Using Shaft Collars as ball weights?

truant · Apr 6, 2011

Hey guys just want to let you know that I got my package from Mcmaster today. I ordered it early on Monday and got it this Wednesday morning. The packaging on the shaft collars says Ruland on it, the same company that Supra mentioned on his BE thread. When I picked the shaft collars up I was surprised how heavy they felt especially the combined weight of the two is pretty hefty. They feel like real weights and the black oxide is smooth and not grainy like I was expecting. I'm also happy to say that the 5mm diameter rods will fit perfect between the the two collars to create that stretch, they couldn't have been a better size. It didn't come with an Allen key but I had a couple laying around that fit.

I also ordered materials for the Captain's wench including a large alchemy cock ring on amazon. In place of the cable clamps and nylon webbing I just ordered a 100 pack of the Velcro straps which will take the place of those two items. The alchemy ring has an outer diameter of 60mm and so does the shaft collars. When I'm used to wearing the two collars I can stack the alchemy ring between the two shaft collars. I want to use the ring for after my Bathmate girth sessions and maybe while doing SSJ.

All in all I'm very pleased with the purchase. The weight and the heavy industrial type feel of the collars is what got me excited because they are like real ball weights you buy in the adult stores except much cheaper. All I need to do now is file down the inner edges and God knows how I'm going to cut those rods. I might need home depot to do it.

Dan_Clizer · Apr 6, 2011

truant;423960 said:
Hey guys just want to let you know that I got my package from Mcmaster today. I ordered it early on Monday and got it this Wednesday morning. The packaging on the shaft collars says Ruland on it, the same company that Supra mentioned on his BE thread. When I picked the shaft collars up I was surprised how heavy they felt especially the combined weight of the two is pretty hefty. They feel like real weights and the black oxide is smooth and not grainy like I was expecting. I'm also happy to say that the 5mm diameter rods will fit perfect between the the two collars to create that stretch, they couldn't have been a better size. It didn't come with an Allen key but I had a couple laying around that fit.

Thanks for this update truant! I had not checked back on this thread for a few days, so missed some of your earlier posts. I appreciate knowing how those shaft collars from McMaster look. I'm going to order mine today. I'm going to just make my set-up more simple than yours and see how it goes for now. Maybe I'll get more elaborate in the future if things go well. I wish you good luck in getting those rods cut!

Dan

I also ordered materials for the Captain's wench including a large alchemy cock ring on amazon. In place of the cable clamps and nylon webbing I just ordered a 100 pack of the Velcro straps which will take the place of those two items. The alchemy ring has an outer diameter of 60mm and so does the shaft collars. When I'm used to wearing the two collars I can stack the alchemy ring between the two shaft collars. I want to use the ring for after my Bathmate girth sessions and maybe while doing SSJ.

All in all I'm very pleased with the purchase. The weight and the heavy industrial type feel of the collars is what got me excited because they are like real ball weights you buy in the adult stores except much cheaper. All I need to do now is file down the inner edges and God knows how I'm going to cut those rods. I might need home depot to do it.

Dan_Clizer · Apr 6, 2011

truant;423960 said:
Hey guys just want to let you know that I got my package from Mcmaster today. I ordered it early on Monday and got it this Wednesday morning. The packaging on the shaft collars says Ruland on it, the same company that Supra mentioned on his BE thread. When I picked the shaft collars up I was surprised how heavy they felt especially the combined weight of the two is pretty hefty. They feel like real weights and the black oxide is smooth and not grainy like I was expecting. I'm also happy to say that the 5mm diameter rods will fit perfect between the the two collars to create that stretch, they couldn't have been a better size. It didn't come with an Allen key but I had a couple laying around that fit.

I also ordered materials for the Captain's wench including a large alchemy cock ring on amazon. In place of the cable clamps and nylon webbing I just ordered a 100 pack of the Velcro straps which will take the place of those two items. The alchemy ring has an outer diameter of 60mm and so does the shaft collars. When I'm used to wearing the two collars I can stack the alchemy ring between the two shaft collars. I want to use the ring for after my Bathmate girth sessions and maybe while doing SSJ.

All in all I'm very pleased with the purchase. The weight and the heavy industrial type feel of the collars is what got me excited because they are like real ball weights you buy in the adult stores except much cheaper. All I need to do now is file down the inner edges and God knows how I'm going to cut those rods. I might need home depot to do it.

