earth911.com
05 Jul '12, 1pm
#DIY Development: New tool cuts glass bottles into tumblers and vases:
A look at bottles-turned-tumblers made using the Kinkajou. Photo: Patrick Lehoux Bottle reuse projects are everywhere. You can find a few on our Tumblr , from vases to lamps, but most reuse crafts keep the bottle in its original form. After all, it’s glass and it would be difficult to cut without shattering the bottle entirely. One Canadian entrepreneur thinks he has found a way around the potential hazards of cutting glass bottles for crafts, though. The Kinkajou , named after a toothy mammal from South America, is a circular glass “cutter,” which is actually a glass scorer. The product creates a score line where you want the glass to separate. Step one is to figure out where you want the glass to be cut, then lock in and twist the Kinkajou until you have the perfect score line. Then, using boiling hot water, simply pour over the scored line and the glass will break along...
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http://earth911.com/news/2012/07/05/kinkajou-turns-bottle...