280, I drilled a 1/16" holes through the plate end, then fed a 1/16" ss aircraft cable through it, smashed a ferrule over the end, and there you go. These snow peak ti plates have a VERY small lip to them, and you can't use anything larger then 1/16" to go through the plate. So, you can either use 1/16" titanium rod, or use a cable like I did. I felt the rod would be too fragile, be harder to line up straight, and be subject to bending, and the cable is cheaper and very easy to use. I just lightly hand tighten these turn buckles to draw the plates together. You don't need much to get them nice and snug.
Hardcore, I'm a moron man, but a pic just might enlighten me.
