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I'm thinking about picking up a better hone than the Sunnen LBN I have. The LBN is a bit clunky to use and while it has a ton of small mandrels, few of them fit my needs well. It's also very low power. I've used a 1.5" mandrel a lot and it does not have the power to really run it.
This 660 popped up and the seller seems to be selling it for someone else, or maybe a family member that passed away. They're not knowledgeable about it at all. It appears to have a large assortment of modern style mandrels and truing sleeves. Looks like it was used for rods and small cylinders judging by the shit stacked around it so mandrels probably cover a huge range. Looks like it also has some kind of Sunnen bore gauge and I don't know what the indicator below size adjustment knob does, but it has that (my LBN is from the 30's, it has a motor. That was it's high tech feature). The 660 also looks like the motor has been changed out and the motor looks larger than original. Maybe larger to run the larger mandrels?
My use is occasional automotive stuff, basically just my own engines. I also have a product in the works I need to hold a .663 bore to about a tenth or two. If I can't hit it in the lathe I want to have a solid plan B or a way to fix the occasional oops parts. Better than the LBN does it anyway. I think just in general I like having honing capabilities because it's a game changer when you have to work to tenths.
Thoughts on this 660? Is $1500 a fair price? It seems reasonable to me, but I've seen Sunnen prices vary wildly.