Breaking a beer bottle without breaking the neck

MidnightViper88 · 6th June 2005, 20:26

Ok, I've got a beer bottle, and I wanna break the body of the bottle apart, so I can take the neck and use it as a guitar slide...

Does anyone know of the best way I can go about breaking a beer bottle without breaking the bottle's neck?

PulseDriver · 6th June 2005, 20:29

If it's a plastic bottle, use a knife.

MidnightViper88 · 6th June 2005, 20:35

Plastic beer bottle?

I've only seen plastic bottles so far with Jack Daniels and Canadian Mist (Two things that can fuck you up more than Miller Light

)...I would've tried that if it was plastic, and even then, plastic doesn't make good for a guitar slide...

Glass beer bottle...Come on, someone's gotta know how...

shakey_snake · 6th June 2005, 20:36

Heat and hacksaw.

Dont burn yourself; and make sure you buff out the raw edges before craming your finger in there.

SSJ4 Gogitta · 6th June 2005, 20:37

try taking a nail and scoring a line around it. Might make it easier to break without breaking the neck.

Score a nice scratch around the bottle, and try gently tapping below the line. If it fails, it ain't hard to get more beer bottles.

beanboy89 · 6th June 2005, 20:37

How about tring to cut the glass?

mikm · 6th June 2005, 20:46

Dynamite.

MidnightViper88 · 6th June 2005, 20:50

I wouldn't know what to use as far as cutting the glass goes...I could probably go at it with a hacksaw, but I don't have that much extra time to burn...

I'm gonna try scoring a line...I know I have things that can make a good scratch in glass...

And if I lose this bottle, I'll just wait until I go to my dad's house...My step-mom always drinks beers like Michelob Light in bottles, so there I go with my supply...

PulseDriver · 6th June 2005, 20:52

Beer on plastic bottles are quite common here, though it tastes like shit. I prefer glass or can. I knew that you ment glass, but dynamite sounded nice.

But seriously, cutting it would be the best idea. Use a diamond-edged steel-cutter maybe?

Glass is metal. Sand is distringated rock, and rock is metal.

CaboWaboAddict · 6th June 2005, 21:11

No one has suggested a glass cutter? Its got a wheel that scores the glass. You then just tap the scored line and it will break. Then use a moto tool to smoothe the sharp edge.

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 6th June 2005, 21:27

Pneumatic cut-off tool. Just make sure that you're wearing all your personal protective equipment and have the bottle secured before starting.

old and quite mad · 6th June 2005, 22:56

Use the Force.

Cummi Bare · 6th June 2005, 23:08

How about buying a manufactured slide? They're better than a bottleneck and not very expensive.

shakey_snake · 6th June 2005, 23:57

tell that to Dwayne Allman

John M · 7th June 2005, 01:11

i've got a cheap glass slide that works fine.

it's also pyrex, so its not gonna break on me.

Too-DAMN-Much · 7th June 2005, 01:58

GET A GLASS CUTTER

[EDIT]lol maybe i should read all the replies before i post eh??[/EDIT]

MegaRock · 7th June 2005, 04:15

Did it with a welding torch once...

Fickle · 7th June 2005, 04:19

I'm sorry. I wasn't aware glass cutters were like, popular items found on the floor at the local Y. I'm probably wrong, but It doesn't seem to me they are so easy to get a hold of.

aFfLiCtEd · 7th June 2005, 05:17

Smack some stupid idiot upside the head with the beer bottle ... PRESTO!

Too-DAMN-Much · 7th June 2005, 05:18

Ace is the Place

aFfLiCtEd · 7th June 2005, 05:20

Quote:

Originally posted by Too-DAMN-Much
Ace is the Place

WTF?

Fickle · 7th June 2005, 05:25

Quote:

Originally posted by Too-DAMN-Much
Ace is the Place

I'm making a guess he'd like to spend less than $43.50 on something he'll use once to make a glass slide for his guitar out of a fucking beer bottle.

Too-DAMN-Much · 7th June 2005, 05:26

then look at the dollar rack!
fickle you're really pissing me off lately

aFfLiCtEd · 7th June 2005, 05:29

All I'm getting is [acehardware.com could not be found. Please check the name and try again]

Too-DAMN-Much · 7th June 2005, 05:30

yeah i know, i even copied it from an open browser window too....

