hehe, I may be good at ghetto riggin stuff but Iam not able to do all these repairs you all are offering . I am not using the handle to carry it, I will wait til I have my replacement for that. I currently just pull the player out by the part of the handle closest to the player as to not put force on the bad spot. duct tape may just work til I get a replacement. I just wanted something to hold the two pieces together. Tho if I am able to find a tube that would work I would try that. just havent had any luck yet.