The wife wanted me to make her a bottle wind chime. I ran across your tutorial and gave it a try. I purchased a vintage Fletcher Gold Tip Cutter like yours to make my cuts. After 3 unsuccessful tries, I made a small adjustment to the cutter mounting and was able to cut 3 bottles successfully. I did notice after the hot water, if I let it sit in the ice cold water for about 30 to 45 secs it would break apart. Since you took the time to make the video, I thought I would take the time to thank you Dan!
Oh my goodness. I watched this video just in time. I have a blind that I just took down and missed the trash collection on yesterday. Look at God. I am always needing markers for my flower beds. Viola! God bless you. On a side note, yesterday I just re-strung one of my favorite wind chimes.
I have to admit this is one of the best videos I have seen on cutting glass bottles and making wind chimes I have seen. Love the use of the cutter and the block of wood as a guide, better for those odd shaped bottles.
Enjoyed your video....Can't wait to cut a bottle my dearly departed friend gave me that is blue with a cat head at the top! I'm a beader so I have lots of homemade beads to embellish with and I also macramé so I'm going to do a spiral thin knot...I also wire work so I use a lot of galvanized wire from Home Depot....my fingers are itching!
You seem like a really nice guy and I appreciate you sharing your information so if you don't mind, I will give you some information. When sanding your bottles you should be using wet sand paper and keep your bottle wet. When you sand with dry paper the glass goes air born. That is so dangerous. it can cause your lungs to bleed and actually kill you not to mention eye damage. I have been working with glass for 30 years and that was the first rule I was taught. It would be great if you updated your video and included this information as not all people read the comments. I am a freak on safety and when I teach I drive safety home with my students. I want them to be able to enjoy what they make.
Your video is number seven of the videos I've watched on making these bells. Well yours is the most concise and easy to duplicate methods I've seen so far. The other vid's had you heat cold dip & heat, ect. Thanks for the simplification.
I just wanted to say THANK YOU for your video! I spent the last 2 days failing at cutting bottles, wasted many bottles attempting to burn the string around them & then attempted the scoring with dunking in ice water / boiling water. I watched your video & learned to score only ONCE, and to POUR the water ON THE SCORE, and that made the difference! I was successful on the 1st attempt after seeing your video. I can't wait to do another....but I've broken all my bottles!!! Thanks.
This was just what I was looking for! Well organized, easy to understand, nice to have things to look out for while doing the glass cutting and the tips for using doll heads was so much fun! Thanks for putting this together!
What a GREAT tutorial!! Thank you so much for sharing this! I especially love that you took the time to show the mistake cut and what happened to the bottle when you cut it-- that was so, so helpful to see!! Great job!
I just cut 3 bottles using this exact method and it worked perfectly, the bottom came right off in the sink! Thank you for making and sharing your knowledge!!!
One more tip from my experience- Last time I was "cutting" a dozen wine bottles. Most all of the first ones worked perfectly. Then I got anxious and started pouring on the hot water rather than just a thin stream on the cut line. I immediately broke 2 bottles. Patience is key. Ice and then dribble hot water on the cut line. Back and forth..... The thicker the bottle the more times you may have to thermally shock it. I had a 4 Roses liquor bottle which was square on top but round on the bottom. It's a very pretty but very thick bottle. It took about 6 cycles of ice and hot water but the bottom did finally fall off with a perfect clean cut line! Good luck!
+Dan Dobson If you had your hot water in one of those glass olive oil dispensers instead of a tea pot, the stream would be more narrow to pour onto the fracture line of the wine bottle. Put the olive oil bottle with water into a microwave and heat for about 20 seconds or so. Just enough to get it hot enough to work. Be sure not to have the metal top plugged into the olive oil bottle until you take it out of the microwave to use. May or may not work, but just thinking of something that would direct a more precise stream of hot water onto the bottle at the fracture line. Not sure how hot one can get a glass olive oil dispenser without it breaking though. May be worth experimenting as they are cheap at WalMart.
@@Dorien-is3fq It's 1/8" braided nylon. I use a butane lighter and slightly melt the cord. Let it cool a few seconds and then cut right in the middle of the melted area. This way the cord won't unravel. A quick peek at HomeDepot.com show they have 1/8" paracord in 50 foot lengths for less than $4. That should work but I just use white braided nylon 1/8. I bought a 600 foot spool a few years ago on Ebay.
