I would assume a plain ol bottle of 3 in 1 oil would be sufficient to keep
the stones from loading up.
That's what I use to sharpen knives with and I have been toolmaking for over
20 year and have never found a "bad" oil to hone/sharpen.
I would not recommend motor oil though, as it is made to reduce friction
with its additives.

CT


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Thomas Allemani wrote:
Greetings : I am "breaking the glaze" on an engine and I have light
cutting
oil here but no "honing" oil. Went to the local auto parts shops and
got a
blank stare from most when I asked for honing oil. The napa store can
sell
me a 55 gal drum of it. Dont need that much, for 1 engine, Sooo= my
question
is can I use light cutting oil for honing the engine?
And whats the difference? A machanic told me they used # 10 motor oil
for
this in the shop he worked in. But I thought to ask this group before
I
start anyway. Any information would be appericated, Thanks Tom.

If you use one of the "cluster of grapes" type of hones, you need to
use the specific honing oil that the manufacturer recommends or the
abrasive balls will disintegrate. If you're just using a hone with
standard long stones, light cutting oil should work, it's just needed
to keep the stones from plugging up and keep the work cool, use
liberally.

Stan