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When penis-havers start wandering into the wonderful hobby of adornment, it is very common that they ask the classic question: “How long can I wear a cock ring?”. The default advice is something along the lines of “NEVER wear an adornment longer than 30 minutes” - and that advice is solid… as a starter… and without nuance.
Let’s go ahead and start unpacking this starter advice and figure out together what the real answer is.
Every now and again, a new design strikes my fancy and I decide that I’ve just GOT to make it. I had the idea of creating a skeletonized adornment featuring a hex pattern, knowing that it may not be very feasible to manufacture. But, fortune favors the bold so I decided to give this one a go! The design is a “hollowed out” cock ring with hex holes running through the full height of the ring. I was able to 3D print a few prototypes with success and, working with the CNC machining company, learned that the cost to machine such a complex design would be absolutely cost prohibitive. Instead, my contact at RapidDirect suggested that metal 3D printing would be the best technique in terms of materials and cost. Sure enough, the design came out fantastic!
I’m finally getting around to writing about the custom rin I blogged about creating. I call this one the “rivet” design. Like most of my custom made rings, it features a design that just kind of came to me.
This particular design features the typical smoothly radiused inner profile but differs from others in that it has a raised “band” around the outside of the ring with spheres embedded within to give it a riveted-on look. I can’t quite describe the exact look I was going for, but something along the lines of an industrial shaft collar bolted into place. Of course, bolts (the hex heads) wouldn’t exactly be comfortable so I went with a rivet look. Especially interesting about this ring is the fact that it is my first mirror polished stainless ring from the folks over at RapidDirect. This is a new finish type instead of the Ra 0.4 finish I’ve done in the past. The polished finish looks striking and masculine - and I only wish I had the ability to leave the raised “collar” brushed finish to further accentuate the polish. Maybe I’ll go at it with some coarse grit sandpaper sometime and see how it turns out?
I have had several guys reach out with compliments about the custom adornments that I’ve made over the years. In fact, one guy even asked how I go about getting it done - and even how to work with a third party supplier. So I got to thinking… this would be a great blog entry! This is the journey of the creation of a custom adornment I’ve called “rivet”.
My workflow involves using a 3D modeling program such as FreeCAD, test prints to validate the design with a 3D printer, and finally the services of RapidDirect to create the final CNC machined piece. The overall time takes about a month and costs somewhere between $80 to $130 USD depending on materials.
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