That sounds like a good plan for some tickle torture to drive this sub crazy. And he's very ticklish too! as for the ratcheting mechanism, if you look at pics 1, 4, or 5, you'll see a pulley type of mechanism toward the top of the bondage wall, where it's clipped to something on that top beam. This isn't like a typical winch with a crank. The way this works is you just pull down on the rope hanging on one side of the pulley, which effectively cranks the rope on the opposite side up higher, notch by notch. Does that make more sense now? I love these ratcheting rope devices, so much easier than traditional ratcheting tie down straps, and even easier than a winch system. Plus they're pretty inexpensive for what they do. If you look under the Advanced Search menu on this site (ideally on a PC or larger tablet in landscape mode), go to Tutorial Search, type "tutorial" in the search box to get a list of all tutorials, then you will see filters in the left sidebar (providing you're not on a smaller mobile device where there is no sidebar). You can then click on "Rope lock tie down" under the parts section to filter on tutorials that use this device. You'll find a parts list in any of those tutorials, and you can click on that part to be taken directly to the item if you're interested in getting some for yourself. They're great for tickle torture too! For example, take a simple spread eagle position on a bed with hands and feet cuffed, using these rope lock tie downs to attach the cuffs to the corners of the bed. Then you can start your tickle torture assault, with a rule that every time your sub makes a sound, you crank his hands and/or feet a bit more toward the corners of the bed, which then just makes it even tougher for him to endure without making a sound. It's a vicious circle! ;-)