Glass Bottle Cutting & Sanding Machine
The All New Glass Bottle Cutting and Sanding Machine is a DIY project from “www.WhatsNewJohnny.com”
It’s very easy to build by following the complete plans including detailed illustrations, color photos, resource list, the price paid for each item and a complete assembly video. The time to build is about 30 hours using simple hand tools. The DIY plans for the machine will be available Feb 10th on our web site: www.WhatsNewJohnny.com
How it works:
The bottle is held by the neck using a special designed drive shaft held in place by a pillow block bearing, and featuring a glass filled nylon nose that fits the inside diameter of the bottle neck. The drive shaft is rotated by a common rotisserie motor. This assembly is adjustable to compensate for bottle length. The platform is made up of 2 pcs of 3/4” plywood with threaded inserts (1/4”-20 internal thread), spaced 1” apart. This allows for bottle length adjustment. I can cut bottles up to 6” diameter and 18” in length. The blue bottle that’s mounted is 13” long and 3” in diameter. The Bottle is cut while it slowly rotates in a clockwise direction. I’m using a green diamond glass cutting disc mounted on Makita 4 1/2” Angle Grinder. The angle grinder is attached to a special bracket allowing necessary movement to cut the bottle.
As the bottle rotates I advance the cutting wheel until it penetrates the bottle and I hold the cutter in that position until the bottle bottom is cut and the second rotation to clean up the cut edge is complete. This takes about one minute. Notice the piece of wood placed to catch the bottom.
The setup:
Notice that the fat end of the bottle is cradled by 2 soft wheels. This supports the bottle and allows it to rotate during the actual cutting process. The support is adjustable up and down to fit the bottle diameter. The bottle is held in place by a special rubber band that rotates with the bottle allowing the operator to concentrate on the cutting function.
Safety:
When preparing to cut a bottle its important to place the plexiglass child in the proper location. Cutting glass debree and fine dust will be collected by a special pickup tube designed to plug in your shop vac. It is still necessary to wear safety glasses, gloves, ear plugs and face mask to protect from any residual degree and dust
Source Info:
Glass Bottle Cutting and Sanding Machine Plans are available from www.WhatsNewJohnny.com
The supplies necessary to build this machine are available at Home Depot, Lowes, Harbor Freight and Amazon.
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Wow Doc Brown has nothing on you! Out of my skill set but this is brilliant!
Thats a grate machine an amizing design you really did a grate job in here
good idea thanks
awesome set up, I really like that, thanks for making the video.
What discs do you use
Great work right there. I've been cutting whiskey and bourbon bottles and creating projects from them for a couple of years now. I use a large 10in wet saw, but still have to deal with a lot of chip outs. I may give your plan a whirl. Thanks for sharing! I'm amazed that you are able to cut them this well without using any water to keep things cool, but it looks like it does a great job!
@whatsnewjohnny3512
Жыл бұрын
The Best Ever Glass Bottle Cutting & Sanding Machine 2.0 is even better Watch the video Thanks for your comment
@lisag2771
5 ай бұрын
Your invention is very well made and thought out. Thanks for sharing.
WOW!!! works much better than the Ron-Co bottle cutter from the 1970's
Wow, I'm a beginner bottle cutter and I've used about everything out there, nothing is all that good, BUT I'm in love with your homemade machine, I definitely want to make me one for sure..damn I wish I could buy it. I need one now
I wish I could buy this!
sangat menginspirasi 👍
Nice it looks like you can adjust enough to cut hte top out instead of the bottom? Maybe it can also be a tumbler to clean the INSIDE of bottles.
How well do you like the green glass cutting wheel? Is it worth it?
Wow
Can you please send where to get the rotating motor? I bought the sandblasting plans but that wasn't included
Does anyone here have the original design files for this setup. I ordered the newest file and am unable to open it up I'm having issues finding the right brackets for the casters and pulley. I contacted Johnny yet I have not gotten any response from him
the only part that i cannot figure out is the bracket that is holding the angle grinder. I downloaded the plans yesterday, yet I cannot get the file to open with multiple pdf readers. also, how well does this system work for square bottles? Found the bracket so I can figure the whole system out
great job Johnny, I also cut bottles to make glasses and built a wooden jig that's less complex than your device. The main issue isn't cutting the bottles, but how you do it and in particular what angle grinder you use. I noticed that the discs you are using are green and probably the same band I am using. I bought them from a Chinese supplier I found on pinterest, but apparently, there are many that sell the same discs at different prices. The discs I am using are 100mm in diameter wide and have an inner hole of 20mm. Now, all angle grinders I found on the market are intended to be used with standard discs of different diameters, but all with an inner hole of 22mm. It's been mission-impossible to find a device with such a size. I noticed that you are using a Makita. Can you tell me what model is it? thanks
Oh and be sure to put a patent on this!!!
Where can I get plans to make this please
Or glass scoring tool, small hammer and manual sanding pad 😀
Jhonny, Have you done something to slow down the speed of the angle grinder ? I tried this , but the bottle just heats up and cracks.
@whatsnewjohnny3512
Ай бұрын
Good morning are you using the thin diamond blade?
How much
Whats the disc
@mthandlebar8160
Жыл бұрын
It is a masonry diamond cutting wheel that can be used to cut glass as well
Would you consider building another and selling it..
My great uncle used to use a table grinder to cut 7up bottles back in the 70s/80s so to me this is overkill. Nice set up but overkill
Would you ever consider cutting a few bottles for me- I would gladly pay you. Let me know if you’re interested.