How to Cut Glass Bottles | 3 ways to do it

What to do with glass bottles? Recycle? Yes, that's the way to go, unless you want to use them to make something cool.

Drinking glasses, vases, lamps those are only a few things you can make from bottles.

In this video we are looking at 3 ways to cut glass bottles.
√ Using a string
√ Using a glass cutter
√ Using a bottle cutter

►Bottle Cutter used in the video:

Here is a bottle cutter for serious bottle cutting
►Creator's Bottle Cutter

Warning:
Make sure to take OFF bottle lids or corks before doing this.
If you try the acetone method, make sure to do it outside as acetone is highly flammable.
Don't forget to wear your safety glasses and gloves.

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Music:Kevin MacLeod
Title: Whimsy Groove

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

[rafaelbruno]

good tip is to sand the edges once cut for safety. use 60 grit paper and then 240 for a smooth finish

[jkeezy]

After 10 videos, I ended up using a metal file, going around the bottle where I wanted to cut it until it was as good as I could get it. Then while the water was heating up to boil, I got bored. Got my blowtorch. Went around the filed part a couple times, then put it into water, and it worked!
The acetone and string method is the closest to what I just did, and it seems MUCH more simple! Going to use that from now on!
Got a nice whiskey glass made out of a Jameson bottle. The next one I make I'm doing the acetone string method and making it larger, more for regular drinking stuff, not a small whiskey glass.

[animeguy]

Me: Trying to go to sleep.
YouTube: Wanna know 3 ways how you can cut glass?
Me: sure.

[TannerCampbell]

Wow. I almost killed myself doing this (method #1)

First of all, I made an incredibly stupid rookie mistake. I left the cork in the bottle I was cutting. Secondly acetone is more flammable that I thought it was, I mean this shit is like gasoline.

I did this in my kitchen sink. When I lit the string on fire is was an out-of-control flame and I dropped the bottle in the sink. The gases from the acetone collected in the sink and did a huge flare up, burned my hand pretty bad. 

When I put the bottle in the bucket of water (remember I had left to cork in) the quick drop in pressure and temperature exploded the bottle 3 feet from my face. Every piece of glass missed me. 

I'm lucky I'm not fucking dead. 

So here's tip for you newbies (newbies like me), be fucking careful, do this shit outside, and wear protective equipment on your eyes and hands. The dude in the video is a pro whose done this a hundred times or more. And NEVER leave the fucking lid on. I can't believe I did that.

Good video, good tutorial, just be careful if you've never done this before.

[jmwinter]

I have tried every way there is. I'm sticking with the bottle cutter then candle method. It never fails and gives perfect results. No "do-overs". No frustration.

[lindaforth]

So I have the bottle, got the string, the acetone and away I go . Looks really simple to do . After setting fire to the string the sink then caught fire where I'd poured the acetone over the string and the whole bottle was in flames and so was my hand .In  panic I ran yelling " the house is on fire" to my bemused boyfriend who casually turned the tap on  .After putting more thought into what I was doing and 3 more tries this did actually work . Safety first !

[melissanicole]

I never thought of using a bottle cutter, absolute MADNESS!

[catg]

For quicker cut using glass cutter, simply apply very hot water to bottle after using glass cutter, then apply very cold water. It’ll snap off quickly

[zuwabla]

Should mention that the edge of the cut glass needs to be smoothed down with a grinding stone or heavy duty sand paper. so none gets cut...no bloody mess please!

[MeTube]

Use sturdy leather gloves for handling glass. Make sure you clean any acetone off your hands or gloves before you light the string.

[MattDunton]

I tried the first method and it resulted in the breaks not being where I intended. Scoring and using 2 candles to maximise heat and getting it v hot then cooling in water caused the cracks to appear in the right place. Thanks for the video!

[victoriastump]

I've broken so many cups but have allot of wine bottles to replace them! great video

[CUDATerry]

After scoring the bottle with a glass cutter, insert a metal rod with a ball type tip into the bottle and gently tap the score line all around the inside of the bottle.

[mariselahernandez]

I have a few calypso lemonade bottles that are beautiful and I cannot wait to do this too. (method 1 of course)

[hhywhy]

So i wanted to make some cool diy's with this glass bottle. So I found this video at last and I was amazed of how easy the string method was. Next I took a string, vine bottle and and pure alchocol instead of acetone. Next when I put the string on fire it went well. Next I dropped the bottle to a basin of water but it did not brake. I tried it again but suddenly the whole bottle caught on fire and we all screamed for the sake of our lives. The videos good. The moral lesson of this tutorial is think twice before you leap as nd also safety first.↕

[KevinBenecke]

Make sure you are wearing safety goggles and gloves in case the bottle shatters.

[rowanmanning]

Using the 2nd one combined with an ice water tub for cooling was effective for me.

[mycroftxxx]

WOW!  Candle and ice. First time perfect cut. Took two heating's far enough away to avoid carbon buildup. When I went to dry the bottle off after the second icing, my beer bottle fell apart.  Spent about 10 min with sand paper to break the edges on both top and bottom.

Thank you for the education.

[ThatDayDreamer_]

there's so many kids and adults with not much common sense on here
I'm kinda surprised there's no disclaimer or warning at the beginning of this video to not try this at home or you're a professional/done this 100 times before so wear safety equipment
Edit: there are warnings in the description, idk if that was added after this video was tried by those celebs, but still maybe it should've been on the video visually as well

[TheYellowshuttle]

Works perfectly. If the string is thin and tightened as much as possible, the cut could be made very precise. Tried it. Worked very well. Thanks!