technology workshop craft home food play outside costumes Adjustable Glass Bottle Cutter by sbanas on April 25, 2015 Table of Contents Adjustable Glass Bottle Cutter . 1 Intro: Adjustable Glass Bottle Cutter . 2 Step 1: Materials . 2 Step 2: Cutting And Sanding . 3 Step 3: Attach Corners . 3 Step 4: Cutting Holes And Slots . 4 Step 5: Glass Cutter . 5 Step 6: Finishing . 7 Step 7: First Try . 8 Step 8: Polyurethane . 9 Step 9: Finished . 9 Advertisements . 10 http://www.instructables.com/id/Adjustable-Glass-Bottle-Cutter/ Author:sbanas I'm 16 in Waco, Texas. I love being outside and building things, I can build anything with just a few ideas and tools. Intro: Adjustable Glass Bottle Cutter I have wanting to make a bottle cutter for a while now, just because I really like the idea of making glasses from bottles. I found a lot of designs online, but one thing they all had in common, is that none of them are adjustable. Now I want to be able to cut different types and sizes of bottles, so I came up with this design that can be adjusted for different bottles. Cutting glass bottles can be really fun, and drinking out of a glass you made is also satisfying. Plus you get to repurpose an ordinary glass bottle into something new and useful. Step 1: Materials For this project I used: - 1x4 Scraps - Glass Cutter - Polyurethane - 1/4"x2" Bolts - Wing Nuts - Epoxy - Wood Glue - Screws - Glass Bottles http://www.instructables.com/id/Adjustable-Glass-Bottle-Cutter/ Step 2: Cutting And Sanding After I decided how I was going to build it, I cut out the pieces and sanded them. Step 3: Attach Corners I joined up the corners by adding some wood glue, then driving in some screws. http://www.instructables.com/id/Adjustable-Glass-Bottle-Cutter/ Step 4: Cutting Holes And Slots I began by drilling the two holes the size of the bolts on the sliding block. Then I put the block in place at each of the furthest ends and used the same drill bit through the original holes to make marks. I then drilled the rest of the holes through and drew lines connecting them for the slots. I used the jigsaw to cut out the slots along the lines. http://www.instructables.com/id/Adjustable-Glass-Bottle-Cutter/ Step 5: Glass Cutter Since I would only be needing part of the glass cutter, I used the Dremel to cut off the part I would need. I cleaned that up with a file and sanding block, so it looked better. Then I lined it up on the side of the board with a bottle, so I could find out where it should go. http://www.instructables.com/id/Adjustable-Glass-Bottle-Cutter/ http://www.instructables.com/id/Adjustable-Glass-Bottle-Cutter/ Step 6: Finishing I finished it with some more sanding, I used some files to sand in the slots. I glued the bolts into the holes in the sliding block with epoxy. Finally, I tested the sliding block with the wing nuts, and screwed on the glass cutter. Also this glass cutter can be adjusted too, by screwing it into a different spot. http://www.instructables.com/id/Adjustable-Glass-Bottle-Cutter/ Step 7: First Try At this point, I decided to give the cutter a try. First I adjusted the sliding wall to where I wanted the cut, and scored the cut on the glass. Next I heated up some water just to boiling, and slowly poured it over the score for about 30 seconds. Next, I quickly switched to cold water over the score for about the same time. Lastly, I slightly twisted the bottle, and it popped apart. I smoothed the cut up using some sandpaper and Dremel. http://www.instructables.com/id/Adjustable-Glass-Bottle-Cutter/ Step 8: Polyurethane Now that I have finished and tested it I decided to give it a polyurethane finish. This is actually the first time I have used polyurethane, so I wanted something to give it a try on. When it was dry, I put all the parts back on and I was done. I also added a set of rubber feet on the bottom for traction and stability. Step 9: Finished Cutting bottles actually turned out even more fun and easy than I thought it would be. It's and interesting process, and very satisfying when the bottle pops in half in your hands. So far I have only broken a few bottles in the process, and I am looking forward to cutting many more bottles in the future. By the way something I noticed, almost all the colored bottles(green, brown) I have tried to cut have broken, opposed to all of my clear bottles have been a success. Maybe the colored ones are made cheaper, or the clear ones are thicker glass, I don't know. Hope you enjoyed and have fun cutting bottles! REMEMBER TO BE SAFE, GLASS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. http://www.instructables.com/id/Adjustable-Glass-Bottle-Cutter/ Advertisements http://www.instructables.com/id/Adjustable-Glass-Bottle-Cutter/.