No problem Steve, in fact your comment was exactly what I was expecting. If I spent that kind of effort on every part, it would take me 20 years to build this thing. A lot of the problem was being the first part I really did anything with I was really taking my time, the second one took about half as much time. After hearing all these comments, it makes me feel better about the effort I put into it, at least I know there won't be any stress mark issues on those parts. I question the reason for getting a nice smooth 400 grit finish if you are going to scuff it up with scotchbrite before priming, but I guess any imperfections show up real easy with a good finish and therefore are easier to get rid of, and I did have some pin holes in the surface. In all honesty, I expect this is a five year project for me given the amount of time I have available and the 'pace' I finish parts at.
Here is one of those pin holes I saw part way through my polishing that I would not likely have seen had I not done the polished finish.
I was going to use bandsaw to put the radius on the end, but I ended up using a vixen file and then this setup to do the final rounding. I will be very careful the first time I use the bandsaw, thanks for the warning, mine still needs to be put together as I just got it.
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I screwed them up like a champion learning to use my new band saw. 
