Spliced lifeline hardware--blasphemous question

[JohnV]

I'm using 5/16 Amsteel for my new lifelines. But I need gate eyes or some other means of anchoring the lines to the tops of the gate stancheons, where there are no loops welded.
I've seen lots about how good the C.S.Johnson hardware is for spliced lifelines, and no doubt it's true.
But the prices that orthodontists and hedge fund managers are willing to pay for that stuff is nuts. I'm looking for a reasonably priced, reasonably safe alternative. Anybody found one? Is there an acceptable way to tie the line directly to the hole in the stancheon somehow? I really don't want to dispense with the gates.
Thanks for any ideas.
John V.