10 years experience in glass and mirror work. Using a HOT cut is generally okay for thin glass (1\8"). Those cutters are usually dipped in light weight oil ( transmission fluid) works great! Also it will help to cool the cut by passing a thin layer of oil on the glass, along the area to be cut. Use the tip of your finger or Q-Tip. Then proceed with your cut. You should see a great difference. Also, I would apply heat from behind the cut rather than over the cut. Example: chill the outside as in the video, remove it, then pour the water Inside the bottle by using a funnel. That way the heat is applied behind the cut. The heat will force the cut to open, which will remove the bottom. Great video!!!
Wow! I just tried this technique to cut the bottom off a Brer Rabbit molasses bottle since that was all I had available and I got a perfect clean cut the first try! This really does work. off to find some parts for my bell! Thanks, :)
Hey Dan really good instructional video I set my workbench up the exact way you did and scored 3 bottles and did the hot water and cold water method and it all worked very good.Only thing different I did was use my holesaw to cut out a couple of 2 inch plugs out of pine for the ringer and a piece of copper I shaped for the wind catcher ,and it works really well ,hanging outside on a tree already lol,Thanks for the video...Joe
Great! Eventually I hope to make a shorter video showing how I make my bottle chime wind catcher flags. (The part that hangs beneath and catches the wind.) I have stars and moons and a few other shapes now.... I wish RUclips would let me attach photos!
I am retiring to a life on the road in a year or so, and trying to think of simple, non stress ways to make money as I snowbird between the Florida Keys (nice & touristy), and Massachusetts, with road trips, and camping & RV group ventures peppered in here & there. Lately, I started saving bottles to make these bottle chimes. I have so many creative ideas for them! I ESPECIALLY want to do something with Crown Royal bottles, maybe one big one, and a few small ones. I’ve been researching if they can even be cut, and most say no. But keeping in mind that what is really key, is not going over the cut twice, and still making sure you cut a straight line. I wonder about if the line is wavy, but not jagged, if it might work. Anyway, I see you made this video many years ago. I hope you are still working your hobbies in 2020. I subbed and I’m going to look at your other videos. Thank you SO MICH for sharing this video, it is THE one that I’m going to use to try my hand at glass cutting. Your enthusiasm sold me! 💕 🙏🏻God Bless you, Mr Dan🙏🏻
I really like your method best. I have been searching on how all this works. I will be giving your method a try!!! I love how the bottles sound! THANK YOU FOR YOUR INSPIRATION!!!!
Fantastic idea , nicely explained. The windchimes really look great and I also liked your bonus "kitchen light bottle". You are what we would say in this part of the world a very knacky person ;D (that's a compliment, honest)
Make sure your glass cutter is oiled before each "score", and the glass is as clean as possible. Going over the same score line twice ruins a cutter, and causes multiple fracture lines. Warm glass scores cleaner than cold glass. [ Tips from a Stained Glass owner=7 years]
@@tshoelace At first I used Baby Oil, but later found Johnson's Petroleum Jelly worked the best. NO JUST KIDDING . . . WD-40 or any light oil. Something not so thick and sticky that glass flakes adhere to the cutter as it's being used. That would probably be worse than no lub at all. We kept our cutters in a jar with a paper towel in the bottom which was soaked with motor oil and mixed it equal parts with paint thinner, mineral spirits or anything to dilute the oil.
this was a great video, I aced the first one. can't wait for the next trip to the city to get the wares for the chime parts. way better than fire. good advice to go slow
Excellent, detailed tutorial. I personally enjoyed the background music. My Dad was a fiddler so I grew up listening to Bluegrass :) Thx for the video!
Instead of considering that one bottle waste because of the crooked fracture line and break, why not go back to the work shop and put your glass cutter onto a 4X4 block of wood and recut the line at a higher level? It would save the bottle, although it may make a higher tone since it would be shorter. Just a thought in trying not to waste so many bottles that may still be salvageable.
