Originally posted by hardwaymike: @iron lama- If you go to the local store that carries horse tack or leather stuff you can get these little screw/rivits. They are used alot for things like belts. They are the 2-3 rivits that hold your buckle to your belt. They are very affordable and one pack usually has 2 different lengths. So if they are still too long you could make some leather washers to make them tighter. Then to make them stay just put a little loc-tite type material in there to stop it from coming loose. Hope this helps, Mike.