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Converting Power Tools to Sex Toys – Not a DYI Project?

I am all for DYI sex toys. In fact, as I’ve mentioned before, there was a time in my life when all of my sex toys were homemade. It’s fun, it’s a great creative outlet, and when it works well, a great source of pride in a job well done. It’s even a great way to impress your lover. I’ll be the first to admit that some of my projects didn’t work as planned. It was trial and error, but I knew that some testing would be required and no one ever got hurt.

I am not often shocked by the things people will try, but today a friend alerted me to a story that was sad, horrifying, and even somewhat shocking. It’s a story of DYI gone terribly wrong. The man involved decided to convert a reciprocating saw into a sex toy. That’s all well and good, but he left the fucking blade on the saw!

If you’re not familiar with power tools used as sex toys, they’re out there. You can buy entire kits that include the saw, the adaptor, and the attachments. A great example is the The FuckSall Fucking Kit. The “saw” acts as the motor. No blade is involved. The blade is replaced by a smooth adaptor.

Now, here’s the key – you must use the adaptor! No, you can’t just impale the toy onto the blade, as this couple learned the hard way. What went wrong, in their case, was that the saw blade sawed through the plastic sex toy.

So, while I’m all for DYI sex toy projects, some things should not be tried at home. All homemade sex toys should be tried and tested before being used in any way that could cause injury if they do not function properly. Some ideas need more testing than others, and some should just be left alone unless you are ready to purchase the right parts.