Surface finishing assembly

Abstract

A honing assembly, a sanding assembly and a turning machine for performing an operation on a workpiece. The turning machine may include a rotatable machine housing operable to rotate around the workpiece; a first attachment including a first portion engageable with and operable to remove material from a workpiece, the first attachment having a first configuration, such as a honing attachment; and a second attachment including a second portion engageable with and operable to remove material from a workpiece, the second attachment having a second configuration, such as a sanding attachment, different than the first configuration, each of the first attachment and the second attachment being selectively supportable one at a time by the machine housing to operate on a workpiece.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A honing assembly for use with a turning machine to hone a workpiece, the honing assembly comprising:
 a housing; and   a honing stone supported by the housing, the honing stone being engageable with the workpiece to remove material from the workpiece.   
     
     
         2 . The honing assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the honing stone is a first honing stone, and wherein the honing assembly further comprises a second honing stone supported by the housing, the second honing stone being engageable with the workpiece to remove material from the workpiece. 
     
     
         3 . The honing assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the workpiece extends along an axis, and wherein the first honing stone and the second honing stone are supported on opposite sides of the axis. 
     
     
         4 . The honing assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the honing stone is pivotable relative to the housing about a first axis and about a second axis normal to the first axis. 
     
     
         5 . The honing assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the honing stone is supported for movement in a direction transverse to the workpiece. 
     
     
         6 . The honing assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the honing stone is threadedly adjustable relative to the housing. 
     
     
         7 . The honing assembly of  claim 6 , wherein a force applied by the honing stone on the workpiece may be adjusted by turning a threaded member. 
     
     
         8 . The honing assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a biasing member to bias the honing stone toward the workpiece. 
     
     
         9 . The honing assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the honing stone is removably supported by the housing. 
     
     
         10 . The honing assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the honing stone is a first honing stone having a first coarseness, and wherein the honing assembly further comprises a second honing stone having a second coarseness different than the first coarseness, the first honing stone and the second honing stone being substitutable. 
     
     
         11 . The honing assembly of  claim 9 , further comprising a bracket operable to support the honing stone, the bracket being removably coupled to the housing. 
     
     
         12 . The honing assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the housing is removably coupled to a housing of the turning machine. 
     
     
         13 . A sanding assembly for use with a turning machine to sand a workpiece, the sanding assembly comprising:
 a housing;   a flexible band supported by the housing; and   sand paper supported by the housing, the sand paper being engageable with the workpiece to remove material from the workpiece.   
     
     
         14 . The sanding assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the housing has opposite free ends, each free end supporting an end of the band and an end of the sand paper. 
     
     
         15 . The sanding assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the housing includes a first housing portion having a first internal end and a second housing portion having a second internal end, the first internal end and the second internal end being pivotally connected. 
     
     
         16 . The sanding assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the flexible band includes a metal band. 
     
     
         17 . The sanding assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the flexible band is operable to flex to match a diameter of the workpiece. 
     
     
         18 . A turning machine for performing an operation on a workpiece, the turning machine comprising:
 a rotatable machine housing operable to rotate around the workpiece;   a first attachment including a first portion engageable with and operable to remove material from a workpiece, the first attachment having a first configuration; and   a second attachment including a second portion engageable with and operable to remove material from a workpiece, the second attachment having a second configuration different than the first configuration, each of the first attachment and the second attachment being selectively supportable one at a time by the machine housing to operate on a workpiece.   
     
     
         19 . The turning machine of  claim 18 , wherein the first attachment includes a honing attachment supported by the machine housing and including a honing stone operable to engage the workpiece to remove material. 
     
     
         20 . The turning machine of  claim 18 , wherein the second attachment includes a sanding attachment supported by the machine housing and including a flexible band supporting sand paper, the sand paper being engageable with the workpiece to remove material.