Hello everyone,
I just joined your site yesterday and have been enjoying many of the past posts I’ve been reading. I’ve seen a number of posts about the cost of custom nozzles and thought I would share some personal experiences with you.
Many of you probably recognize my user name. I have been making custom enema and douche nozzles for nearly 5 years, though I have been on a self-imposed hiatus for about a year now. I do plan to get back to it again, but right now I am taking care of some of the problems life throws at you from time to time.
There are a number of expenses which must be considered by the custom nozzle maker. Of the hundreds (possibly more than a thousand) nozzles I’ve made, the average nozzle sold for somewhere between $30 and $45. The medium I work with is called “Delrin”, a type of plastic developed by DuPont. I have made some nozzle sets out of exotic wood, but those were very special orders. Depending upon diameter and color, Delrin can be quite expensive to purchase. The last time I purchased some raw stock, a piece of black Delrin, 6 inches long and 1 inch in diameter cost me right about $5.00. Of course I purchased it in 4ft. lengths, but you can do the math. Then there is the shipping costs. The same size stock in a different color and be double the price, and in some cases, depending upon the supplier, even triple the price.
Next there is the cost of the tools needed to turn out quality nozzles. You can either buy cheap tools from Harbor Freight and have frequent break downs and less control, or you can buy quality tools and do the job right. It’s the old adage, “Pay now or pay later.” For a relatively basic nozzle without lots of detail, it generally takes between 1 and 2 hours to take the raw bar stock to the final product. In my case, and I don’t know how other makers do it, after the nozzle has been roughed out on the lathe and then turned to the customer’s specs, and the hole has been drilled to create a center bore, the sanding polishing begins. Personally, I used 10 different grits of sand paper and 4 levels of polishing to get that “mirror-like” finish. After this is done, the nozzle is washed, packaged and shipped.
What I didn’t mention above is the amount of email exchanges and phone calls that go into bringing someone’s idea of the “perfect custom-made nozzle” to life. Sometimes I would just turn out some nozzles and sell them on ebay. Those were the easy ones and cost around $30. However, 90% of the nozzles I made were custom order, tailor-made to fit the person’s unique design and desire. Most times I would take photos of the process and email them to the customer to get their approval at each stage of the game. Needless to say, there is a lot of time, effort and attention to detail that goes into fabricating a custom nozzle than just what happens in the shop.
If you want a $10 or $15 dollar nozzle, they are available. Most of these are cast in a mold and turned out by the dozens. Everybody has one. However, if you are a true collector, a real enema afficionado, then your taste will probably run towards the “custom made” nozzle. These are the one-of-a-kind, nobody else in the world has one exactly like your’s. Not everybody needs one of these jewels, but some do.
Like anything else, it all depends upon how much you are into the fetish. Nearly everyone has something in their life that they treat in a special way. Musicians may only use one type of guitar strings. Carpenters may only buy one brand of tools. And then there are folks who are so into enemas that the standard drugstore or mass-produced stuff just doesn’t appeal to.
I hope this helps answer some of the questions in your mind with regard to the price of custom enema nozzles. I’ll be happy to answer any other questions you might have.
Thanks,
The Cave Man