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I tried cutting the bell section (outside shell of where the balls ride) and as I said made lots of sparks, it did cut but nothing nice.. I didn't try the spline end. annealings a thought but a lot of effort and I don't really wanna light the wood stove its july I can find softer metals!
If you've got a wood stove, save up the hard stuff for winter then toss them in the firebox, leave them there until the fire burn sout and cools take them out they will machine beautifully, you've always re harden if needed. Discarded axle shafts are also great steel, can usually be machined with carbide tools except for the spline ends.