Kinkajou Bottle Cutter-Canadian

Day 1: I was really excited to use this cutter, but bummed with the results. I tried it on four wine bottles and could not get the cut to line up. I even tried using a level to make sure I clamped it on evenly, no good. On the fifth bottle I was able to get the cut nearly lined, but I couldn't get the bottle to split on the cut after the hot/cold water process. It just wouldn't split! Argh! From my experience, you should be prepared to go through a lot of bottles before it works. I'll try again on number 6 and see what happens. The blade is good for 200 bottles, hopefully I'll get four or five successful cuts :)Day 2: I was able to make some successful cuts. One key tip that helped me was to put the cutter flat on a table so the bottle is on its side (horizontal) and the bolts are standing upright. That helped me rotate the bottle with more control of the cut. Now that I have the cut straight, my next problem is getting the glass on a wine bottle to separate. The thickness of wine bottles might be too much for the blade cut. Some bottles come apart better than others. It hasn't been consistent, but not giving up.Day 3: I found a way to split wine bottles better than the instructions. As I mentioned, wine bottles are too thick to separate by pouring hot/cold water on the seam. A better way is to fill the wine bottle with cold water after you cut, dump the water out, then pour hot water in the bottle. It splits much easier. I leaned the bottle at a 45 degree angle, put towels under the bottle so the glass wouldn't crash in the sink, then poured really hot water in the bottle slowly. It split almost immediately.One other tip, the bottle cutter is designed to fit around bottles that are the same circumference throughout the body of the bottle, like a standard wine bottle. But standard bottles are kinda boring. You can still bottles that have varying circumferences if you take a black marker at make a straight line around the bottle, then cut along the line. It helps to have a guide line to keep your cut straight.

This is my third bottle scorer kit, and it works much better than the first two. I say "scorer" because it is not a "cutter".I have used this on beer bottles, whiskey bottles, and wine bottles.The user uses the clamping device to score the bottle with the blade. The most important and difficult part is to get the score line to make exactly one complete revolution around the bottle and to meet up exactly where it started. Pay attention! Get this right, and you're in the money. It takes some time to play around with the tightness of the clamp to get a good grip, and also allow the bottle to rotate.I'm not a big fan of the three quick clamps. It is difficult to tell which position the blade is in with the middle clamp. I think it is spring loaded. Don't forget to retract it (and keep it retracted) after scoring the bottle! The blade makes a nice score of the bottle with one pass. Far better than the other scorers I used.Then, follow their technique for ~4 cycles of near boiling and ice water. This is great because it limits the glass stress to a 1" wide area, instead of the entire bottle. This does mean that you have to be about 1" from the edge of the bottle and the bevel. Otherwise, the end rubber band will slip off. If the glass hasn't broken after 4 cycles, I just dip the bottle in boiling water, then to ice water really quickly. That does the trick. All of the stress is on the score from the pouring technique with the rubber bands. Then, it gets hit with that final drastic stress.The kit includes a glass nipper to help remove any imperfections. I only had to use that the first time I used this. It was really helpful. It also includes different grit sandpaper to smooth the edge. You will need to fine your own fine grit sandpaper, however. I would also recommend using a flame on the edge after sanding it, to give it that glossy glass look. But, allow it to air cool slowly, and be mindful of burning the label!If you pay attention, read and understand their well-written instructions, you'll get this. I've done a few bottles already and all of them worked out. I've made ash trays, flower vases, and hanging lamp shades.I recommend learning on bottles that you don't care about, but I am yet to fail at this. Knock on wood.It takes time and focus to get this right, but every time the bottle finally falls away, I look real quick to see how the edge looks, and I do a little dance!Enjoy and good luck!If this review was helpful, please click Yes. Thanks!

This cutter seems to work very well, and the instructions are pretty simple. I took my time getting it adjusted and set up on my first wine bottle and got the tension tight enough to make one complete circle score. I only did one time around, slowly, making sure I could hear the "scratch" of the cutter on the glass as I rotated the bottle. I was able to get a clean pop the first one and have done a few more with the same results. Couple tips -- Use a candle to heat the glass instead of boiling water.- Use a few ice cubes and water in a pitcher or bowl big enough to dip your bottle into.Heat the glass score you made using a candle. Hold it horizontally over the tip of the candle flame and rotate the bottle in the tip of the flame for a few minutes to get it really hot. It should heat the glass in that score line till it's *hot* but in my case it didn't heat the rest of the bottle, in fact I had to tap and feel the glass to see how hot it was on the score line. After 3 - 4 minutes of slowly rotating the score line directly over the tip of the candle then dip the whole bottle into the ice water.You may hear it *crack* or not, if not just give it a few seconds and take it out. Sometimes it cracks and falls away, but most of mine have just popped apart when I give them a slight turn. Use care, the edges are sharp at that point and all mine have been pretty clean breaks.The sandpaper works great to smooth the edges. Any good ol' sandpaper will work when the ones they provide are gone. You do get pretty much everything you need in the kit. I recommend taking your time and having a few bottles ready for the first time and just have fun with it./jr/john

Bought this as an addition to my regular glass cutter. This is actually easier to use on bottles than my other glass cutter. It does take a little practice to get it right, and you will lose a couple of bottles. Even when you're used to it, the occasional bottle will break. That's the nature of glass; it's imperfect.Getting a straight line isn't too difficult. You need to get the tightness right. Too loose and the bottle to move about, too tight and the amount of force you need to use will make it difficult to keep the bottle straight. Again, this is all down to practice. You will get the feel for it eventually.When cutting bottles, take your time and ease the bottle around. Sticking the cutter in a vice also helps.

Got this for the mrs as she wanted to make glasses and other thing out of old and quirky bottles. She is really happy with this and is always on the look out for quirky looking bottles to makes something out of.

Do not buy this bottle cutter! The cutting wheel is fantastic BUT it is almost impossible to get a perfect score line. I have tried 20 time and only successfully managed a clean none spiralling score 4 times. I have watch how to videos etc but still unsuccessful. £50 down the drain on this! The wheel just don’t keep the cutter run straight.

quite easy adjustment , but difficult make straight line

arrived promptly and just as expected