Thank you for this tutorial. I had a lot of fun cutting bottles into usable items when I was a kid. Label removal is not so fun. I checked youtube and found one showing that the best label remover is butane lighter fluid.
+rigidheddleweaving Depending on the label- paper labels can usually be soaked off over night. Plastic labels can usually be heated and peeled off then you can use old fashioned fingernail polish remover to get the sticky residue off. Just put some on a paper towel pad and wipe off the glue residue.
I've made nearly 30 of these bottle bell wind chimes since I made this video. Most of the time I'm able to get a clean break and the bottom falls off. It usually takes 2 times in the ice and hot water to get it done. Some wine and liquor bottles are MUCH thicker than others. Thin bottles are the easiest to cut. I tried my method on 2 very large square "jugs" and both failed. They were square but they were also very thick glass. The rocks inside might work. Of course you still need to run a line around the bottle with a glass cutter. Then I might try the hot/ice baths and failing that I'll try round pebbles and give it a good shake. The trick will be to get the pebbles to hit the inside of the bottle in the area of the glass cut line. Maybe even shake the pebbles and then go back to the hot/ice water for a final try.
Thanks Dan I've watched your video several times now and think it's one of the best I've seen to date. I have collected several cases of wine bottles and purchased several glass cutters and now will try this project. I'll let you know how it goes. Great job again, thanks for taking the time to let us Mere mortals how to do things
Of course it could fall off if you put it in ice cold water again just after heated water..the process kinda works backwards..either way stresses the glass...thanx for this video..that helped a lot..i was looking for a cheap easy solid idea to cut the glass..and i never thought of fasten the cutter the way you do..excellent ! :-)
I enjoyed your video....it is very informative. I bought a G2 bottle cutter and obviously getting that straight continuous line is all about practice. I've been through about 4 bottles, all of which I've had to throw away. I think I will try your method with the block and C clamp. It looks much more stable than the little contraption I have purchased. Thanks for making your video. One thing though...I could not get the little message block that says "the rest of this video is not shaky" to x out. It was there the entire time. Luckily most of your demonstration was to the right of it.
I loved this tutorial. Thank you so much for putting it together. You mentioned that you cut out the star yourself. Can you explain how you did it, please? I would love to know. Thank you again!
Most Hobby stores have a good selection of bottles and vaces. Nice shapes and colors. They cost around $7 to $8 you can also get the strikers there. A wooden round bead, ball or wooden wheel works great. A good looking wine bottle cost $17 and up. and I am not a high doolar wine drinker. I like the realy cheap stuff.
+William Schuda If you put out the word to your friends you will soon have more empty wine bottles than you will ever need. Also some restaurants and bar/taverns will save bottles for you if you ask them to. Good Luck!
Hey thur, fellow hobbyist/packrat. ;) Just a suggestion, why not use a rotary tool w/diamond cutting blades for doing your cuts? It's not absolutely necessary (but is preffered) that you have a dremel brand rotary tool, the cheapos from harbor freight work well enough. Making a table jig for the tool is fairly simple as is making a cover from a piece of plexiglass so that water does not get anywehere near your tool. It saves you the frustration of using the thermal shock method & cracking/breaking bottles plus allows for cutting at different angles as well as cutting out shapes. ;)
Great ideas, but I would take the label off first being that there would be more support to the glass and more strength removing before cutting the bottle than afterwards.
+laurie brown Here is an example. Cheap old fashioned cutter from hardware store is fine-- www.mscdirect.com/product/details/06637383?src=pla&cid=PLA-Google-PLA+-+Test&CS_003=7867724&CS_010=06637383
Awesome video. Very well prepared and presented. The only problem I had with the video is that the music in the background was very distracting. Hard to hear you at times I've been looking for a video like this and stumbled up on yours. Been wanting to make the wine bottle chimes, but haven't found a video that seemed like it would work. Keep up the good work. God Bless You
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Wonderful video. Glad you left the mistakes in so we can learn. Great job.
