I have had my Handy 1 for many years and I love it. But the new model has me considering upgrading. Thing is, since the price is already higher, I am considering the multi axis toys again too. I was wondering though, what people’s expereicne is with the multi axis toys and videos. Is it worth the cost? Are there really that many multi axis scripts? Are they still being made or was it more a temporary niche type of a thing?
Thanks for any info!
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I’m a huge fan of the OSR2+ and absolutely prefer it to the original handy. That said, it’s a bit louder, even with quieter servos. Additionally, it’s a hobbyist device, meaning you will have to replace parts as they ware out or break. It’s not difficult but can be a bit of a pain sometimes. The upside is that if something breaks, it’s an easy fix and relatively cheap (though the servos can be expensive depending on the quality, and you WILL eventually have to replace servos). If your Handy breaks, you’re out of luck or have to wait for the manufacturer to fix or replace the entire unit.
There’s quite a lot of multi-axis content and it seems more scripters have been adopting it recently. Even if a script is not multi-axis, you can still use the other axis with the options in MultiFunPlayer. It works very well in my experience and you can fine-tune it to your liking.
Here’s a guide: Multifunplayer - TRANSFORM Single Axis Scripts into Multi-Axis
I have heard some people say they prefer the handy over the multi-axis devices. I hard disagree, but different strokes for different folks, literally.
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In my opinion, if you still have a working handy and its not having issues, then you don’t really need to upgrade since its single-axis to single axis. The og handy will get the job done for a majority of people. If it has issues or is breaking, then yeah get the new model.
If you’re looking for ‘more’ then multi-axis is worth it. Like how the previous poster pointed out, you can turn single-axis to multi-axis.
The major point of multi-axis is there is just a new level of detail to the experience and the extra axises add to the immersion of a script(The roll/pitch axises can help simulate gyration)(surge/sway can help simulate back/forth grinding).
One of the most interesting sleeves i’ve tried was a Tenga spinner. Through its design is basically spins the sleeve as you stroke up and down. Its hard to get that to work in a stroking device given the sleeve has to be able to twist freely to work but a multi-axis device has access to the twist receiver. It can spin a sleeve in a case as it goes down on you.
There’s a reason there are people asking for a twist axis on the handy2 or other new strokers that come out on the market. Single-axis strokers have more or less been mastered in design and new strokers just finetune those details. Everyone still just defaults to the Handy, so now people are looking for Handy plus extras.
Most people are fine with their single-axis strokers. If you want more for your experience, you have to look into other devices whether it be multi-axis, vibrators, prostate massagers, etc. The best direct evolution of a stroker would be adding more axises.
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