Simple ..yet good not known idea of using a bottle.. thank you a lot.. and appreciate many such entertaining crafty projects!!

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.

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.

@ellappon

4 ай бұрын

Really a missed important safety hint..thank you..

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!

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 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.

Hi Dan, Thanks for your video. I just tried your method and it worked great. Merry Christmas from Germany

Thanks Don, for sharing this wonderful idea of making wind chimes of old bottles !

I love the hack on setting up the cutter...

Thank you Dan - really great bottle bells

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 watched a guy use a soldering iron and that seemed super efficient!

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!

i wanted to make these for years never knew how,thank you !your instructions were very good.

Awesome.. !! Beautiful!

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.

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🙏🏻

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!

@a1930ford

8 жыл бұрын

+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.

@vickiepritchard430

7 жыл бұрын

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@Dorien-is3fq

4 жыл бұрын

Hi could you tell me the name of the rope and were did you buy it. I can't find it.

@KyDanD

4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@Dorien-is3fq

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Dan😁

I like your cheap way the best. THANKS👏👏👏👏👏

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)

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!

Nice idea. Thanks for posting

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.

Lovely idea. Thank you for taking the time to show us. Plain and simple instructions. Cheers from Ireland

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!!!

These are beautiful! Great video.

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

3 жыл бұрын

What kind of oil do you use?

@lingcod91

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

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 wish you'd make more videos like this! You're a good teacher, sir :)

I agree with Katie. It was nice you showed it can go wrong, a bit of encouragement, nice

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

OMG I've tried every way to cut wine bottles and none worked until this! Thanks so much!!!

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!

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!!!!

Excellent job, I will start my project today and let you know. Best video on KZread that I have seen!

I did it! Took a few shocks from cold to hot but Wow!

That is a great idea. Very simple and easy to do. Outstanding work and a great video.

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 ! :-)

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

@KyDanD

10 жыл бұрын

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 KZread would let me attach photos!

Tyfs I learned so much from you So excited to try this with my bottles ❤

Thank you for sharing the wonderful video. Please keep up the good work.

Thank you so MUCH! Saw this today and already I was able to make one! Just in time for father's day!

Thank you so much Dan for taking the time to post this

Thankyou for this! Very informative and presented by a very nice person :)

Great job Dan, thanks for sharing this video I like wind chimes.... they make a lovely sound :-)

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.

@nanceenana3010

4 жыл бұрын

Dan Dobson wouldn’t the pebbles possibly add enough weight to pull it off into the ice without shaking it?

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!!!

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 video, well explained procedure, minimal expense. Thanks for sharing.

Gracias Dan!

love the glass cutter set up, perfect, will try that trick. Thanks for sharing!

just came across you----nice craft you enjoy,i am making bird feeders from bottles and stuff

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!

Great video.

This is an excellent video, well done sir! I will be doing this thanks to you!

Yep -- How COOL IS THAT! Wow --- I'm totally doing this!

Thank you! I have been looking forever to find a way to do this for months!

Looks easy & look forward to trying it! Thanks!

Hey thanks, this looks so cool to make, thank you again for giving up all your tips.

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 Dan! I can't wait to try this. Love your shop!

Mr Dan Thank you for a great video! Loved it!

Awesome job,great pointers...Thanks.

Awesome! Thank you!

I can tell, your a great American Dan Dobson!

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.

@tessamakes6159

8 жыл бұрын

+rigidheddleweaving There's a great product called Goo Gone that works wonders on sticky labels and much more :)

@KyDanD

8 жыл бұрын

+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.

@rigidheddleweaving

8 жыл бұрын

This is the video from which I got the tip about the lighter fluid. watch?v=Wcam1aXOvPo

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.

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.

@KyDanD

8 жыл бұрын

+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!

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!

Thanks so much Dan! What a great tutorial!

Beautiful!! ... great job ... thanks for sharing

Excellent tutorial.

Thank you for sharing :)

Simple, safe and easy. Thanks for the video :)

Dan, you are an ok dude! Thanks

Great video, nice result.

real nice a must try. must try your way to cut bottle

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.

Thank you!!!

Hola, genial yo corto las botellas con una resistencia eléctrica, muy bonito el invento

Very nice! Thank you for sharing!

thanks for this good and informative videos.

Thanks. I can't wait to try it.

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Saeid

I love it

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.

Very nice .

Very nice video and explanation is very cool and I am trying out this , Thank you :-)

Nice share.. l want a glass cutter. I need the whole set up.huhh

Dan I'm going to try this thank you for sharing with us

Cool! KY dan! Right on brother!

Love it..going to try and make one soon

Thank you that was a great video. Thanks for sharing you are awsome dude.

thank you very much.

Thank you! Will try to make one!

First class vid all the way and u r a dream of a guy!

made it thanks it turned out good...

Thanks for the info.

and I love the iced water and hot water...

Superb