Open to all ideas ?

[Scruffy]

This handle is off of a clipper concrete saw. If you look. At the pics you will see that originally was splined in to the cast alum. Crank part.
Well it s all wallered out. Not sure that’s a word but what ever.the spines part spins inside of the handle. Made that way.
I thinking of drilling and taping the end of the splined shaft and boring and bushing the alum piece
It’s for a friend or I would have bought new.
Any ideas? Thanks scruffy Ron.

 

[Scruffy]

The brass piece is so I hold it vertical in a v block and hold the bottom with vise grips ?
Thanks scruffy ron

 

[Ulma Doctor]

Hi Scruffy!
you could make another handle from steel and braze it in place

 

[Groundhog]

Do this in 2 or more places;
Put it together, drill down between the 2 parts, making 1/2 of the hole in each part (with a 1/8" drill for example). Drive a roll pin, or dowel pin of the proper size (1/8" in this example) in each hole.

 

[whitmore]

It looks to me more like knurling than a true spline; a few whacks with a cold chisel, to raise more metal,
would be my first cut on a repair. You might also be able to shrink the hole, by
making a kerf and drawing it in with a cross-screw. The aluminum looks like there's enough
excess that it wouldn't weaken it.

 

[Scruffy]

No I,m sure it’s splines. The parts can be bought for a little over a 100.00. I bought this saw on a on line auction for my friend. Picked it up yesterday. Only gave 300.00 and it runs like a dream 13 hp Honda and hydrostatic drive.
My thought was bore the alum piece ,Bush it and drill and pin it. But I,m open to suggestions.
Thanks scruffy ron

 

[Silverbullet]

Why not just drill thru the block on the side and thru the spline and use a roll pin to hold it in . Bush it of course first.

 

[kd4gij]

Weld up the hole. Bore .002 under and press it in.

 

[Scruffy]

Silver bullet gets the , yep that will work!
Thanks scruffy ron