Customized Apple Watch Tool Band

A long time ago, Leatherman came out with a really cool watch band called Tread. Not only does it have a bunch of driving bits built in, but the clasp is done with a 1/4" square socket drive. It seems to be discontinued, or at least is very hard to get.

You can see the original here: https://www.leatherman.com/tread-425.html
You can also get them from Amazon by searching for Leatherman Tread

I wanted to add this band as an option for my Apple Watch. Several companies make some cheap options on Amazon to convert the tread to normal lug connections or straight to the apple watch. I used the following options for mine in the pictures:

Something to convert the Tread links to regular watch lugs: https://a.co/d/auixsQh

Something to convert regular watch lugs to Apple Watch: https://a.co/d/0UAvDtA

After doing this, I noticed that the metal on metal connections on the tread like to squeak when you move around. Additionally, there wasn't a good way to adjust the total length oth