Procedures That Uses Fire For Bottle Glass Cutting

Glass Bottle Cutting
3 min readFeb 19, 2018

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A bottle is made as a container with three main parts namely neck, a body and mouth where the neck is more slender than the body. By cutting of a stream of molten glass from sheet glass or from glass container glass with a clipping blade a glass cylinders is formed using either the blow and blow process or the press and blow technique which is known as a gob. After the bottles are manufactured they are distributed for use such a storage of perfumes, drinks and many other tasks.

There are different procedures on how one can make glasses out of a wine bottle which includes:

Heating them under a flame. The first step is to create a line where you would like the bottle to cut off at using glass bottle cutter tool such as a glass cutter or a glass grill. Secondly, heat the glass along the line you created in a direct flame from a small candle or a small butane torch while constantly rotating it to ensure even distribution of heat. Get more facts about bottle glass at https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/29/make-glasses-from-bottles_n_1386438.html.

Thirdly, dip the end of the bottle you want to break off in a sink or pot full of water after 5 minutes heating. Sometimes the bottle require more than one round of heating and cooling, so repeat the process until the bottle cuts off. Finally, rub the edges of the glass immediately after it breaks, to avoid cutting yourself. With a square sand paper and then with a finer grit sandpaper. Purchase wine bottle light kit here!

Use of a yarn to cut a bottle.

First, wrap the yarn or cotton string around the bottle 3 to 5 times at the area where you would like the bottle to break, tie the ends together and cut the excesses. Slide the yarn or cotton string off the bottle, put it on a dish, pour nail polish remover or straight-up acetone over the yarn until it is completely soaked and then the excesses into the bottle. Secondly, remove the yarn or cotton string from the bottle gently, place it on a dish and pour nail polish remover or straight-up acetone over the yarn until it is completely soaked and the excesses into the bottle. The third step should involve returning the yarn on the location where the cut off is supposed to happen and ensuring that the yarn loops are close together and tight enough to allow a level and clean cut off. Use a match or a lighter to light the yarn and rotate it gently to allow for consistent burning. Put the bottle end you want in a sink or a pot filled with cold water after the yarn is burnt out. Smoothen the edges with a rough sandpaper and then with a finer grit sandpaper. Get cheap candle making supplies here!

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