Lord Noel's Celebrated Glass Bottle Cutter

 Whatto! Peeps..... 

 It is with great pride and pleasure that I take this opportunity in revealing to the World something I have just finished building..
... 'Lord Noel's Celebrated Glass Bottle Cutter'...

.....and the tests so far have shown it to be a great success!

My design was based on several ideas I saw being utilised on the Internet....

....and borne out of the need for empty glass containers.....
.....for Lady Jacqueline to make her candles in.

Here you can see the Glass cutter, The 'V' and the adjustable setting for various lengths

As you may already know, my good Lady wife and I like to drink the 'odd' glass of wine from time to time...

....and although I'm happy to take these used bottles to the local bottle bank (having first removed as many as I need to house my own delicious home made wine)....

With the Bottle in place you are ready to begin

....the idea of re-using discarded bottles and giving them a new lease of life excites the burgeoning 'Eco Warrior' within me.

So let me describe the simple process involved in using this wonderful piece of kit.

 As you can probably see from the picture above the bottle rests neatly inside the 'V' shape I've created from plywood...

Softly pressing the smooth glass against the protruding cutter cuts the finest of grooves

....all that needs to be done is to revolve the bottle so that the glass cutter (which is screwed to the front, movable 'V' section) cuts a continuous line into the bottle around it's entire circumference....
(My design also allows this line to be cut at any point along the entire length of the bottle facilitating the production of various sized glass container, hoops and even a 'true bottle neck' for use with the guitar!)

Groovy!

Then, by carefully revolving the bottle in the hand whilst alternately applying to the entire length of the groove some hot water (from a kettle) and then cold water (from a tap)....

....you will then find that all of a sudden (as if by magic) the glass bottle will crack beautifully along the scored line for you...

...needing, at most, a few rubs with some wet and dry emery paper to take any rough edges away...
I've found that the secret is in making the groove deep enough to start the crack off properly.

The one below is shown directly after breaking away and is so clean a break that it could easily be safely used straight away as a vase or candle holder.

Cut entirely by the Magic of WATER!

Et Voila!... you have recycled your empty bottle into a item with numerous uses!

Even the bottle neck can be used!....I've seen them turned into 'handbells', and also hanging from wires as 'windchimes' and turned upside down and used with a bottle base attached as a 'goblet' or in a frame with several others as 'candle holders'!...

This really is something where you're only limited by your own imagination!

Have fun!.....AND help the Environment!

Ii have thoughtfully added some felt pads to the underside to avoid scratching the Chippendale

Thanks to 'Lord Noel's Celebrated Glass Bottle Cutter'

(Available for hire to those with shockingly good pedigrees)

Tallyho!

Best Wishes - Lord Noel