Cut a Beer Bottle Cleanly in Half With a Piece of String

I bet this could be used to win a few bar bets. And could make some really cool drinking glasses in the process.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/glass-cu...nly-in-half-with-a-piece-of-string-323212.php

with sharp sharp edges

ColoradoXJ13 said:

with sharp sharp edges

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Nothing a bit of sandpaper couldn't take care of.

It used to be common practice to make guitar slides that way, from the necks of wine bottles. Which of course is why "bottleneck" is slang for playing slide guitar.

its not the string though...its the cold water shock around the part you heated up with the string + acetone 'wick'.

Would that work if I wanted to cut off the top of a carboy? I want/need a large open fermenter...

Maybe the glass would be too thick...

I went to a glass cutter and he advised against cutting it.

homebrewer_99 said:

Would that work if I wanted to cut off the top of a carboy? I want/need a large open fermenter...

Maybe the glass would be too thick...

I went to a glass cutter and he advised against cutting it.

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6 gallon bucket?

Danny013 said:

6 gallon bucket?

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Thanks, but no.

I'm looking for an open fermenter to make Sake. It recommends a 5 gal porcelain container and states not to use plastic.

I figured with 20+ carboys on-hand I could get the top cut off of one and use it for the Sake. No luck so far...

you are supposed to use open fermentation for sake? .... you said porcelin....new toliet tank?

Works wonder on champagne bottles also, the lower half has some interesting demolition applications.

How to cut a beer bottle in half with a piece of string.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/glass-cu...nly-in-half-with-a-piece-of-string-323212.php

Finally! You have no idea how long I've been trying to figure out how to cut a beer bottle like that! I figure I could put my 2 year old son's toothbrush and paste in it. Maybe use it as his sippy cup.

It's nice how it makes those sharp brittle edges for that extra safety feature.

i remember dad using that to cut bottles for glasses in the late 70's early 80's

blow torch will remove the sharp edges:rockin:

homebrewer_99 - Enamel pot?

eriktlupus said:

i remember dad using that to cut bottles for glasses in the late 70's early 80's

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There was a kit sold on cheapo "Ronco" style TV commercials in the 70's, for turning bottles into glasses. It had a jig you rolled the bottle in, and it scored a line that would then (theoretically!) break cleanly. The kit included sandpaper, for smoothing the edges.

I can still see the people in the commercials, drinking from their ghetto glasses, with their big seventies hair and sunglasses. :fro:

david_42 said:

homebrewer_99 - Enamel pot?

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Not sure... I may have remembered something against them, but I'm not sure.

Currently, I have someone in Korea looking for a recipe for dongdongju.

Warped04 said:

you are supposed to use open fermentation for sake? .... you said porcelin....new toliet tank?

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I know that's where it'll end up, but....

HB99: there's a lot of crock pots in the neighborhood of 5 gallons on ebay, if you're patient you can find one for relatively inexpensive (under $30). I got too lazy and just ordered a 5 gal SS pot for my sake, should get here tomorrow .

Hey Ed, that screen name doesn't have anything to do with a certain television show that aired in in Japan years ago, does it?

[ame]http://youtube.com/watch?v=aC-KOYQsIvU&feature=related[/ame]


This looks cool... Hot Ice.