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The main difference is I use titanium bends, so they hold it better in place than plastic tubing. Also, most of my stents are made from 22FR Silicone catheters cut to size, so the front end is a bit different than when I use the fold over. The black end is a bit longer lately, I'm probably going back to a shorter version next build, we shall see. Only one infection in six years with these stents, not a back track record. I'd love to see a photo of what you made. Either here, or on tumblr.

I will take a look. Over the years I have posted quite a bit to this thread. I also have quite a bit of info on my designs, build, safety and cleaning on my blog at Ind247 Stent Blog . You can use anything from there that you find useful.

This is completely false. The original photos were two pieces. My stent adventures go back over six years now, averaging over 250+ days per year. All of my stents are two plus one designs. That means two separate pieces for the bends, plus a small bit of tubing to keep the fold over open. I have only tried a single tube a couple of times, they did not work for me. I find there is not enough "spring" between the bends with a single piece. All of the people I have helped to make stents use two piece bends.

I had a few foley catheter / stent insertion vids on X-video till they killed off everything to make the credit card processers happy. There are essentially two ways to insert a stent. First part is the same regardless, just slide stent in like you would any type of catheter. The bends look like they would be hard to accommodate, but really their not. When you get the entire stent inside you have two options. One, use a sound to push the stent into place. Just like a catheter you will know when the stent enters the bladder as urine will start to flow. Remove the stent, ensure the retention line is secure in whatever method you use. Two, once you have pushed all of the stent into the tip, guide the stent into place using your fingers to push down on the stent along the outside of your penis. This method is easier once you've used the first method a few times. As before, once urine flows you know you've got it set. Personally I like the second method as your are using one less piece of equipment that can introduce bacteria or such that may be on the sound.

Thank you for the compliments on my work, I appreciate it. Indeed I have tried using a single piece of titanium for both bends (there should be pics somewhere in the archive). The issue is exactly what you mentioned, the stiffness does not allow for good retention and can be a bit uncomfortable. In my experience the stent really needs to have two bends with some tubing in-between to act as a bit of a spring to hold everything in place correctly. I've been running two bends made of titanium for years now with no discomfort. After each use I clean the bends, through them in a pressure cooker to sterilize and re-use as needed. Since you don't think UTIs are real, I'll take that with a grain of salt 😁 It defiantly sounds like you have found a good solution that works for you.

Thanks for following all these years. Years ago I switched from making stents with plastic tubing to using 5mm titanium tubing. This way I can reuse the parts, and lower the risk of infection as plastic is a good breeding ground for bacteria. There are several videos and post on my tumblr on how I shape and make the tubing for stent use. None of the tools are exotic or expensive, just pipe benders, cutters and files. The tubing stays in place in the stent when I insert it, just like plastics parts. Otherwise it would just be a silicone tube that would not stay in place. As I mentioned above, I've posted plenty of how-to articles and videos on tumblr on how to make the metal parts. I just took a quick look and you could start around : (3) Diapers / Caths / Stents on Tumblr here and the few days before and after this post have lots of info.

The last 25+ pages load fine on my end and contain lots of how-to instructions. I've also posted quite a bit of info and a few videos on my tumblr, https://ind247.tumblr.com/archive . Good luck, and play safe.

This is interesting. I found a NHS (UK) study years ago that talked about using a spanner stent (I think) in the elderly in comparison with either external condom catheters or absorbent products vs intermittent or foley catheters. In the end the outcomes were negligible in differences, but it's good to see healthcare looking down these avenues as the trickle down research helps us kinky folks. I'll try searching for the paper.

Thanks, I've put as much info as I can on my tumblr as well as a few how-to videos. Unfortunately I don't know of any vendors that make these things, but I haven't kept up with chastity device members in many years. I think there are a few good makers selling on Etsy. I haven't tried what you described with a stent, but I did attempt it with a holey foley. The challenge I found was getting the length of the blue / retrieval line the right length. If it's too short and you get an erection , it pulls on either the PA area, or pulls the cath out of the bladder. If it's long enough to accommodate getting hard then the catheter fell into the bladder. With a stent though it might work since they don't move as much. You could put an O-ring on the end of the retrieval line and then the PA part could keep the line safely tucked away from access. That would be pretty secure. A stent will always be safer from a UTI standpoint, but has its own risks of course. Good luck, play safe.

In the many years I've been using my stent I have not found this to be the case. I get my urine tested two to three times a year due to my spinal cord injury. My white cell count has not changed from the many years of test beforehand. My main concern would be an increase likelihood of cancer. There have been studies linking an increase of bladder cancer to catheter use both in non-SCI and SCI patients (who usually have a compromised immune system to different extents). An abnormal passage would not stop me. If they exclaimed "Oh my god! Retract the scope, he urethral passage is thinner than tissue paper and about to rupture!"... then yeah, I would absolutely stop. That said, I've had a stent in place for more than 1700 days of the past five years, so I'm not too worried. I would have broken myself by now most likely.

I haven't been on here in a long time, so I didn't see this till now. The post was from my tumblr, and it's still active. ( https://www.tumblr.com/ind247/619178273492123648/since-a-few-asked-here-is-the-steelwerks-custom?source=share&ref=_tumblr ) . This is the retaining part of a chastity device made by Steelwerks in Canada. Steelwerks no longer makes this type of device, but I'm sure lots of others would / can. The "S" part is considered the "lock" since it can't easily be opened with common screwdrivers. I have worn it as pictured way back in the day before I get more into "holey foleys" and eventually stents. My PA piercing is still good, and I use a small titanium "d-ring" to keep the retrieval line to my stent safely in place through the PA. The piercing is a quick pinch that enables years of fun, go for it.

I have a question for long term stent users. Have you noticed that over time, the stent stays in place better? It occurred to me the other day that every stent I've put in over at least the last year hasn't migrated into the bladder. Usually this only happened when it was a new stent the first night, but now not at all. I make a new stent with every use, I don't reuse the silicone, only the titanium bends after cleaning. I'm guessing over time the body has adapted to having the stent in place and not putting as much force on the bends. Of course this may end up actually being a bad thing very long term since it might be damaging the body too. I've been using stents almost 24/7/350ish days a year for the last five years. There is a noticeable smoothness to the silicone parts where the bends are vs the rest of the catheter tubing. I've decided to schedule a uroscopy at my next annual checkup, under the guise of having an old spinal cord injury and wanting to ensure things are good after years of "catheter" use. I'll report back if anything is remarkable. This will probably not be for a few months yet. I'm not actually concerned, just want to ensure things aren't going wonky.

I'm glad you finally mentioned this. I was curious how you could get it in since I have the same parts and they are around 13mm across (or 33ishFR in catheter)!

Jesus fscking christ on a popscile... a woman was able to get her psychologist to blind her (with drain cleaner, but that's not the point here). Yet we can't find a medical professional to induce incontinence, even temporarily. https://people.com/celebrity/jewel-shuping-blinds-herself-with-drain-cleaner/

Absolutely I ended up in the ER from losing a modified "holey foley" many years ago. I posted about it here in detail (might have been lost), and on my tumblr. It did not stop me from progressing or wanting to be incontinent. Which is why I saw in may ways this drive can be overwhelming.