Repair B&D Workmate handles

[ToolbeltDandy]

I received an old Black & Decker Workmate free via Gumtree. It's usable but the handles have both broken. Does anyone have any idea how I could effect a repair? There are small holes through the diameter of the handle as shown in the photographs - they go all the way through. Can the old handle stubs be removed?

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[Burnerman]

The old handles can be removed by drifting out the roll pin thats just visible in the top pic - but it may be stubborn!
If these are the original die cast alloy handles, it could be possible to pop rivet some sort of extension on, and form a handle using a longish bolt.
John

 

[big-all]

you can normally punch the roller pins out with a nail with end flattened
its normally the jaws that give up first so may be cheaper and easier to find one for spares

 

[pinenot]

Looks like there fixed with split tubes, a drift of the right size (cut a suitable nail) will be able to punch out these tubes, which you can save for refitting.
With the handles off you could make up a mould for which to repair them or buy the equivalent plastic ones like these - http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/3104...ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=65&ff19=0
which are no way as good but will at least get you going...pinenot