Shaft

Button Strap Shaft Ring

I’ve been a fan of The Chain Gang for a while simply because they are one of the few manufacturers out there that offer a wide variety of cool adornments. They have several designs that are available as a cock ring, shaft ring, and a glans ring - for those that like to have a fully decked out member in matching accoutrements.

The ‘button strap’ design is one such design. It features a scalloped set of ridges along the outer diameter of the ring finished in a highly polished stainless steel. It’s visually interesting because of the various angles that light can hit the adornment and reflect back. If it were faceted, I’d dare call it a blingy ring. Because I have WAY more cock rings than shaft rings and because I’m unlikely to wear a decked out set, I decided to just dip my toe in the water and only purchase a cock ring perfectly sized to be a shaft ring.

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Gear Essentials Hold

Gear Essentials (RIP) was always a forward thinking design shop. The Hold is an example of their clever design work. Precision cut from stainless steel, this cock/shaft/ball weight/cage traps all your business in its grasp. For my sizing, I went with the 1 7/8" cock ring with the 1 3/8" shaft opening. As a sucker for combination rings and cages, this fit was just what the doctor ordered - which comes as no surprise given the machining excellence of Gear Essentials over the year.

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Magicare Mamba Zero Cage Ring

This comfortable chastity “trainer” is available from AliExpress from the Magicare brand. The adornment, like similar “trainers” from Chaste Bird, features a collection of firm plastic base cock rings and an oval shaped shaft ring. The shaft ring is about 1.25" x 1.45" which lands at a nearly perfect shaft ring size of 1.35" for me (my preference is 1.375).

What is different from my other “trainer” cage rings is how this one attaches the base and shaft rings. The attachment, being plastic, if more than the tired “pin and mating hole” design most steel cages use which leads to lots of pinches and sometimes rattling. Instead, it uses a formed mating surface which avoids rattling when mated and encourages far less pinching.

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Curved Cock and Shaft Stubby Cage

Described as a chastity trainer, this cock and shaft combination cage is right up my alley because of my affinity to cock strap/shaft ring combinations. As with many cheap cages, this one is liable to pinch as you manouvre into it… but once it is on, the issue tends to subside.

The cock ring on this device is perfectly sized, and the shaft ring matches at 1.35 inches. Unlike my other “trainer” cages, this one has a shaft cage that runs 1.75" long. With a shaft ring that long, practically ANY size will be comfortable.

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Chandelier Crystal Shaft Ring

Yet another target of opportunity repurpose, this adornment comes courtesy of AliExpress made to serve the purpose of a chandelier crystal. In this case, it also turns out to be a great size for a shaft ring. Who wouldn’t give it a shot for only $3.50 to your door?

As a shaft ring, the crystal performs admirably if not uncomfortably. They are clear, but definitely not cut for comfort around your member given the semi-sharp edges and unrounded interior ring. However, the look is neat. Given that the crystal is clear, it will roughly take on the color of your body after being put on. This can be good or bad depending on personal preferences. On one hand, the ring almost disappears, but on the other hand, it also doesn’t sparkle and shimmer as though being lit by bright sunlight behind it.

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Retaining Ring Shaft Collars

Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Such is life and such is the result of experimentation with industrial components as adornments. While browsing AliExpress for items to repurpose into rings, I came across these shaft collars used to lock movement of rotating assemblies in place on a shaft. A few dollars later, I had about ten collars headed my way.

The experiment was hit or miss… with mostly misses. Naturally, these shaft collars were not cut for comfort, so they feature angular and sharp edges. This lead to digging into skin as engorgement came. However, despite the relative discomfort, it wasn’t a complete loss. Some of the rings found a permanent home in my collection because their fit was suitable and the edges not too extreme. In fact, I do enjoy an industrial look in my rings for when the mood strikes me as such, so what better way tho get that than to use actual industrial gear?

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Dual Curved Shaft Ring

AliExpress marketplace is a target rich environment for adornments. Given that many rings one would purchase online ultimiately originate in China (except a few standouts that make their gear in shop like Ballistic Metal and Blue Collar Fetish Wear), it’s a great place to find the same fare but for far cheaper prices and often times before it is available widespread here at home.

In this case, the maker chose to take two stainless wire rings and bend them (as my favorite wire cock rings go). Not stopping there, they were welded together to create an interesting new kind of shaft ring.

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Stainless Steel Beaded Shaft Ring

This interesting adornment features larger stainless steel balls soldered together to form a firm ring. The design is interesting and the size of the individual stainless beads reduces the pressure one would expect to feel from such a design. All in all, a decent addition to the collection.

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Steel Embedded Silicone Shaft Ring

Conceptually, this adornment’s design should be neat and unique. It is a silicone ring with two stainless steel half rings embedded inside. This should give the benefits of flexible silicone and the rigidity and constriction of stainless.

Unfortunately, it all falls apart rather quickly. While the size is close to my preferred goldilocks size for a shaft ring, the inner profile of the ring is as thin as a typical wire ring. This creates pressure points right on the shaft where the ring sits that is no different than using a standard wire ring. The body of this adornment is tapered, though, but I feel as though the manufacturer tapered it in the wrong direction. It makes a lot more sense to have the wider portion of the ring directly against the shaft rather than the other way around.

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Hard Man Outfitters Thick Shaft Rings

Hard Man Outfitters has some unique shaft rings available in much thicker size than you may be used to. These thicker rings offer the boon of a reduced pressure point when erect and a bit more visual interest thanks to the wider ring.

These are easily some of the best shaft rings available - I have a few for swapping into other adornments such as a strap/shaft combo and also keep an available 8mm and 10mm size depending on how the mood strikes me.

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