Fickle · 7th June 2005, 05:32

Quote:

Originally posted by Too-DAMN-Much
then look at the dollar rack!
fickle you're really pissing me off lately

I'm shaking in my sandals.

aFfLiCtEd · 7th June 2005, 05:35

C'mon guys. Chill out. KXRM is on the warpath. He's already deleted one of my post's tonight.

Fickle · 7th June 2005, 05:41

Quote:

Originally posted by aFfLiCtEd
C'mon guys. Chill out. KXRM is on the warpath. He's already deleted one of my post's tonight.

Who's not chill? It's one thirty and I'm listening to Pink Floyd. Lucky I'm not asleep.

aFfLiCtEd · 7th June 2005, 05:45

Ahh yes ... Pink Floyd ... gotta love it.

CaboWaboAddict · 7th June 2005, 16:07

Here's an Ace Hardware link to the type I was referring to.

PulseDriver · 7th June 2005, 16:34

Quote:

Originally posted by old and quite mad
Use the Force.

LOL!

To have a glass-cutter isn't very usual is it? A steel-cutter is a quite common tool for mechanics.

MidnightViper88 · 7th June 2005, 17:33

Quote:

Originally posted by PulseDriver
To have a glass-cutter isn't very usual is it? A steel-cutter is a quite common tool for mechanics.

Do I look like a mechanic?

Germ · 7th June 2005, 18:19

you look like a buncha text to me

LeadFoot · 7th June 2005, 19:58

Instead of an $11.00 glass cutter, how about a $3.50 slide?

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...se_pid/364044/

Just a thought....And if you order $199.00, you get free shipping! (ok, that sucks but still...nice thought.)

They seem to have slides from $3.50 to $30.00...
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...?c=4380&page=1

Whoops, that was off topic wasn't it?

shakey_snake · 7th June 2005, 20:24

Quote:

Originally posted by LeadFoot
Instead of an $11.00 glass cutter, how about a $3.50 slide?

TONE

Warrior of the Light · 7th June 2005, 21:24

Quote:

Originally posted by old and quite mad
Use the Force.

A lightsaber rather

mark · 8th June 2005, 11:25

buy a 24pack and a thick pair of gloves, and use trial, error and the kerb.

shakey_snake · 8th June 2005, 11:45

Midnight,
Keep in mind the best glass slides are the necks of reasonably thick-walled hand-blown bottles.

Cummi Bare · 8th June 2005, 12:11

I prefer a nice beefy chunk of brass, but if you still need a bottleneck then this place flogs them for a tenner and will cut your fave bottle: http://www.bluemoonbottleneck.co.uk

This place does medicine bottles for ten bucks: http://www.zzounds.com/item--BGHMOJO

MidnightViper88 · 8th June 2005, 20:59

Quote:

Originally posted by shakey_snake
Midnight,
Keep in mind the best glass slides are the necks of reasonably thick-walled hand-blown bottles.

Well, my guitar isn't exactly a $2000 Les Paul Supreme, so a little low-quality beer bottle slide isn't going to worry me...

6th June 2005, 20:26	#1
MidnightViper88 Made In The USA (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The 502 Posts: 9,100	Breaking a beer bottle without breaking the neck Ok, I've got a beer bottle, and I wanna break the body of the bottle apart, so I can take the neck and use it as a guitar slide... Does anyone know of the best way I can go about breaking a beer bottle without breaking the bottle's neck? "I just want to lie in my own crusty filth, eating rancid egg sandwiches, until some unfortunate paramedic has to blow down my door to find my bloated and pasty corpse wedged between the nightstand and mattress stained with Bengay and Robitussin DM." - Greg Gutfeld on sex and seniors "Syphilis does not stay in Vegas. Debt collectors do not stay in Vegas. Dead hookers stay in Vegas, but the guilt stays with you forever." - Bill Schultz

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PulseDriver w3 addict (Major Dude) Join Date: May 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 1,806	If it's a plastic bottle, use a knife. 09 F9 11 01 9D 74 E8 5B D8 41 56 C3 63 56 81 C0

