As to not muddy up the install videos thread.
Last night i installed the Xg3 V2 in the pad of my left hand ring finger, left of the bone nearest the middle finger.
Location Choice
I wanted to get the most out of the sensing of this particular madnet, as well as my particular use case i see more value with it in a finger for picking up small screws and items. Titans are not available, with no timeline of availability. I read multiple topics on the matter and was warned by @mrln that it should not be installed here. However, i saw those that used this location did not regret it.
Installation Process
I have available to me a vial of lidocaine, however what i have available has epinephrine in it. I am fortunate to have a close cousin who is a hand surgeon (who while wasnt against me performing these installs reccomended that the anus may be a better suited place for them as i can likely put all the DT Implants there at once evenly spaced 5mm apart) and he offered this great bit of advice and warning. Using Lidocaine with Epi in the pad of the finger will kill the finger. So, i did not.
About an hour before the install i had a bowl of cereal and a glass of water.
I then used two small rubber hair ties and wrapped them around the base of my finger.they stayed there for 15m prior to the installation.
Before i began i sprayed both hands down with 70% ISO and let them air dry. I did this twice.
Next i hit record on my capture card and started recording.
First line of buisness was to open the box, layout the supplies. the supplied Drape was nice, as not to mess up my deskpad. I prepared all the items, opened the gauze, alcohol swap, unpackaged the needle (Triple checked the plunger retainer was not in place).
I made a mark on my finger for insertion point, and desired location so i knew how far to place the needle. (this was pointless, the sharpie tip was too big, and the alcohol wiped it away). I basically halfed the distance from the side of my finger and the middle of the finger. From confering with my hand surgeon cousin this would severely limit the possibility of nerve damage. There are two main nerve bundles in the finger. From this particular location the main nerve bundle is more lateral, the other is on the other side of the figer. Both branches arborize past the white of the nail so it is impossible to avoid every little branch bit it isnt an issue.
Once i believed i was ready, i removed the safety cap of the needle and began.
This part was long and difficult. There was no blood, also no pain. I triple checked my insertion point as i was applying pressure to the needle point. bevel went in smooth but seemed to slow down significantly as i reached the back of the bevel, i am familiar with this from my other implants. Just needed to push through.
Once i reached past the bevel point i took a breather. This was where i needed to ensure my trajectory was straight. I didnt want to be concerned with migration and i wanted the path to be precise. I chose Bevel up on the needle to limit tissue abrasion while the pocket was created. using the bevel as a guide to keep the needle straight. I found myself either fighting mentally, or it really was that difficult to push through.
This was the point i believe a vasovagal response was about to occur. I didnt feel sick or light headed, just started to feel off… So I started alternating my legs and feet tensing up as much as i could and releasing, tensing and releasing, i also started tensing my abs, and toes, holding each tensed position and releasing. I did this all while pushing the needle in but the feeling went away almost immediately and i forgot to continue doing this.
I had to apply immense pressure on the needle, while also applying pressure to my finger to help coax it through. This i believe is where lube would have helped tremendously.
I reached my intended destination and sighed with relief. I then began depressing the plunger as i slowly removed the needle from his new comfy position. As i reached the near tip of needle from exiting the finger, i grabbed my gauze, placed it over the entry hole and removed the needle the rest of the way.
I applied gently pressure for around 30 seconds. I then located the bandage i was to use. I also located the XG3 3d printed version of the impant i made and i placed it horizontally between the implant and my insertion point. i didnt want the implant to rush to the entrance hole once i took the finger tourniquet off. I placed the bandage on, and then removed my hair ties.
Overall… experience was solid. Rewatching the footage, the install took a little over 5 minutes from insertion to exit. pain was a 0/10. i think i hyped myself up more prior to the install reading and confering with my cousin.
I will however echo @mrln This implant shouldnt go in the finger. It is far too big, and if a Titan was available to me i would have used that instead.
Since i recorded the entire install here it is start to finish. As well as my 3wk old boy grunting and groaning in the background.
all your implants in your anus 
