New Stretcher Contraption
Interesting device.
But, I used some medium grit sandpaper and sanded the tubing to “rough it up”.
When I say “base”, I mean the whole base, including the white plastic part at the bottom, and the metal “support rods”, that are attached to the plastic base with “hinges”.
I originally wanted to use rubber tubing instead of the clear plastic stuff, but couldn’t find any.
They were originally 2 inches long, with a hole at each end.
Pics/attachments like this are fine.
Be careful about how tightly you squeeze with the sitcks!
As you can see, the “hinge” is nothing more than some size 10 screws through the eye-bolts.
you must be careful about applying too much pressure there can cause numbness or worse.
The picture attached to this message shows the bottom side of the sticks.
There’s a discussion of the dangers of the potential dangers further down in this thread.
As it turned out, the clear stuff is a little too slippery, and I kept on having to re-adjust it.
Once I ran across Tom Hubbard’s web site, I knew exactly what sort of “head-holder” I wanted to use.
The pusher-brackets fit into the notches in the bottom of the attached picture to hopefully clarify how to make the plastic part of the base to show the details of the brackets.) If I make another set of sticks, (This is also why the shaped wood underneath is hard to see the exact shape, (This is also why the shaped wood underneath is hard to see — the tubing isn’t really clear anymore in the sanded section.) Because the tubing has the shaped “relief” part under it, the tubing squishes into the shaped part.
I released his attachment last night Groa.
Or, maybe what I’m using IS a bastard file?).
Thanks for the feedback, groa and ThunderSS.
This is my first time posting here, so I don’t know if I can find some the right size.
If you care to make a really easy and smooth skin contact point on the wood and avoid the possible splinters, you might try some heat shrink tubing in the appropriate size over the wood.
Also, please realize that I’m a PE beginner — I am inexperienced in this area, and I am learning/experimenting as I go along.
(About 4 pages down, with the default number of posts per page.) How does it feel in the wearing?
But, that’s all I had available when I threw this thing together.
I cut off the existing holes, and drilled a hole in the middle.
I saw some reviews on one of the forums that said it wasn’t all that great because of the noose.
Also, don’t put them too close to the head of your penis and squeezing them too hard.
This seemed to have done the trick.
Maybe for long wearing, some type of foam/tape/padding might be a better choice.
I think I would add the foam padding to the dowels and maybe use Groa’s bastard file to kind of get a sweet spot for the top of the shaft near the head.
I’ve been trying to figure out what type of stretching device to buy, but there was something I didn’t like the fact that it uses a “noose” style head-holder.
It’s a little hard to see the exact shape, because I covered the shaped part with some clear plastic tubing.
—- This picture shows the base of the stretcher.
I prefer the hinge to be loose, but you could adjust it to be tight if you want.
This seems to provide just the right size.
Thanx and keep us posted on the progress with this device.
I sanded so the score marks are at 90 degrees to the direction of the pull.
PM him on this issue if he hasn’t contaced you yet.
You can see that I used a rasp to shape the sticks to give some “relief” (I guess that must be similar to a bastard file?
I’ll post a couple more pics of the base of the stretcher.
All the hardware is standard, inexpensive, zinc-coated stuff.
The white round part that forms the bottom part of the candy cane is bent all the way around into a closed round part.
I’ll try to attach a picture of my contraption to this message.
At the top of the shaft where it meets the head.
The white round part that forms the bottom part of the base to show the details of the brackets.) If I make another set of sticks, I’ll probably make them a little longer than these.
I guess you could get fancy and use stainless steel or brass if you want.
The white round part that forms the bottom part of the hinges) are basically candy-cane-shaped bolts, but the hooked part of the base.
I like the idea of the pivot points on the base.
These are just some standard 1/2 inch “mending braces”.
Hi Everybody, I’ve only been reading about PE for a few weeks now.
On the pic attachment issue, always a good idea to speak with Thunder before attaching a pic.
This part is fairly crude — I just used two nuts on each screw to lock the hinges together.
Let us know how it works for you.
Either that or rotate the attachment points to contact the sides of the shaft.
At the top of the picture, you can see the flat “pusher brackets” that hold up the sticks.
As I’ve been warned by guys much more experienced than me, you must be careful about applying too much pressure to the top of the shaft near the head.
Yours is quite nice and IMO appropriate, but you never know what some folks may post on these forums.
:jumpred:WARNING!
If you want to post a couple more pics of the base of the stretcher.
Also, there’s a thread on this forum that talks about powerjelq and the possibility of nerve damage by applying too much pressure there can cause numbness or possibly nerve damage if you squeeze too hard and/or too long just behind the head on the top (where I’m told there’s a nerve bundle).
As Tom Hubbard warns in his original “drumsticks technique” information, only adjust them as tight as they need to be to allow pulling on them.
groa Hey Zeke, Welcome aboard!
Believe it or not, electronic stores sell large diameter HST, and it will conform nicely to any contours in your wood.
If you want to post a couple more, showing more detail, go for it Zeke.
I plan to improve this by using something which doesn’t stick out on the sides as much — the nuts and protruding screws dig into your thighs when walking up stairs!