6th June 2005, 20:35	#3
MidnightViper88 Made In The USA (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The 502 Posts: 9,100	Plastic beer bottle? I've only seen plastic bottles so far with Jack Daniels and Canadian Mist (Two things that can fuck you up more than Miller Light )...I would've tried that if it was plastic, and even then, plastic doesn't make good for a guitar slide... Glass beer bottle...Come on, someone's gotta know how... "I just want to lie in my own crusty filth, eating rancid egg sandwiches, until some unfortunate paramedic has to blow down my door to find my bloated and pasty corpse wedged between the nightstand and mattress stained with Bengay and Robitussin DM." - Greg Gutfeld on sex and seniors "Syphilis does not stay in Vegas. Debt collectors do not stay in Vegas. Dead hookers stay in Vegas, but the guilt stays with you forever." - Bill Schultz

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shakey_snake Forum Domo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Everyone, get over here for the picture! Posts: 4,313	Heat and hacksaw. Dont burn yourself; and make sure you buff out the raw edges before craming your finger in there. elevatorladyelevatorladyelevatorladyelevatorladyelevatorladylevitateme

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beanboy89 (Major Dude) isn't very custom Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 2,004	How about tring to cut the glass? Site \| Help us count

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SSJ4 Gogitta Followed by Gnomes (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: West Virginia Googolplex: 10^10¹°° FB:/SSJ4.DominusDeus DeviantArt: DominusDeus XboX GT: A Wild Meeseeks Playstation 4: DominusDeus Posts: 7,160	try taking a nail and scoring a line around it. Might make it easier to break without breaking the neck. Score a nice scratch around the bottle, and try gently tapping below the line. If it fails, it ain't hard to get more beer bottles.

6th June 2005, 20:46	#7
mikm Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: somewhere else Posts: 1,287	Dynamite. powered by C₈H₁₀N₄O₂

6th June 2005, 20:50	#8
MidnightViper88 Made In The USA (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The 502 Posts: 9,100	I wouldn't know what to use as far as cutting the glass goes...I could probably go at it with a hacksaw, but I don't have that much extra time to burn... I'm gonna try scoring a line...I know I have things that can make a good scratch in glass... And if I lose this bottle, I'll just wait until I go to my dad's house...My step-mom always drinks beers like Michelob Light in bottles, so there I go with my supply... "I just want to lie in my own crusty filth, eating rancid egg sandwiches, until some unfortunate paramedic has to blow down my door to find my bloated and pasty corpse wedged between the nightstand and mattress stained with Bengay and Robitussin DM." - Greg Gutfeld on sex and seniors "Syphilis does not stay in Vegas. Debt collectors do not stay in Vegas. Dead hookers stay in Vegas, but the guilt stays with you forever." - Bill Schultz

6th June 2005, 20:52	#9
PulseDriver w3 addict (Major Dude) Join Date: May 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 1,806	Beer on plastic bottles are quite common here, though it tastes like shit. I prefer glass or can. I knew that you ment glass, but dynamite sounded nice. But seriously, cutting it would be the best idea. Use a diamond-edged steel-cutter maybe? Glass is metal. Sand is distringated rock, and rock is metal. 09 F9 11 01 9D 74 E8 5B D8 41 56 C3 63 56 81 C0

6th June 2005, 21:11	#10
CaboWaboAddict Forum Sot (Major Dude) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Marietta, Ga. U.S.A. Posts: 3,915	No one has suggested a glass cutter? Its got a wheel that scores the glass. You then just tap the scored line and it will break. Then use a moto tool to smoothe the sharp edge. Idiot's Advocate My site (under construction)

6th June 2005, 21:27	#11
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,838	Pneumatic cut-off tool. Just make sure that you're wearing all your personal protective equipment and have the bottle secured before starting.

6th June 2005, 22:56	#12
old and quite mad Major Dude Join Date: May 2000 Location: The PLANET Pluto Posts: 787	Use the Force. The search for the ultimate signature continues apace. I have journeyed from the peaks of Nepal to the depths of oceanic trenches. I have crossed deserts, jungles, swamps, savannas, steppes and frozen wastelands. I have consulted with seers, swamis, sages, scholars and savants. The peregrination proceeds purposefully.

6th June 2005, 23:08	#13
Cummi Bare Banned Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 313	How about buying a manufactured slide? They're better than a bottleneck and not very expensive.

