How to use a wet tile saw to cut glass bottles

Step 9 Now what?

Alright folks, you now have a bottle cut into rings.

Stay tuned, I'll soon be adding instructions for melting them in a kiln.
You'll have the coolest, tinkling, green chimes in town!

Karen Marie

Comments

[amic]

Thanks for posting this! I never even thought about the wet saw and was not looking forward to using one of those bottle cutter kits! Do you have instructions on how to "fire polish" wine bottles that have been cut into drinking glasses? All of the instructions I find mention you can either grind the edges or fire polish, but they never tell give the fire polish process.

[MisterInnovation]

You need to heat the bottle to 1000 degrees [in your kiln] then heat the edge with a torch until it melts to a smooth surface. Dont let the bottle cool or it will crack. after you polish it, hold the kiln at 900 degrees for a few hours then turn the kiln down at 10* F per minute until the glass is at room temp [note glass NOT kiln temp] then voila!

[rpvanpatt]

any update on the kiln part?

[rpvanpatt]

Hey, I have been using the same saw as this actually for the same idea. But I am very interested in reading about the kiln soon. Thanks!

[hbushell]

Thank you for these great instructions.  When will you be adding the instructions for melting the rings in an oven?  I am ready for those instructions also.  Thanks again.