The Dexmaster 1000

Iron Clad Ben · Post by **Iron Clad Ben** » 13 Oct 2006 16:18

Based on advice from Grom, I set out to build a dexercise machine to work on my leg dexterities. I put my brilliant engineering skills to use and was able to build this bad boy out of $4 USD worth of 3/4" PVC tubing from the hardware store. Since building and using this dexerciser I have learned pixie set. If you haven't built one yet, I highly recommend it! It's extremely simple, you just need a long piece of PVC, (3) 3-way elbow pieces and a knife or pocket-knife saw to cut the tubing. No glue or adhesive required.

The Dexmaster 1000 is:

Cheap to build (4 bux)

Easy to build (no adhesive required)

Easy to disassemble

Lightweight and portable enough to bring to sessions.

So go out and build your own! It's fun, easy and can be a great aid to your game.

david · Post by **david** » 13 Oct 2006 16:31

Doubles as a handy sex toy for those lonely nights!

Zeb Jackson · Post by **Zeb Jackson** » 13 Oct 2006 16:41

david wrote:Doubles as a handy sex toy for those lonely nights!

LMAO

gangsta · Post by **gangsta** » 13 Oct 2006 17:10

Nice! How tall is that thing?!

I LOVE that carpet, man.

Roy · Post by **Roy** » 13 Oct 2006 17:42

gangsta wrote: I LOVE that carpet, man.

Nevermind the dexmaster, lets just play some Twister instead.

That does look pretty tall.

Oroza · Post by **Oroza** » 13 Oct 2006 19:06

lacking horizontal bar for swirl dexs

ninja · Post by **ninja** » 13 Oct 2006 21:15

"Lightweight and portable enough to bring to sessions"

Why would you want to do this? Using it to practice at home sure but why would u take it to your sessions.

Iron Clad Ben · Post by **Iron Clad Ben** » 13 Oct 2006 21:55

Oroza wrote:lacking horizontal bar for swirl dexs

Thanks for the feedback. I can definitely see adding an adjustable height swirl dex bar on the Dexmaster 1500.

HG · Post by HG » 14 Oct 2006 04:54

it looks WAY too tall to be useful. I think the only dexes youd need to actually practice are swirl, rev swirl, whirl, double downs. That is too tall for even like.. justin dale to do double downs on. Cool idea though!

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 14 Oct 2006 04:57

... And you can't use a water bottle why?

Pixies are easy to learn with practice and patience. Fairies are different, and I don't think this dexmaster can help for that type of move. That's just me though.

Zeb Jackson · Post by **Zeb Jackson** » 14 Oct 2006 06:14

youhave to realize ben is a tall lad, and as such this could suit him just fine, i like it i think if i made one it would me mainly for the swirl bar, but other than that i think it was an awesome idea!

shred villain · Post by **shred villain** » 14 Oct 2006 06:55

i feel like the biggest retard ever asking this, but how does it work?

Skippy! · Post by **Skippy!** » 14 Oct 2006 08:57

david wrote:Doubles as a handy sex toy for those lonely nights!

This toy is unisex, too.

Ewww...

Anyway, cool idea, but I dunno if I'll find myself making one any time soon.

EDIT: Admittedly, I've been having a lot of trouble with learning DATW, I can't even tell what the trouble is, but this would possibly be of assistance. Ah well.

mc · Post by mc » 14 Oct 2006 09:43

good thinking. Peter Irish used to use a road cone.

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regarding sex toys, I mean. That dexmaster is fuckin dumb.

(1st part serious, 2nd part jokes)

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 14 Oct 2006 09:52

Matt Cross wrote:good thinking. Peter Irish used to use a road cone.

hmmmm, i have a road cone in my garage and im learning pixie sets..... i guess im gunna have to go Peter Irish style!

P.S.- Ben, i swirl Bar would be a really cool idea.

Spontaneous Spaz · Post by **Spontaneous Spaz** » 14 Oct 2006 18:31

jeez guys! enough with the negetivity already!

i think it's great that someone had the initiative to go out and try to do something productive that is cheap and can be modded in many different ways in order to help anyone's dexes.

so i say props! and give this item 2 thumbs up

you did a kickass job putting that thing together
i love ur carpet, it FREAKING PWNS!

the rest of you... would it be hard to not be a negative nancy once in a while?

awesome man awesome

Iron Clad Ben · Post by **Iron Clad Ben** » 15 Oct 2006 15:15

Thanks for the comments everyone

I don't mind the razzing. If you post on modified (or any forum these days) you are almost guaranteed flames , so it's no big deal to me. I expected to get flames, some of which are actually fairly humorous.

That's not to say that I'm not serious about this thing.

Yes, it's tall, and I'm somewhat tall too, about 6'1" or 6'2" (~185cm) The idea is that for high pixie sets, double downs, dso's etc you need to have your knee up pretty high dexing the bag pretty high from the ground. Still however, I think I need to knock about 3" (10cm) off the top.

Since it's made from one big piece of PVC, each person can customize their own when they build one and build it as tall or as short as they want. I tried the 2L bottle thing and it just didn't work for me. So far this thing has been the shit. I just wanted to share.

Oh and thanks for the comments on my carpet. Yes, it's the shit

HG · Post by HG » 15 Oct 2006 15:46

Answer me this though. Why not just work pixies with a bag? Or double downs with a bag? Actually the double downs are a good idea with this thing, if its the right size, but pixie? I dont think the dex ever needs work on pixie, its more of a timing and foot placement thing. Either way, nice work on the solid construction.

Zeb Jackson · Post by **Zeb Jackson** » 15 Oct 2006 15:50

whats the bag method?

Zjeezy · Post by **Zjeezy** » 15 Oct 2006 15:55

playing footbag is the bag method.