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shakey_snake Forum Domo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Everyone, get over here for the picture! Posts: 4,313	tell that to Dwayne Allman elevatorladyelevatorladyelevatorladyelevatorladyelevatorladylevitateme

7th June 2005, 01:11	#15
John M Puts the Cuss in General Discussions (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cincy, Ohio Posts: 3,624	i've got a cheap glass slide that works fine. it's also pyrex, so its not gonna break on me. missyob made me post this.

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MegaRock Forum King Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Inside my water bong Posts: 6,864	Did it with a welding torch once... Megarock Radio - St. Louis Since 1998! Don't click this link! Corporate Radio Sucks! No suits, all rock!

7th June 2005, 01:58	#16
Too-DAMN-Much The Big Bad Boots (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 420 Big Buds Way Posts: 3,964	GET A GLASS CUTTER [EDIT]lol maybe i should read all the replies before i post eh??[/EDIT] I hate everyone, so you don't have to.

7th June 2005, 04:19	#18
Fickle Butterknife of Justice (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind you. Posts: 5,501	I'm sorry. I wasn't aware glass cutters were like, popular items found on the floor at the local Y. I'm probably wrong, but It doesn't seem to me they are so easy to get a hold of. Go read a book without pictures pabook? \| Look, a blog! \| Buy Stuff I Wrote

7th June 2005, 05:17	#19
aFfLiCtEd Major Dude Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Over Here Posts: 876	Smack some stupid idiot upside the head with the beer bottle ... PRESTO!

7th June 2005, 05:18	#20
Too-DAMN-Much The Big Bad Boots (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 420 Big Buds Way Posts: 3,964	Ace is the Place I hate everyone, so you don't have to.

7th June 2005, 05:26	#23
Too-DAMN-Much The Big Bad Boots (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 420 Big Buds Way Posts: 3,964	then look at the dollar rack! fickle you're really pissing me off lately I hate everyone, so you don't have to.

7th June 2005, 05:29	#24
aFfLiCtEd Major Dude Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Over Here Posts: 876	All I'm getting is [acehardware.com could not be found. Please check the name and try again]

7th June 2005, 05:30	#25
Too-DAMN-Much The Big Bad Boots (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 420 Big Buds Way Posts: 3,964	yeah i know, i even copied it from an open browser window too.... I hate everyone, so you don't have to.

7th June 2005, 05:35	#27
aFfLiCtEd Major Dude Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Over Here Posts: 876	C'mon guys. Chill out. KXRM is on the warpath. He's already deleted one of my post's tonight.

7th June 2005, 05:45	#29
aFfLiCtEd Major Dude Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Over Here Posts: 876	Ahh yes ... Pink Floyd ... gotta love it.

7th June 2005, 16:07	#30
CaboWaboAddict Forum Sot (Major Dude) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Marietta, Ga. U.S.A. Posts: 3,915	Here's an Ace Hardware link to the type I was referring to. Idiot's Advocate My site (under construction)

7th June 2005, 18:19	#33
Germ rules all things Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 3,148	you look like a buncha text to me

7th June 2005, 19:58	#34
LeadFoot Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 192	Instead of an $11.00 glass cutter, how about a $3.50 slide? http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...se_pid/364044/ Just a thought....And if you order $199.00, you get free shipping! (ok, that sucks but still...nice thought.) They seem to have slides from $3.50 to $30.00... http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...?c=4380&page=1 Whoops, that was off topic wasn't it?

8th June 2005, 11:25	#37
mark Forum King Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Norn Ir'nd, leek... Posts: 6,285	buy a 24pack and a thick pair of gloves, and use trial, error and the kerb.

8th June 2005, 11:45	#38
shakey_snake Forum Domo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Everyone, get over here for the picture! Posts: 4,313	Midnight, Keep in mind the best glass slides are the necks of reasonably thick-walled hand-blown bottles. elevatorladyelevatorladyelevatorladyelevatorladyelevatorladylevitateme

8th June 2005, 12:11	#39
Cummi Bare Banned Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 313	I prefer a nice beefy chunk of brass, but if you still need a bottleneck then this place flogs them for a tenner and will cut your fave bottle: http://www.bluemoonbottleneck.co.uk This place does medicine bottles for ten bucks: http://www.zzounds.com/item--BGHMOJO

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