Dingle berry honing (or whatever it is called)

I've honed a few hundred blocks with ball hones and here's what I did....use a reversible drill (are any these days not reversible??) and using standard rotation run it wide open and just scuff up the cylinder for a few seconds then reverse it and get the crosshatch you want. Use plenty of oil, I used a lot of WD40 and LPS because the spray was easier. The balls will wear down and won't give a good crosshatch but if you reverse it you're using a new portion of the ball and you'll get a nice crosshatch. Regardless if which method you use be sure you clean it extremely well with hot water and soap, I use a small fingernail brush to scrub the cylinders.