Hi Dan,
Thanks for your video. I just tried your method and it worked great. Merry Christmas from Germany
The wife wanted me to make her a bottle wind chime. I ran across your tutorial and gave it a try. I purchased a vintage Fletcher Gold Tip Cutter like yours to make my cuts. After 3 unsuccessful tries, I made a small adjustment to the cutter mounting and was able to cut 3 bottles successfully. I did notice after the hot water, if I let it sit in the ice cold water for about 30 to 45 secs it would break apart. Since you took the time to make the video, I thought I would take the time to thank you Dan!
I did it! Took a few shocks from cold to hot but Wow!
Oh my goodness. I watched this video just in time. I have a blind that I just took down and missed the trash collection on yesterday. Look at God. I am always needing markers for my flower beds. Viola! God bless you. On a side note, yesterday I just re-strung one of my favorite wind chimes.
I have to admit this is one of the best videos I have seen on cutting glass bottles and making wind chimes I have seen. Love the use of the cutter and the block of wood as a guide, better for those odd shaped bottles.
Enjoyed your video....Can't wait to cut a bottle my dearly departed friend gave me that is blue with a cat head at the top! I'm a beader so I have lots of homemade beads to embellish with and I also macramé so I'm going to do a spiral thin knot...I also wire work so I use a lot of galvanized wire from Home Depot....my fingers are itching!
You seem like a really nice guy and I appreciate you sharing your information so if you don't mind, I will give you some information. When sanding your bottles you should be using wet sand paper and keep your bottle wet. When you sand with dry paper the glass goes air born. That is so dangerous. it can cause your lungs to bleed and actually kill you not to mention eye damage. I have been working with glass for 30 years and that was the first rule I was taught. It would be great if you updated your video and included this information as not all people read the comments. I am a freak on safety and when I teach I drive safety home with my students. I want them to be able to enjoy what they make.
Really a missed important safety hint..thank you..
Your video is number seven of the videos I've watched on making these bells. Well yours is the most concise and easy to duplicate methods I've seen so far. The other vid's had you heat cold dip & heat, ect. Thanks for the simplification.
Thank you Dan - really great bottle bells
Thanks Don, for sharing this wonderful idea of making wind chimes of old bottles !
Simple ..yet good not known idea of using a bottle.. thank you a lot.. and appreciate many such entertaining crafty projects!!
I love the hack on setting up the cutter...
I just wanted to say THANK YOU for your video! I spent the last 2 days failing at cutting bottles, wasted many bottles attempting to burn the string around them & then attempted the scoring with dunking in ice water / boiling water. I watched your video & learned to score only ONCE, and to POUR the water ON THE SCORE, and that made the difference! I was successful on the 1st attempt after seeing your video. I can't wait to do another....but I've broken all my bottles!!! Thanks.
This was just what I was looking for! Well organized, easy to understand, nice to have things to look out for while doing the glass cutting and the tips for using doll heads was so much fun! Thanks for putting this together!
What a GREAT tutorial!! Thank you so much for sharing this! I especially love that you took the time to show the mistake cut and what happened to the bottle when you cut it-- that was so, so helpful to see!! Great job!
I just cut 3 bottles using this exact method and it worked perfectly, the bottom came right off in the sink! Thank you for making and sharing your knowledge!!!
i wanted to make these for years never knew how,thank you !your instructions were very good.
One more tip from my experience- Last time I was "cutting" a dozen wine bottles.
Most all of the first ones worked perfectly. Then I got anxious and started pouring
on the hot water rather than just a thin stream on the cut line. I immediately broke
2 bottles. Patience is key. Ice and then dribble hot water on the cut line.
Back and forth..... The thicker the bottle the more times you may have to thermally shock it. I had a 4 Roses liquor bottle which was square on top but round on the bottom. It's a very pretty but very thick bottle. It took about 6 cycles of ice and hot water but the bottom did finally fall off with a perfect clean cut line!
Good luck!
+Dan Dobson If you had your hot water in one of those glass olive oil dispensers instead of a tea pot, the stream would be more narrow to pour onto the fracture line of the wine bottle. Put the olive oil bottle with water into a microwave and heat for about 20 seconds or so. Just enough to get it hot enough to work. Be sure not to have the metal top plugged into the olive oil bottle until you take it out of the microwave to use. May or may not work, but just thinking of something that would direct a more precise stream of hot water onto the bottle at the fracture line. Not sure how hot one can get a glass olive oil dispenser without it breaking though. May be worth experimenting as they are cheap at WalMart.
