Generation Green (g2) Bottle Cutter

by Diamond Tech Crafts

• Cut wide-mouth jars and bottles up to 5 gallons. Cut with ease and comfort.
• Removable glass cutter for straight cuts.
• Cut more bottles with 6 durable cutting blades.
• Have better cutting control, taking less pressure to make a good score.
• Feel good about using a bottle cutter made from recycled aluminum.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14.4 x 2 x 2 inches ; 13 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B004ZRV3AU
• Item model number: 365
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (227 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing (See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing)
  • #5 in Home & Kitchen > Kitchen & Dining > Bakeware > Baking Tools & Accessories > Cookie Cutters

Product Description

Be part of Crafting a Green World, it's easy with the new Generation Green (g2) Bottle Cutter. Made from recycle aluminum, the g2 is lightweight and allows you to easily score and separate discarded bottles and wide-mouth jars in 3 steps. Its 6 turreted cutting head means cutting longevity. Using the g2 Bottle Cutter you can turn old glass bottles and jars into glass sculptures, vases, lamps shades, votive holder or fashion anything you can imagine.

Specification:

Contents: One bottle cutter, two 4" x 4" polishing pads, tapper and instructions.
Package Dimensions: 2" W x 14 5/8" L x 2" D (packaging has optional hang tag). Made in China/Taiwan

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

113 of 117 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply made and simple to use December 22, 2011

By Craig C

Amazon Verified Purchase

I purchased this product on Dec. 17 and it arrived Dec. 22, assembled it in about 5 minutes. Took it out to the shop along with an old coffee maker. Set up my bottle for the location of the cut. Set the cutter on its side so the bottle can rest on the lower guide and made a light score cut using only one turn of the bottle. Fired up the coffee pot with just water, poured the entire pot of hot water slowly over the score line. When the hot water was gone I quickly ran it under cold water on the score line and presto, a perfect break. The hot and cold water technique is the easiest for getting a smooth and great surface to finish up with sanding for use of the glass. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to cut bottles or jars, just remember to only make one pass and then use the hot and cold water method(very hot and very cold).

83 of 87 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars So-So June 24, 2011

By Newbie

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New to cutting bottles into glasses, I watched a handful of YouTube videos. This product seemed to appear user friendly. Operative word is "appear". The first issue was that after two attempts at scoring the bottle, the guide that goes into the top cracked to the point it was no longer effective. (nothing a band-aid of duct tape couldn't handle though). The second short coming is the hardware used to secure the vertical and horizontal parts of the jig. Because wine bottles have a varied design you will need to reset the jig in order to achieve a uniform glass height. The tiny wing nuts are "ok" but you will need a screwdriver to hold the head of the screw while you tighten the wingnuts. Not a big deal except the hardware is cheap so after a few adjustments the head of the screw is starting to round out. A better design would have been a stud or a nutplate. This would have made it less cumbersome to adjust and would allow you to tighten to ensure the jig doesn't move while scoring.

After a long "trial and error" period I have been able to use the jig as it is marketed. It's not quick to adjust and gets the "pain in the butt" stamp. Aside from making your own jig I didn't see anything else out there. One more thing, I didn't have any success with the hot water cold water technique to seperate the bottle. I did however purchase a bernzomatic hand held torch which has been 100% effective at ensuring enough heat is dispersed along the score line.

I would only recommend this item after you have exhausted your search for better. Good luck!

100 of 107 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Very neat machine October 7, 2011

By Jason E. Mayne

Amazon Verified Purchase

It does take a bit of skill to use, but the old lady cuts a wine bottle in about 10 min per cutting procedure (ie 10 min per cut), and they're perfect; seats perfectly on the table with very smooth edges when she's done. She's done about 8 now and loves it. Score glass, dunk in hot water, dunk in cold water, dunk dunk dunk and snap; pops apart clean! Use the provided glass-sanding sponge to smooth the edges. Making wedding decorations ourselves now. Jason