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A kind astro neighbor has molded a handle for me too; just have to wait 24 hours for it to dry:

Hi James.   And Wow,  sorry to hear about that bolt breaking.  You now have me worried too.   I was out last night and remembered centering Polaris in that little circle while it was set up in the 9:55 position and this is where one might get excited and over tighten the RA clutch.  

Anyway -  good to see that you have a start on getting things back to normal,  but I am wondering what will SkyWatcher do about this?  It certainly seems to point the finger towards maybe a poor engineering problem?

Not sure - but can you let us know the outcome after SkyWatcher gives you their decision??

Thanks..