Dan Dobson i
Hi could you tell me the name of the rope and were did you buy it.
I can't find it.
@@Dorien-is3fq It's 1/8" braided nylon. I use a butane lighter and slightly melt the cord. Let it cool a few seconds and then cut right in the middle of the melted area. This way the cord won't unravel. A quick peek at HomeDepot.com show they have 1/8" paracord in 50 foot lengths for less than $4. That should work but I just use white braided nylon 1/8. I bought a 600 foot spool a few years ago on Ebay.
Thank you! Dan😁
OMG I've tried every way to cut wine bottles and none worked until this! Thanks so much!!!
10 years experience in glass and mirror work.
Using a HOT cut is generally okay for thin glass (1\8"). Those cutters are usually dipped in light weight oil ( transmission fluid) works great! Also it will help to cool the cut by passing a thin layer of oil on the glass, along the area to be cut. Use the tip of your finger or Q-Tip. Then proceed with your cut. You should see a great difference.
Also, I would apply heat from behind the cut rather than over the cut.
Example: chill the outside as in the video, remove it, then pour the water Inside the bottle by using a funnel. That way the heat is applied behind the cut. The heat will force the cut to open, which will remove the bottom.
Great video!!!
Lovely idea. Thank you for taking the time to show us. Plain and simple instructions. Cheers from Ireland
Wow! I just tried this technique to cut the bottom off a Brer Rabbit molasses bottle since that was all I had available and I got a perfect clean cut the first try! This really does work. off to find some parts for my bell! Thanks, :)
I agree with Katie. It was nice you showed it can go wrong, a bit of encouragement, nice
I watched a guy use a soldering iron and that seemed super efficient!
Hey Dan really good instructional video I set my workbench up the exact way you did and scored 3 bottles and did the hot water and cold water method and it all worked very good.Only thing different I did was use my holesaw to cut out a couple of 2 inch plugs out of pine for the ringer and a piece of copper I shaped for the wind catcher ,and it works really well ,hanging outside on a tree already lol,Thanks for the video...Joe
Great! Eventually I hope to make a shorter video showing how I make my bottle chime wind catcher flags. (The part that hangs beneath and catches the wind.) I have stars and moons and a few other shapes now.... I wish RUclips would let me attach photos!
I am retiring to a life on the road in a year or so, and trying to think of simple, non stress ways to make money as I snowbird between the Florida Keys (nice & touristy), and Massachusetts, with road trips, and camping & RV group ventures peppered in here & there. Lately, I started saving bottles to make these bottle chimes. I have so many creative ideas for them! I ESPECIALLY want to do something with Crown Royal bottles, maybe one big one, and a few small ones. I’ve been researching if they can even be cut, and most say no. But keeping in mind that what is really key, is not going over the cut twice, and still making sure you cut a straight line. I wonder about if the line is wavy, but not jagged, if it might work.
Anyway, I see you made this video many years ago. I hope you are still working your hobbies in 2020. I subbed and I’m going to look at your other videos.
Thank you SO MICH for sharing this video, it is THE one that I’m going to use to try my hand at glass cutting. Your enthusiasm sold me! 💕
🙏🏻God Bless you, Mr Dan🙏🏻
Awesome.. !! Beautiful!
I wish you'd make more videos like this! You're a good teacher, sir :)
That is a great idea. Very simple and easy to do. Outstanding work and a great video.
Thank you for sharing the wonderful video. Please keep up the good work.
I really like your method best. I have been searching on how all this works. I will be giving your method a try!!! I love how the bottles sound! THANK YOU FOR YOUR INSPIRATION!!!!
Great video, well explained procedure, minimal expense. Thanks for sharing.
Fantastic idea , nicely explained. The windchimes really look great and I also liked your bonus "kitchen light bottle".
You are what we would say in this part of the world a very knacky person ;D (that's a compliment, honest)
Make sure your glass cutter is oiled before each "score", and the glass is as clean as possible. Going over the same score line twice ruins a cutter, and causes multiple fracture lines. Warm glass scores cleaner than cold glass. [ Tips from a Stained Glass owner=7 years]
What kind of oil do you use?
