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1. A honing tool (1) for honing a cylindrical external surface (2) of a rod (3), the tool comprising:
a plurality of honing inserts (4) adapted to hone a metal; and a support (5) for the honing inserts, the inserts (4) being carried by the support (5) so as to define a passage (6) around which the inserts (4) are to be found and in which it is possible to introduce the cylindrical external surface (2) of the rod (3); wherein the tool (1) includes a plurality of sliding skids (7) carried by the support (5), the sliding skids (7) and the honing inserts (4) being arranged to be capable of coming simultaneously into contact against the cylindrical external surface (2) of the rod (3) when the rod is placed inside said passage (6) and so as to be able to center the cylindrical external surface (2) inside said passage (6), and wherein the tool further includes a connection structure (8) between said support (5) for supporting honing inserts (4) and a drive motor (M) for rotating the insert support, the connection structure (8) comprising: assembly means (9) for assembling the connection structure (8) with the support (5) for the honing inserts (4), the assembly means (9) allowing the connection structure (8) to be disassembled from the insert support (5); and a drive shaft (10) for rotating the connection structure (8), the drive shaft (10) being connected to the assembly means (9) via a deformable connection (11) such as a hinge. |