Oh that's right Don I didn't think about rust...thanks for the heads up I would've gone straight in and screwed it if you hadn't left this comment. I'll try out the Gorilla Glue on the stick, hopefully it's not too heavy for the glue though...and I didn't want to Glue exposed so I might have to make a cutout for the stick as well, but that should be ok.

Thanks, Don! I'll keep you all updated.