@@tshoelace At first I used Baby Oil, but later found Johnson's Petroleum Jelly worked the best. NO JUST KIDDING . . .
WD-40 or any light oil. Something not so thick and sticky that glass flakes adhere to the cutter as it's being used. That would probably be worse than no lub at all. We kept our cutters in a jar with a paper towel in the bottom which was soaked with motor oil and mixed it equal parts with paint thinner, mineral spirits or anything to dilute the oil.
this was a great video, I aced the first one. can't wait for the next trip to the city to get the wares for the chime parts. way better than fire. good advice to go slow
Excellent, detailed tutorial. I personally enjoyed the background music. My Dad was a fiddler so I grew up listening to Bluegrass :) Thx for the video!
Excellent job, I will start my project today and let you know. Best video on RUclips that I have seen!
Thank you so much Dan for taking the time to post this
love the glass cutter set up, perfect, will try that trick. Thanks for sharing!
This is an excellent video, well done sir! I will be doing this thanks to you!
Thank you so MUCH! Saw this today and already I was able to make one! Just in time for father's day!
Instead of considering that one bottle waste because of the crooked fracture line and break, why not go back to the work shop and put your glass cutter onto a 4X4 block of wood and recut the line at a higher level? It would save the bottle, although it may make a higher tone since it would be shorter. Just a thought in trying not to waste so many bottles that may still be salvageable.
Nice idea. Thanks for posting
Yep -- How COOL IS THAT! Wow --- I'm totally doing this!
Looks easy & look forward to trying it! Thanks!
Thank you Dan! I can't wait to try this. Love your shop!
Awesome job,great pointers...Thanks.
Great video and good tips. I like the tip for the doll's heads - those round wooden balls can be expensive. Can't wait to make one!
Thank you for this tutorial. I had a lot of fun cutting bottles into usable items when I was a kid. Label removal is not so fun. I checked youtube and found one showing that the best label remover is butane lighter fluid.
+rigidheddleweaving There's a great product called Goo Gone that works wonders on sticky labels and much more :)
+rigidheddleweaving Depending on the label- paper labels can usually be soaked off over night. Plastic labels can usually be heated and peeled off then you can use old fashioned fingernail polish remover to get the sticky residue off. Just put some on a paper towel pad and wipe off the glue residue.
This is the video from which I got the tip about the lighter fluid. watch?v=Wcam1aXOvPo
dan the man! i cannot wait to get started {as soon as i go buy a glass cutter} .... you are a FANTASTIC instructor, & a very nice person, as well! :D
Great job Dan, thanks for sharing this video I like wind chimes.... they make a lovely sound :-)
Thankyou for this! Very informative and presented by a very nice person :)
These are beautiful! Great video.
Hey thanks, this looks so cool to make, thank you again for giving up all your tips.
I've made nearly 30 of these bottle bell wind chimes since I made this video.
Most of the time I'm able to get a clean break and the bottom falls off.
It usually takes 2 times in the ice and hot water to get it done.
Some wine and liquor bottles are MUCH thicker than others. Thin bottles are the easiest to cut.
I tried my method on 2 very large square "jugs" and both failed. They were square but they were also very thick glass. The rocks inside might work. Of course you still need to run a line around the bottle with a glass cutter. Then I might try the hot/ice baths and failing that I'll try round pebbles
and give it a good shake. The trick will be to get the pebbles to hit the inside
of the bottle in the area of the glass cut line. Maybe even shake the pebbles and
then go back to the hot/ice water for a final try.
Dan Dobson wouldn’t the pebbles possibly add enough weight to pull it off into the ice without shaking it?
Mr Dan Thank you for a great video! Loved it!
Thanks Dan I've watched your video several times now and think it's one of the best I've seen to date. I have collected several cases of wine bottles and purchased several glass cutters and now will try this project. I'll let you know how it goes. Great job again, thanks for taking the time to let us Mere mortals how to do things
Thank you! I have been looking forever to find a way to do this for months!
