If you can create a thermal barrier between the steam motor and the rest of the device, and add some vents to carry away the heat before it can pass through the thermal barrier your device will be both functional and pretty.

An abbreviated history: doctors in the 1800s advocated zero masterbation to maximize health… and charged $ to manipulate a womans genitals until she experienced hypoxia (orgasm). Apparently after doing this all day your arms get sore, so they started using steam powered vibrators and were able to treat more women, increasing profits. So the steam powered vibrators are the grandfathers (grandmothers?) of todays devices. Ani’s device seems to be a unique tribute to that history.

You really don’t think that I would go through all this trouble making it and not use it do you?

Is that the Manipulator? I’ve read about it but have not seen any images of it.

-Ani

I love your project for a number of reasons, but one of them is that the first mechanical vibrators powered by something other than human labor (e.g., hand crank) was powered by steam, as I know you know (but not everyone does).

Here’s a sketch:

http://www.mum.org/peopcomr.jpg

I’m the actual maker of this and let me just say that thank you so much for actually getting it. Anyone who is suggesting that its impractical, doesn’t make sense, why not use compressed air isn’t getting it. As you say, I wanted to make a handheld vibrator that ran off of steam. Nothing more, nothing less.

-Ani

She wanted to make a vibrator that ran on steam power.

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Stick with compressed air. Watch the moisture level in the air as it could interfere with grease in the bearings causing them to lock(could be one reason there’s a problem with it starting).

It might be better if it could have its own tank for storing the compressed air as well.