Armour Products Bottle and Jar Cutter

by Armour Products

Product Description

Bottle and Jar Cutter is a fun way to recycle your round or square bottles and jars. Kit includes: Adjustable bottle cutter, 2 cutting wheels, glass tapper, adjustment wedge, five glass sanding sheets and a 24 page full color bottle cutting reference guide. Made in US.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 5.2 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0018N6RR8
• Item model number: 77-7721
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,817 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

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98 of 100 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works well if you follow the instructions!, February 25, 2010

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Gracylue - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Armour Products Bottle and Jar Cutter (Misc.)

My husband and I purchased this item because we wanted to make cool looking bottles into gifts for our friends and family, but were worried after reading negative reviews.

After trying the bottle cutter ourselves we found that, while glass cutting in general is a little frustrating, if you read the instructions fully and practice a few times, cutting glass is easy!

The blade doesn't cut the glass, but rather scores it so that when you hit it with the tapping hammer it breaks cleanly (I was not awesome at scoring, so my glass was a bit jagged - needed to sand it more, but that was ok!) The moral of this review: Easy, but takes practice! Kit works just fine :o)

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars LOOK INTO GLASS CUTTING FIRST, December 6, 2010

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gedford - See all my reviews

This review is from: Armour Products Bottle and Jar Cutter (Misc.)

After reading all the reviews on this product I realized that the problem wasn't the product, but the people not knowing what they are getting into. This tool does NOT cut a glass bottle. Rather, it make a even score to work with. There are NO products out there that will cut through glass. You have to WORK to cut it.
I found a great video that helped me to make some perfect glasses:
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That being said, this product isn't the best. Cheaply made with a confusing setup. But it does work with practice.

Tips: Don't score the bottle more then once. Don't use the hammer. Don't worry bout the lube. Watch the video.

Good Luck!

56 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I waited 30 years for this?, May 7, 2009

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123456789 - See all my reviews

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I saw commercials for a bottle cutter when I was a kid in the 1970's ,long before the internet existed. I always wanted one. I envisioned recycling old bottles for glassware and for other decorative and functional items. Then the product disappeared from tv commercials. I was so happy to find that bottle and glass cutters were still around so I purchased what i thought was a good one from amazon. FIRST, the product is difficult to position, the arm with the cutter is hard to get in exactly the right place and if it is not tight enough it slips when one goes to use it. The product is made of BRITTLE plastic that would in all probability crack if the wing is turned too tightly in an attempt to secure the cutter blade into position. SECOND, it is hard to hold the bottle in place because it slips and slides on the smooth plastic base. THIRD, it does NOT cut as easily or as cleanly as one would expect. FOURTH, it is extremely time consuming to tap, tap, tap on the inside of the bottle. FIFTH, if there is the SLIGHTEST flaw in the jar or bottle to be cut then there will be an uneven chunk to fall out of the side far below the taped line.
SORRY to be the author of such a negative review but this item is a complete waste of money.