I took a 6 or 8 inch carriage bolt, I think it was 1/4 inch and ground & shaped the head so it was just larger than the windlace channel. Try to keep the edges of the bolt head rounded, not sharp. I used a light hammer and tapped the bolt into the channel and tapped the bolt all the way around the channel to make the channel just large enough to slide the windlace thru. Did not use a lube.

Last edited by jpnret; 06/04/2014 10:40 PM.