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bottle repair - 8/14/2003 1:05:21 PM    wvbottlehead Posts: 220 Joined: 7/4/2003 From: WV Status: offline I have a pontil vermifuge that is missing the lip & has damage to the neck also. I' m going to construct a new lip but first I need to cut approx. 1/2 inch off the neck, my question is, what kind of cutting tool is best to use on bottles? I have a regular glass cutter but I' m afraid that I' ll have to put too much pressure on the glass & I' ll break the bottle. Any advice, as always, is greatly appreciated. < Message edited by wvbottlehead -- 8/14/2003 1:10:25 PM > Post #: 1

RE: bottle repair - 8/14/2003 2:08:57 PM    Guest try a sharp file with a knife edge. score it well and try to snap it on the line. or after you score it heat a nail red hot and push it to the glass on the bad side of the score.the heat will stress the glass at the score and it should break on the score line . this is how i cut 15mm glass tubing for neon repair. practice on junk bottles first. never any guarantees when cutting glass. diggerjeff (in reply to wvbottlehead)   Post #: 2

RE: bottle repair - 8/14/2003 7:37:25 PM    baltbottles   Posts: 829 Joined: 11/25/2002 From: Baltimore Maryland Status: offline Hi, I have done a few bottle repairs send me some pics of the bottle. And i will recommend the best course of action. I do have on queston why do you want to cut the neck off the bottle it would be easyer to build the missing section of the neck and lip out of epoxy. Than to build the whole neck and lip from epoxy i also like to try to keep as much of the glass as possible. Chris (in reply to wvbottlehead) Post #: 3

RE: bottle repair - 8/14/2003 8:53:30 PM    wvbottlehead Posts: 220 Joined: 7/4/2003 From: WV Status: offline Thanks for the help guys, I' m loading a pic Chris, I have repaired many lip chips & constructed entire lips sucessfully before, this one is a larger area; I' ve always used Clear casting resin ( by Castin' Craft), it' s difficult to hold it place on bigger jobs like this, I' ve dammed the hec out of it & the resin always finds a way to seep out & make a mess. I guess epoxy might be easier to work with? If so what kind do you use? I' ve heard it yellows with time. By the way the bottle is a W.W. CLARKS INFALLIBLE WORM SYRUP PHILA. Attachment (1) (in reply to wvbottlehead) Post #: 4

RE: bottle repair - 8/15/2003 2:12:23 AM    IRISH   Posts: 1238 Joined: 11/23/2002 From: cockatoo Australia Status: offline The best way to cut glass is with a dremel and a small diamond cutting wheel, they are not expensive , about $100 au for the dremel and $10 to $40 au for the wheel. In the case of your bottle I would use clear nail polish to coat the broken bit and then your resin, without cutting it. (in reply to wvbottlehead) Post #: 5

RE: bottle repair - 8/15/2003 5:43:02 PM    baltbottles   Posts: 829 Joined: 11/25/2002 From: Baltimore Maryland Status: offline Hi Frank, I sent you an email with more infor on the process i use to repair bottles here is a pic that shows a before and after of a repair i did to a rare Jones - No1. hair dye bottle from baltimore. it had an inwardly rolled lip but it was damaged about as bad as your bottle. Chris Attachment (1) (in reply to wvbottlehead) Post #: 6

RE: bottle repair - 11/4/2003 6:27:20 AM    treasurehunt   Posts: 298 Joined: 10/14/2003 From: Dearborn, Michigan Status: offline i have a small 1800's crock that the base is broken into 4 peices, what is the best way to repair it. what kind of glue? also how are bottles repaired if you have all the peices for it? does krazy glue work? (in reply to wvbottlehead) Post #: 7

RE: bottle repair - 11/9/2003 10:28:10 AM    Relicsnstuff   Posts: 43 Joined: 6/23/2003 From: New Orleans Area Status: offline Hello all; I have about (4) old bottles I would love to get repaired as they are very rare and the chances of digging replacements are about nil. Anybody out there know of someone who does pro repairs, I ve seen some good repair work but no one can find the folks who used to do then anymore. (in reply to wvbottlehead) Post #: 8

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