So my latest endeavor comes from talking with a submissive on here about self bondage. Mostly my interest in the subject comes from the idea of binding up a submissive and then leaving the alone to get themselves out of it (Yes safety police, I would keep them under observation via cam).
From my research, there was a number of ways to do it using melting ice as a release trigger. After looking at a few of them, I thought I could build one one of my own. So using some left over parts from other projects, and buying a few new ones, I came up with this:
1 Inch copper tube for the body, 1 1/8th rubber leg tips, stainless steel eyebolts with a steel rubber backed washer.
One assembled, it was filled with tap water. I was rather surprised and found no leaks and placed the device in the freezer for two days (probably overly long but the 4th was a busy day). This morning I got it out and hung it up in my work shop with a bucket below to hopefully everything when the ice gave out:
18 minutes and 55 seconds later:
Now the timing is with 5 lbs of constant downwards pressure. A submissive will create more force but not constantly. So the timing will most probably longer. How long, I am not sure. It will take a testor to figure that out. I am currently thinking also of trying it with some plastic tubing to see if that will increase the time bound, as the copper is a great heat transfer.