REE, thank you for the compliment. Yes I made the cork grip I turn it on a 7.2 vlt $20 special ryboi drill. Its not the best set up but one day I will buy myself a lathe

Tomorrow I will get In touch with the manufacture and see what can be done, It kinda sucks this rod never even got finished and it already broke

Dleo, Ouch, Thanks for posting that pic it makes me feel alot better.