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Cutting neck off of wine bottle?

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Dick

04-23-2003 09:12:27




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I want to make a vase out of a wine bottle. How do I go about cutting the neck off.

Thanks for your help!

Dick




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John

04-24-2003 19:13:21




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 Re: Cutting neck off of wine bottle? in reply to Dick, 04-23-2003 09:12:27  
I used a piece of ni-chrome wire taken from an old heating element. Straightened it out and wrapped it around a bottle, then hooked a 110 V cord to the ends. When the wire glowed red, the bottle was cut. I think we made some of these in electrical shop in school also. I remember also makeing hotdog cookers in a similar way. Soldered stainless steel pins on the ends of a 110 V cord, stuck them in the ends of the hotdog and pluged it in. Made some units that cooked 6 at a time.

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Chester

04-24-2003 16:28:30




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 Re: Cutting neck off of wine bottle? in reply to Dick, 04-23-2003 09:12:27  
Go to www.motherearthnews.com article archive issue #23 "cutting bottles the easy way" Also, if scored with a glass cutter, wrap a gas/lighter fluid soaked string on the score and light. Top will snap off from the sudden temp difference.



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Mac

04-24-2003 13:31:52




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 Re: Cutting neck off of wine bottle? in reply to Dick, 04-23-2003 09:12:27  
As a little kid, I have seen that string deal work. All I ever ended up with however was a broken bottle. Must be a knack to it.



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hntndaylight

04-23-2003 19:06:45




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 Re: Cutting neck off of wine bottle? in reply to Dick, 04-23-2003 09:12:27  
We have a 5 and 10 store that has glass cutters for $2.99. A lot safer than the way I learned in unconventional warfare school; wrap the top in a rag soak in gas, light, the stick in a bucket of ice water. Tap. Like I said a glass cutter from the hardware store or 5 and 10 is way safer.



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Neil

04-24-2003 11:33:13




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 Re: Re: Cutting neck off of wine bottle? in reply to hntndaylight, 04-23-2003 19:06:45  
Try this.

I did it alot as a kid, and never had a problem, but the risk is still there.

Tie a string arond the bottle. Wet the string with lighter fluid.

Hold the bottle on its side, light the string and turn the bottle.

Dunk hot bottle in cold water, it should crack cleanly at the string.



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hjp

04-23-2003 18:38:02




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 Re: Cutting neck off of wine bottle? in reply to Dick, 04-23-2003 09:12:27  
yeah, I remember the RONCO bottle cutter advertized just befor christmas, wow what a flash back !!!!!



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Hal/WA

04-23-2003 16:49:23




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 Re: Cutting neck off of wine bottle? in reply to Dick, 04-23-2003 09:12:27  
Back in the early 70's bottle cutter were sold in various stores. I bought one to give to my Mom for Christmas and we cut a number of bottles. I think she still has some of the "vases" we made. The one we had put the bottle in a set of rollers and had what looked like a regular glass cutter head that you had to adjust to put it in the right spot on the bottle. By rotating the bottle in the rollers, it got scored all the way around. By tapping on the bottle by the score mark, they usually broke very cleanly. The sharp edges then needed to be sanded for safety.

Like most things like that, the novelty wore off quickly and I doubt that Mom ever used it again. I don't remember seeing the bottle cutter when my parents moved off the farm. Maybe it got tossed years ago. It worked very well and quickly. Maybe you could find such a kit in a second hand store or, like everything else, on Ebay.

I hadn't thought of that for years. Thanks for a fun memory.

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Central Minnesota

04-23-2003 15:06:49




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 Re: Cutting neck off of wine bottle? in reply to Dick, 04-23-2003 09:12:27  
Just like cutting window glass. Use a sharp glass cutter, Score the neck where you want it to break, pull (don't bend) it apart. If you can't pull it apart tap on the scored line with a metal object and it will crack on the score. Wear gloves. Have fun.



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hay

04-23-2003 09:55:15




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 Re: Cutting neck off of wine bottle? in reply to Dick, 04-23-2003 09:12:27  
go to the hardware store and get a tungsten carbide rod for a hacksaw. be very careful when cutting and go slowly. wear eye protection and gloves. also might check if the hardware store has an actual inside the bottle glass cutter.



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putz

04-23-2003 18:53:20




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 Re: Re: Cutting neck off of wine bottle? in reply to hay, 04-23-2003 09:55:15  
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