Wednesday, 27 May 2026

Eight Hundred Quid for a Stamp | Brexit Cost Us More Than the Ocean

A bonus mini-pod from the road back from EroSpain Barcelona. Eight hundred quid for a stamp. Vegas was 3,500 miles and a web form. Spain was 900 and a carnet. We went to Vegas in April. Three and a half thousand miles across the Atlantic. Customs paperwork was a web form. Some clicking, some typing, done. Then we went to Spain for EroSpain Barcelona. Nine hundred miles across one short hop of Europe. Customs paperwork cost nearly eight hundred quid in stamps — an ATA carnet via the chamber of commerce, four stamps each way, and a building site we had to cross to get to work. The doorstep cost more than the ocean. This is the EroSpain episode of record. Caz and I sit down together for the mini-pod treatment — about thirteen minutes, two-handed, no script — and we walk you through what it actually takes to ship a trade show stand into the EU since Brexit. The carnet. The chamber of commerce. The four stamps. Frankie the Tankie versus the budget Fiat. Spanish drivers who treat the car horn like a percussion instrument. A 787 with a tail cam and crew sales versus an A320neo with a packet of pretzels and no wifi. Three days of paella. A rooftop pool we never got near because Brexit didn't get us that one, the wind did. And the Spanish, who frankly speak better English than I do. It's a working podcast, not a holiday slideshow. If you ship product internationally, if you've watched post-Brexit trade shipping turn from a clipboard into a forensic accountancy exercise, or if you just like the gap between what a trip costs on paper and what it actually costs in admin, this one's for you. If you're enjoying the show, hit subscribe and the bell. And if you've got a moment, a comment genuinely helps other people find us. Mentioned in this episode: EroSpain Barcelona, ATA carnet, post-Brexit trade shipping, Altitude Intimates Las Vegas, Frankie the Tankie. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Three thousand five hundred miles versus nine hundred — miles don't matter 1:16 Eight hundred quid for a stamp 3:12 The stock we can't actually sell 4:49 Frankie the Tankie and the building site 6:29 The Spanish speak better English than I do 8:18 787 with crew sales, A320neo with pretzels 9:50 Three days of paella 🎙️ LISTEN ON YOUR PODCAST APP Apple Podcasts: https://ift.tt/wXbWVSB Spotify: https://ift.tt/Whxynec All platforms: https://ift.tt/o7mYvaL 🌐 ABOUT E-STIM SYSTEMS "I Make Sex Toys" is the personal podcast of Wayne Allen, founder and Managing Director of E-Stim Systems, the UK manufacturer of electrostimulation products. Made in Britain since 2004. Find us at: 🌐 https://estim.store 📷 Instagram: @estimsystems 🐦 X / Threads / Bluesky: @estimsystems 👥 Facebook: facebook.com/estimsystemsltd 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/e-stim-systems ⚠️ PLEASE NOTE The content of this podcast is not designed to be explicit or erotic, but we may discuss adult topics. Therefore this podcast is not suitable for children or those of a nervous disposition. You have been warned. New episodes drop the second Tuesday of the month, with bonus content in between. #Brexit #SmallBusiness #BritishManufacturing #Podcast #EroSpain

Friday, 22 May 2026

E-Stim just changed the game with this #estim #estimsystems #new

The Slider changed everything. 🎯 Two of our best electrodes just got an upgrade. The Slider is evolved from the Moaner and the Flange — but now with an adjustable, lockable neck that goes from 5mm to 70mm. You pick your depth. You lock it in. Job done. No guessing. No compromising. Just exactly where you want to be, every time. CNC-machined in Watford. Compatible with all E-Stim Systems power units. Lifetime guarantee. Made by people who actually use it. 😏 Your depth. Your rules. 🔗 estim.store #EStimSystems #EStim #TheSlider #SexTech #MadeInWatford #estim #estimsystems For purchasing direct from us visit https://estim.store We also have a free user support forum at https://www.e-stim.net You can also follow us on Social media https://www.twitter.com/estimsystems https://ift.tt/SqKDlgM https://ift.tt/RayDrQ5 https://ift.tt/5WFyhAs And we also have a Podcast "I make sex toys" available on all major players https://ift.tt/fqErlBO

Sliding into the Slider

Sliding into the Slider

E-Stim Systems Slider

The Slider range actually started life as an idea a few years ago. Someone asked the question we'd been turning over in the workshop for a while - Why are insertable electrodes always one fixed length? You buy a Flange, you get the Flange's neck. You buy a Moaner, you get the Moaner's neck. If you wanted a different gap between the two contact points, you bought a different electrode. That's it.

