blog.brushresearch.com/page/2) ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - [Flex-Hone (77)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/flex-hone) - [NamPower (18)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/nampower) - [NamPower Abrasive Disc Brushes (16)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/nampower-abrasive-disc-brushes) - [Automotive (15)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/automotive) - [Industrial Brushes (12)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/industrial-brushes) - [NamPower Wheels (12)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/nampower-wheels) - [flex-hone for firearms (12)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/flex-hone-for-firearms) - [Deburring Tools (6)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/deburring-tools) - [Miniature Deburring Brushes (6)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/miniature-deburring-brushes) - [Brake Rotors (5)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/brake-rotors) - [Firearms Maintenance (4)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/firearms-maintenance) - [Aerospace (3)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/aerospace) - [Cylinder Honing (3)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/cylinder-honing) - [Diamond Tools (3)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/diamond-tools) - [surface finishing (3)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/surface-finishing) - [wheel brushes (3)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/wheel-brushes) - [Engine Rebuilds (2)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/engine-rebuilds) - [Fluid Power (2)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/fluid-power) - [Hydraulics (2)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/hydraulics) - [Motorcycle Engines (2)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/motorcycle-engines) - [WESTEC (2)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/westec) - [automation (2)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/automation) - [imts (2)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/imts) - [pneumatics (2)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/pneumatics) - [tube brushes (2)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/tube-brushes) - [End Brushes (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/end-brushes) - [FABTECH (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/fabtech) - [Power Brushes (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/power-brushes) - [SOUTHTEC (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/southtec) - [Send In Your Part (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/send-in-your-part) - [WESTEC 2015 (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/westec-2015) - [Wire Cup Brushes (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/wire-cup-brushes) - [anodized cylinders (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/anodized-cylinders) - [brakes (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/brakes) - [cbn flex-hone (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/cbn-flex-hone) - [chamfer blending (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/chamfer-blending) - [chamfer honing (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/chamfer-honing) - [deburring (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/deburring) - [diesel (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/diesel) - [flex-hone for rotors (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/flex-hone-for-rotors) - [machined parts (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/machined-parts) - [machined superalloys (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/machined-superalloys) - [metalworking (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/metalworking) - [planar honing (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/planar-honing) - [plateau finishing (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/plateau-finishing) - [pumps (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/pumps) - [shotguns (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/shotguns) - [valves (1)](https://blog.brushresearch.com/topic/valves) see all ### Sign-Up for BRM's Company Newsletter! 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