The cylinder has been bored and faced both ends, and is ready for honing and polishing.
The side of the casting has been milled flat, ready for rubbing down.
I quite often use surgical rubber or vinyl gloves in the workshop, especially when using cast iron.
The amount of carbon in cast iron makes it a very dirty metal to work with, but the same carbon makes cast iron very easy to machine, as it gives self lubricating qualities.
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