Of course it could fall off if you put it in ice cold water again just after heated water..the process kinda works backwards..either way stresses the glass...thanx for this video..that helped a lot..i was looking for a cheap easy solid idea to cut the glass..and i never thought of fasten the cutter the way you do..excellent ! :-)
I like your cheap way the best. THANKS👏👏👏👏👏
I can tell, your a great American Dan Dobson!
Beautiful!! ... great job ... thanks for sharing
Thanks for a very informative video. I need a few other ideas for the bottom flag though, as I don't have copper on hand. Thanks again.
Thanks so much Dan! What a great tutorial!
Tyfs I learned so much from you So excited to try this with my bottles ❤
Simple, safe and easy. Thanks for the video :)
I enjoyed your video....it is very informative. I bought a G2 bottle cutter and obviously getting that straight continuous line is all about practice. I've been through about 4 bottles, all of which I've had to throw away. I think I will try your method with the block and C clamp. It looks much more stable than the little contraption I have purchased. Thanks for making your video. One thing though...I could not get the little message block that says "the rest of this video is not shaky" to x out. It was there the entire time. Luckily most of your demonstration was to the right of it.
just came across you----nice craft you enjoy,i am making bird feeders from bottles and stuff
Excellent tutorial.
Great video, nice result.
Very nice! Thank you for sharing!
Dan, you are an ok dude! Thanks
Thanks. I can't wait to try it.
I loved this tutorial. Thank you so much for putting it together.
You mentioned that you cut out the star yourself. Can you explain how you did it, please? I would love to know. Thank you again!
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Saeid
thanks for this good and informative videos.
Most Hobby stores have a good selection of bottles and vaces. Nice shapes and colors.
They cost around $7 to $8 you can also get the strikers there. A wooden round bead, ball or wooden wheel works great. A good looking wine bottle cost $17 and up. and I am not a high doolar wine drinker. I like the realy cheap stuff.
+William Schuda If you put out the word to your friends you will soon have more empty wine bottles than you will ever need. Also some restaurants and bar/taverns will save bottles for you if you ask them to. Good Luck!
Great video.
Love it..going to try and make one soon
Hola, genial yo corto las botellas con una resistencia eléctrica, muy bonito el invento
Very nice video and explanation is very cool and I am trying out this , Thank you :-)
Thank you that was a great video. Thanks for sharing you are awsome dude.
Gracias Dan!
Awesome! Thank you!
Cool! KY dan! Right on brother!
Hey thur, fellow hobbyist/packrat. ;)
Just a suggestion, why not use a rotary tool w/diamond cutting blades for doing your cuts? It's not absolutely necessary (but is preffered) that you have a dremel brand rotary tool, the cheapos from harbor freight work well enough. Making a table jig for the tool is fairly simple as is making a cover from a piece of plexiglass so that water does not get anywehere near your tool. It saves you the frustration of using the thermal shock method & cracking/breaking bottles plus allows for cutting at different angles as well as cutting out shapes. ;)
Thank you! Will try to make one!
Great ideas, but I would take the label off first being that there would be more support to the glass and more strength removing before cutting the bottle than afterwards.
Very nice .
made it thanks it turned out good...
Thanks for the video!!! I'm definitely going to try this method!!! Do you prefer a particular brand of glass cutter? Thanks again!!!
+laurie brown Here is an example. Cheap old fashioned cutter from hardware store is fine-- www.mscdirect.com/product/details/06637383?src=pla&cid=PLA-Google-PLA+-+Test&CS_003=7867724&CS_010=06637383
First class vid all the way and u r a dream of a guy!
Awesome video. Very well prepared and presented. The only problem I had with the video is that the music in the background was very distracting. Hard to hear you at times
I've been looking for a video like this and stumbled up on yours. Been wanting to make the wine bottle chimes, but haven't found a video that seemed like it would work. Keep up the good work. God Bless You
Pamlela- you are right! I didn't realize the music was going to come thru so loud. I won't let that happen again. Good luck making your wind chimes!
Dan I'm going to try this thank you for sharing with us
Thank you for sharing :)
Great video can't wait to try this. Do you have a video on how you cut the copper star?
great video thanks for sharing, I am going to make some! :)
real nice a must try. must try your way to cut bottle
Thank you! Great instructions, but tried it several times and cannot get the glass to break. Maybe don't have the cut deep enough?