Opps......I put that last reply within your quotes, my bad!

)

Thanks for this update truant! I had not checked back on this thread for a few days, so missed some of your earlier posts. I appreciate knowing how those shaft collars from McMaster look. I'm going to order mine today. I'm going to just make my set-up more simple than yours and see how it goes for now. Maybe I'll get more elaborate in the future if things go well. I wish you good luck in getting those rods cut!

Dan

truant · Apr 8, 2011

No problem dan, thanks a bunch for mentioning the Mcmaster site because I would have went with amazon instead and I think the ones on Mcmaster are better. What size and material did you pick up? And I think I can use my table saw to cut the rods.

Dan_Clizer · Apr 8, 2011

truant;424266 said:
No problem dan, thanks a bunch for mentioning the Mcmaster site because I would have went with amazon instead and I think the ones on Mcmaster are better. What size and material did you pick up? And I think I can use my table saw to cut the rods.

You're welcome truant. I went with the one-piece hinged shaft collar here: http://www.mcmaster.com/#shaft-collars/=bsex5d because I feel like it will be easier to get on. I have a very high, tight ball-sack and Its going to be a trick to get the thing on for a while until I stretch. I got the 1.5/8" inside diameter.

Dan

Dan_Clizer · May 22, 2011

Hey truant, just wanted to post an update for you. I waited until today to get that shaft collar on. I'd had a hell of a time trying to get it on, its still cold here

) Anyway, I finally got it on today with the help of a bowl of very warm water! Its really comfy and I'm sure looking forward to wearing it all summer to get these boys stretched down about 4". Have you been wearing yours? If so, how's it going?

Dan

truant · Jun 13, 2011

Hey, that's great dan thanks for the update, you have waited until the summer just like I have, just now have I got back into the collars lol. I only wore the 40mm collars a few times in January just to test them out. Now that I have the SG I thought it might be a good idea to wear the shaft collars and SG at the same time to kill two birds with one stone. Today I used my grinder wheel to grind down the inner edges of the collars then smoothed them with steel wool. Then I cut some cloth strips from an old shirt, nice and wide so the cloth can cover the inner and outer steel. Last I put on the SG, the base of the SG rested on the top part of the shaft collar and hung down to it's usual position w/o the collar getting in the way.

It's cool that I can wear both at the same time so I'm getting the best of both worlds. I noticed when I wear the SG, especially when it's cooler, my balls get lost around the base and ride high. The shaft collar really helps my balls from retracting into the SG. I'm really doing it for the SG but it's so nice I can do both at the same time. It makes me want to wear the SG more. I'm going to start with a minimum of 4-6 hours a day wearing the SG and ball weights, a long with my usual routine. Has any one ever tried wearing both before? Just tried it for a few minutes today without any discomfort do to the cloth wrap.

Dan_Clizer · Jun 15, 2011

Hi truant,

Sounds like its going well! I'm glad its working to do both at the same time, that is cool. Let us know what you notice from stretching out your sack? I'm interested to hear how that goes and what you notice.

Dan

sky_pirate · May 15, 2012

I just ordered one of these online today - for those of you who have been using them for a while, how are they working? And do you think I'll be able to use it as a weight without filing down the edges? I don't have it yet, so not sure how sharp it's going to be. The pictures online don't look that bad, but I've never filed metal before, so I'm not sure how I'll go about that. Filing would also wreck the oxide finish, possibly leading to rust.

Anyways, an update from you experienced guys would be great!

Dan_Clizer · May 16, 2012

Hi sky_pirate,

I gave up on the ball weights. My shaft collar was too difficult to get on. I know truant had success with his, so maybe he will chime in. I don't think you would need to smooth the edges, mine was pretty easy on the skin.

Dan

sky_pirate;482769 said:
I just ordered one of these online today - for those of you who have been using them for a while, how are they working? And do you think I'll be able to use it as a weight without filing down the edges? I don't have it yet, so not sure how sharp it's going to be. The pictures online don't look that bad, but I've never filed metal before, so I'm not sure how I'll go about that. Filing would also wreck the oxide finish, possibly leading to rust.

Anyways, an update from you experienced guys would be great!

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