Do it (to) Yourself!

WANK OFF WEDNESDAY

Hey there DIY culture fans!

we've seen you out there sewing skirts out of vintage pillowcases, adding less brakes to your bikes, and drinking drank from a ball jar! here at the ScrewSmart labs we can dig your agenda of voting with less of your dollars, hell, it matters to us too! that's why we're shouting out DIY sex toys today, with the caveat that before you get off, you're gunna have to get smart. here's a few tips for how to avoid some basic pitfalls~

dildos!  

• food, tools or candles could each make incredible saturday night dates, but remember, that if that DIY-dil has been handled by hands, if it is made of a material other than pyrex or silicone, if it is DIY period! it must be condomed before it goes in you! stay on the safe side and a cucumber wont get the best of your saturday.
• run your fingers along all the edges to check for any splinters or sharp bits.
• if that new inatimate friend is headed for your ass make sure there's a flared base! as JD says: the end of your ass is your mouth, you don't want your pal to take a trip up your gut-pikeway.

cock huggers! (you know, anything that goes around the shaft like a fleshlight or a cockring)

• make sure you're using flexible materials and keep safety scissors close by. only professional pervs should be playing with unyielding materials like metal.
• be aware of allergies and food chemistry! some foods are acidic and could burn in a way that you weren't looking for. gunna stick it to a jar of mayo? first test a little out on a patch of your tender bits.  

vibes!

• if you're building your own vibe (I salute you!) be sure that everything is soldered completly and that there are no exposed wires. there's a reason they tell you not to smoke in bed~
• stray back massagers left over from a walgreen's trip from the 80's? you may have stumbled into the world least kept secret. the wahl all-body massager and the hitachi magic wand are a couple of the toppest selling sex toys out there.
• think you need batteries to get the pressuredrop? wrong friends, this is a greener day. throw those legs up the side of a bothtub and let your faucet do the work...i know i know, it wastes water...jeez ya'll are serious about your activism~

with that, welcome to the respectable low-brow world of DIY sex toys. here's a few links to get you started~

•  the Homemade Sex Toys website has some good ideas, warning though, about 80% of this seems like "good" ideas and 10% as freaking brilliant and 10% iffy. just remember to condom, check for sharp bits and lube. 

• Make Your Own Sex Toy book! I was sad when they got rid of their 70's throwback cover, but i'm sure there's still the same hella good ideas up in this overtly pink jam

enjoy yourself pervs and remember: if you do decide to put a banana skin in the microwave, make sure its not too warm before you slap it on~

 love,

pumpernickel