Breaking a spade can render it pretty useless but it can easily be given a new lease of life by replacing the shaft and handle. A variety of different types of shafts and handles are available from garden centres or online.
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Clamp the steel spade into a vice so that the metal studs are visible and accessible. If it is fixed by screws, unscrew them
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Use a drill with a grinding wheel attached to grind down the head of the metal studs
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Clamp the steel spade into a vice so that the metal studs are visible and accessible. If it is fixed by screws, unscrew them
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Use a cold chisel and club hammer to loosen and ease apart the spade from the broken shaft
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Use a drill with a grinding wheel attached to grind down the head of the metal studs
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Fix stainless steel screws through into shaft. Turn over and fix the other side
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Use a metal punch and hammer to push out the metal studs
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Use a metal punch and hammer to push out the metal studs
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Broken shaft removed from spade using a claw hammer and long screw
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Use a claw pliers to remove the studs
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Broken shaft removed from spade
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Make sure that the handle is aligned properlywith the spade
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Release the spade from the vice and turn over to reveal the metal studs
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Use a metal punch and hammer to push out the metal studs
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If the shaft istill won't budge screw in a long screw and grip with a claw pliers to remove from spade
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clamp the spade into the vice and insert new wooden shaft and handle. Make sure that the handle is aligned properlywith the spade
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Stud viewed from top of spade
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Fix stainless steel screws through into shaft. Turn over and fix the other side
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Drill pilot holes through the side of the spade into the shaft
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Use a drill with a grinding wheel attached to grind down the head of the metal studs
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Use a drill with a grinding wheel attached to grind down the head of the metal studs
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Repairing a broken garden tool with new wooden shafts and handles
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Repairing a broken garden tool with new wooden shafts and handles