What materials will I need? For weights, you can use anything: barbell weights, lead tire weights in a small stuff sack, a plastic jug with water, etc., etc. If you can make it small enough, you can wear shorts and hang penis and weight over the edge of your computer chair as you work.

How much weight? Start with 2-3 pounds (1-1.5 kg). Each week, add weight in 1/2 pound (.25 kg) increments, or more if comfortable. Work up to ten pounds (4.5 kg) or more.

How long? Hang weight for 10 minutes, then remove for 10 minutes. You can increase this time later, but always monitor carefully. Remember to remove weights regularly!

How often? I hung weights for one full hour (takes a total of two hours with breaks) morning and afternoon, every day.

What else? Do PC exercises every few minutes while hanging to encourage circulation. Stop immediately if you experience pain, excessive coldness, numbness or discoloration.

There are several ways to make a secure, comfortable attachment device for weights or string pulling.

Swim cap - condom and direct wrap techniques, Pipe insulation, surgical tubing, tape

• Cheap, Comfortable (once you master the technique), inexpensive Materials: rubber (latex) swim cap (from sporting goods store), string.
• Cut a 4″ x 8″ (10 X 20 cm) piece from the swim cap.
• Clean it well with detergent and dry. The stickier the latex, the less tightly you will need to wrap it - wash repeatedly if necessary!

Condom technique

(photos by Peabody - THANK YOU!)

Wrap about 2″ (5 cm) of the latex around a piece of PVC pipe (or other cylinder - I’ve used a ‘jumbo’ marker which I keep at my desk. Roll with the glossy side in. Make sure first wrap layer has tension. Roll latex off PVC to make a ‘condom.’ Roll ‘condom’ over glans (head) of penis. When it’s about halfway on, it will grab enough to easily roll the rest of way. Latex should extend at least 1/4″ past the head of your penis. Pull firmly to test grip. Once you have a secure connection, a small S-hook makes it easy to hang weights or a add string.

Direct wrap

This is a fast technique that takes some practice to master. Pull foreskin back. Tightly wrap rubber around glans and shaft of penis several times . Add an elastic band or tape to keep rubber from unwrapping.

Foam pipe insulation, or the ‘Bib’ hanger

Somebody told me about using a rubber pipe clamp. I substituted foam pipe insulation and put it on my web site. Someone else improved on the design. Pretty cool the way these things develop.

Foam pipe insulation is comfortable and warm. Though a bit awkward to attach and remove, this is comfortable and cheap, and allows considerable weight to be used.

I’m not sure what the clamp is in this photo. You can use a hose clamp, but I recommend fitting your electric screwdriver with a non-slip screwdriver blade (flat part in a cylinder of metal to prevent it coming off the screw and potentially gouging you).

Loop - NOT recommended

Many commercial stretching devices use this kind of attachment. It is dangerous because it puts all stress on a small portion of the penis where the main nerves are located, limiting the amount of weight you can hang comfortably. I found 6 pounds (2.73 kg) was the maximum weight I could use.

Latex (surgical) tubing is sold by the foot at Home Depot.

Tape - NOT recommended

By wrapping your penis in self-adhesive tape, you can build up an area to make it easier to hang a weight or stretcher. The tape is relatively expensive, and not very comfortable.

Crude, but a quick way to test the idea.

• You will need: An old sock, some coins, rubber bands.
• Put coins in a sock. Wrap sock around your penis (pull your penis while doing this). Keep wrapping (to keep coins from falling out!).
• Hold in place with 2 or 3 rubber bands. It’s not perfect, but you’ll get the idea.

I made one of these to mimic the Circle Device. It wasn’t very good.

• Use denim or other cloth, lead weights (used wheel balancing weights), needle and thread, rubber bands.
• Start with a 20×20 cm piece of material Cut out a 10 cm x 10 cm corner, leaving an “L” shape
• Fold one flap over to hold weight
• Sew it closed, and wrap around penis, holding in pace with elastic bands (or Velcro).

The Circle Device is very compact, but difficult to construct. You will need: lead, or (safer) lead-free pipe solder, container with sand or plaster of Paris, heat source (camp stove, kitchen stove), ladle to melt metal in, large vice and hammer (not needed for lost wax technique).

• Cast two flat metal ingots approximately 6 cm x 5 cm x .75 cm, using a sand or plaster mold. Caution: molten metal can be dangerous.
• When cool, use hammer and vice to curve them (this is noisy and hard work!). Thoroughly cover in duct tape or Plasti-Grip (the stuff used on tool handles) to avoid lead contact with skin.
• Put tape on both sides to create a hinge. Do this while holding the pieces as close as possible to the actual position they’ll be in when used, to avoid pinching.
• Hold in place with two rubber bands.

Lost wax casting: Alternately, form two wax slabs approximately 6 cm x 5 cm x .75 cm, and curve them to a radius approximately twice that of your flaccid penis. Fill a wide paper cup or other disposable container with enough wet plaster to accommodate both wax forms. Set them on end in the plaster, and let the plaster set for an hour or more. Overnight is best.

Using your heat source, heat the plaster until the wax melts and runs out. (Don’t drip the molten wax onto an open flame!!!) You can use hot water to melt the wax, but let the mold dry thoroughly before pouring molten metal!

Pour molten metal into forms.

After a few minutes, drop the mold into cold water. When cool, break away plaster and clean up your cast ingots. File them to remove sharp edges.