318 head porting for the average joe

Yes polish the chambers, cut the seats, then port.

Not even joking here, i use a harbor freight grinder and champion burs that I buy long and then cut the shanks down for what depth i need. I also have a speed control...but i just keep thumbing on and off with the switch.
I dont use cartridges on sand paper, I do it by hand with 80 grit and mainly on the exhaust side and to just check for surface consistency....otherwise i just finish with the bur.

Control the grinder, it's not gonna be nice if the bur bites digs in...and i have a couple L shaped shanks to prove
I want to port the heads on my 360. do you basically just smooth out the cast or is it more than that? also what tools do you use to port the heads?