February Sale

I'm running a sale this month on the latest chastity device in my catalog, the Excelsior. Members of Chastity Mansion can receive a 10% discount on any version of the Excelsior by building and ordering their device, followed by a click on the shopping cart and entering the coupon code: VALENTINE. The sale runs through February 28th. Here's a direct link...

http://tinyurl.com/n3btcjb

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

I was forced to reconsider the price of the KTB when Tickleberry stole my design and undercut my prices. People who purchased their version ended up paying another price though, because whoever made Tickleberry's copy did a lousy job and the device was prone to falling apart. There were a lot of complaints on different forums about this.

A further punch to the gut was the fact that Tickleberry wouldn't support their product, so if you needed help or wanted a refund you were out of luck. My own concern was that my reputation was going to be negatively affected because of Tickleberry's theft. Anyone who has purchased from me knows that I take care of my customer's.

Basically, the market determined a fair price for the KTB and I haven't changed it's price since, even though shipping costs have just risen for the second time in two years, and the price for materials has risen too.

I've also just finished adding better sizing options to my website, which enables a buyer to build a KTB according to their erect penis width. Previously only one metal-band-with was offered on the website, and special orders had to be compensated through numerous email communications.

 

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A similar question was posted on another forum, and here's what I posted in response. I hope this helps...

I made an Excelsior for myself with a cage length made for a 3-1/2" flaccid penis. The cables may appear rough but are in actuality smooth...I've experienced no pinching whatsoever, nor have I been rubbed raw.

There are pictures of me wearing it in my profile photo album. The cage i.d. I made for myself has 1-1/4" inner diameter rings, and you can see I'm pressed pretty well into the cage and against the cable.

The one problem I am experiencing, however, is the cage is too tight for me. I'm a bit sore where my penis is in contact with the back cage ring. The discomfort is due to the ring being too tight when I become aroused. Several erections later and I sore from being compressed too much. I could use more space there, so I'm going to make myself a new cage with wider rings.

Here's the direct link to my photo album...it'll make finding the photos easier for those who have not seen the device...

http://www.chastitymansion.com/forums/index.php?gallery/albums/mcn.358/

 

Hey thanks scob89. Since you purchased your KTB before Tickleberry stole the design I must say I can't rightly remember why I would have been changing the price several times within a short period of time. I do agree that would have been unnerving, and not a nice thing to do to potential customer's.

The wire on the new device is sold in both carbon steel and stainless steel versions. I am of course using the stainless version. The stainless is really quite smooth but I don't know about the carbon steel version. Are you working with the stainless type?

As you note the short lengths of wire is beneficial in keeping the strands from unraveling. Another point about potential unraveling is that the weld points offer additional support in preventing unraveling, even more so when a bit of the silver solder runs off a cage ring and up the wire a little, effectively binding the threads together in that weld area.

Overall I'm pleased with both the design and the concept, and am now thinking about other variables and options, such as mixing a cage using both wire and solid rod, and creating iterations of the device that incorporate a urethral wand or PA lock...

 

Wow, so you're the original designer of the KTB offered by TPE? For some reason I thought that was a woman owned enterprise...

I've actually considered your additional tube idea and have tested the concept. The drawback I ran into is the tubing's incremental sizes are off and don't match. Machining the pieces to fit, followed by welding and polishing, adds time to the fabrication process, and since time is money final cost is affected. I am consistently thinking about how a device might be reverse engineered to it's simplest form and construction.

Two other factor's important to me are the weight of a device and it's visual appeal. The wider tube at the front of the MouseTrap added weight to the front, and made it appear visually front-heavy too. I feel it's important to keep this style of device as light as possible since the PA is carrying its weight.

I do make custom "one-of-a-kind" pieces for people, so it's not like like this piece is out of reach, and I expect to be able to continue to offer this type of special service until/unless my business grows as big as some of the other chastity device manufacturer's and I too, become backlogged with work.

Something I've considered but haven't tried yet, is simply flipping the tube in the present device 180 degrees so its front, long section is on top, covering the entire glans.

Currently I build the MouseTrap according to the pin setback of each individual's piercing. By doing this I'm aiming for drilling the jewelry hole in the tube far-back-enough so the top ridge of the penis rests just inside the top edge of the tube. This prevents the glans from continually rubbing the edge of the tube.

 

Do you guys feel the front of the tube really needs to be wider for the cock head?...on the PA-5000 the tube is straight it's entire length.

It'd be super easy to make a simple, straight tube, welding two curved bars over the front to prevent the head from being pulled through. Then a PA lock could be incorporated into tube, either as a stand-alone unit or possibly welded onto the tube so it's integrated into the piece.

This would be similar to the penicap, yet entirely different...

The length of the tube can always be determined by the individual...

 

I first made the KTB because of a special request. Someone who had owned one of the originals saw my work and asked if I could replicate it. Apparently he had given his away as a gift to a Pro-Dom, which he later regretted since it was his favorite toy.

Once I began marketing it people came out of the woodwork with information and support. I had no idea at that time that the device has such a huge following. Another special request was for the addition of a hinge. One thing led to another, and I eventually created optional pieces that could be purchased separately, or as one's budget permitted.

I've made a number of custom pieces for a return customer's KTB. The pieces aren't on my website because they're so over-the-top that I don't feel there'd be a big market for them.

I'd be happy to work with you in fabricating a one of a kind MouseTrap. Maybe I'm visualizing this differently than you. I was thinking of doing away with the 45 degree cut in the smaller tube, and slipping the larger tube over the flat end on the smaller tube. It doesn't seem necessary to me to put the taper in the smaller tube if the large tube is slipping over it.

But now I'm thinking your vision is to weld the 1/2 inch wide, larger tube over the smaller tube where the glans would exit the tube, and leaving the tapered front as-is.

Regarding the lock, I'm thinking something like the PA lock on my website might be used...

 

Scandals is one of my affiliates...they're legitimate

 

Unfortunately, I don't have the necessary tooling to fabricate hinged rings. But I may be able to change the way the bars look...it sort of depends on what you're envisioning.

 

Whoops, hey sorry for the delayed response. Is the hinged ring like the one in your photos? I can definitely work with those.

In regard to changing the front of the device, I'd have to make it in solid rod like your present device, instead of the cables.

Since you already have a PA is it outside your consideration to switch over to a PA Lock instead of using your rings? I ask because a lock would definitely increase security by preventing any possibility of pullout from the cage.