I had the skin on my fingers and palms coming off in very large pieces (like the entire palm would come off) a few years ago.
The skin underneath was fully matured and there was no pain for me either...
I was eating about 20lbs of cherries a day though (building a log house in an old...
Could you use the guts out of a catalytic converter? Talk to your muffler guy and he will likely part with an old cat for $X/lb I used one for a butane camp stove a few years ago and it worked very well to keep the pots clean.
I did one a couple of months ago to bore a 1/4" inside groove with an endmill 3/4 deep. There was a bit of chatter if I didn't get enough WD40 (handy for aluminum) but apart from that it worked great.
It's also a "must-have" item for polishing. You can bring a mirror finish up in just a few...