Hi Dave, if I were in that position, I'd drill through the back of the spindle handle with the broken off piece in place, jigged up in your mill, drill press or even on the lathe, then put a pin through the ball handle and the handle piece, then braze it, and it will last like new, and give plenty of support so you don't have to use a cast brass dachsund, squeezing it till it drops its blobs all around, trying to build up at the crack. You could also drill and tap it in the same way, screw in some all thread, then braze it. One of my lathes came with a "standard" handwheel, similar in size to the original, and with a crank handle hole, but no handle. I ended up drilling and tapping it for an aircraft bolt, and turned a brass handle which spins with a little play on the shank of the bolt, with the head completely enclosed by the brass handle, and it works great for rapid drilling in easy material such as cast iron, and still has a fine feel for drilling stainless and the like. I like it much better than the proper hand wheel on my six year earlier '42 model, where the handle is fixed in place and your fingers provide the smooth rotation. It looks like you've got a pretty good handle on the situation,
pardon the pun.
mad jack