It's not how anything else works. You wouldn't buy a separate camera body for every focal length. (I might, but then I am mad and into cameras.) The honest answer is that fixing the neck is the only sensible way to make a range work. We could offer the Flange in five neck lengths, the Moaner in five neck lengths, the Bobble in five neck lengths - but here's the catch. Whatever sizes we picked, we'd have guaranteed the size *you* want isn't one of them. And the logistics of keeping every size of every electrode in stock would be a nightmare. So everyone settles for "close enough," and that's how insertables have always been.

We wanted to do something different with the Slider. One electrode, one head you've already chosen, and a neck that moves to wherever you want it.

But what is it?

Two sizes. The Small Slider carries the one-inch head our Flange customers will recognise straight away. The Large Slider steps up to an inch and a half, picking up where the Moaner left off. The same heads people have loved for years. But with new trick up the sleeve.

Is it Magic?

The trick is the neck. It slides through the base of the electrode and locks at any length you want with a small hex key on the side. Three neck lengths cover the full range - Long at 75mm, Standard at 55mm, Short at 35mm - and all of them slide from a 3mm minimum upwards. The Standard ships fitted. The Long and Short are extras you can swap in when your play asks for it.

Like virtually all of our insertables, you can take the Slider apart for cleaning. Head, neck, base washer, body, locking screw - five pieces, every component, every time.

How it feels different

If you're coming from a Flange or a Moaner, the head shape will be familiar. The Slider lands in your hand the same way. What changes is what happens after that.

A fixed-neck electrode has one feel. The contact points sit where they sit, and the sensation that produces is the sensation you get. The Slider gives you a dial on that. Bring the head and base closer together and the current path through the body shortens — the sensation tightens up, sharpens, gets more concentrated. Open it up and the same intensity setting feels broader, more spread, a longer sweep through the tissue. Same Slider, same powerbox, same gel. Different play.

It's texture, not just intensity. The dial on the powerbox controls how strong; the neck position controls *what kind of strong*. Two parameters, not one. That's the Slider's job.

How to set it

E-Stim Systems Slider with lock key

Set the neck length with the Slider in your hand, before you go anywhere else. Loosen the small lock screw with the supplied key. Slide the neck where you want it. Tighten the screw back, again a quarter-turn. The locking screw has a nylon pad on the end that grips the neck without scoring it, so firm contact is what locks it, not force. Test it with hand pressure before you start. That's the routine.

You can adjust mid-session if you want to. Easier to slide the whole electrode, in our experience, but it's there if you want it.

Choosing the right neck

The Standard ships fitted because it does most of what most people want. 55mm of slide covers a useful range out of the box.

 

The Long is for when you want full extension — more depth, more scope, more of a stretch in how the electrode sits. If you've found yourself wishing the Standard went further, the Long is the answer. If this sticks out too much at the back, then consider the Short Neck.

A line on compatibility

E-Stim Systems Slider Base with 4mm sockets

Two 4mm banana sockets in the base. Standard E-Stim Systems cables plug straight in, both connections needed for the bipolar circuit. Works with any of our boxes - the 2B, the ElectroHelix, the ElectroPebble, the ABox, the Remote - and most third-party powerboxes too, with the right cable or adaptor.

The full operation manual lives at e-stim.info/manuals/sliders. This article is the why and the how-to-choose. The manual is the how-it-all-works.



source https://estim.store/blogs/news/sliding-into-the-slider

Saturday, 16 May 2026

“Please Talk to Someone” — A Raw Mental Health Wake Up Call

I lost a friend several years ago. None of us knew what he was going through. None of us understood how close he was to the edge. This is the part of the video I didn't plan to say. But I'm glad I did. If you're struggling — please talk to someone. Samaritans: 116 123. Free. Confidential. 24 hours a day. Full video on the channel — "The 3am Thoughts" E-Stim Systems: https://estim.store Instagram / X / Threads: @estimsystems #mentalhealth #malementalhealth #samaritans #suicide #suicideprevention #talkaboutit #mentalhealthawareness

Friday, 15 May 2026

Why Reddit Is Basically the Wild West #socialmedia #reddit

No accountability. No consequences. And if you're running a business, no good reason to be reading it at 3am. Reddit can be brutal. Knowing your own triggers and deciding not to look — that's not hiding. That's strategy. Full video on the channel — "The 3am Thoughts" E-Stim Systems: https://estim.store Instagram / X / Threads: @estimsystems #mentalhealth #smallbusiness #foundermindset #socialmedia #reddit #creatoranxiety #entrepreneurship