Review on 🍾 DIY Bottle Cutter & Glass Cutter Kit - Home Pro Shop Premium Bottle Cutting Tool for Wine, Beer Bottles, and Mason Jars - Includes Safety Gloves & Accessories by Tara Ford

I knew I would have to work out once or twice instead of using my favorite bottles first. I watched a few videos before using the glass cutter, but after trying one I realized I needed to do some more research. In short, the tool works very well as expected, with two exceptions. Read below for these. Auxiliary materials are sorely lacking in my opinion. Read on for some of the details and tricks that have worked for me if you're new to cutting glass bottles. It's funny, and although my husband tells me the wine glasses aren't tie color anymore, I know better. People still pose and wear tie dye, and people still enjoy drinking glasses from wine bottles. Exceptions for tools: 1) The nut that tightens the metal L-shaped bracket must be tightened with pliers; This was an issue on my first review - the bottle moved because the nut was only hand tight (and I'm a pretty strong girl). 2) Bracket "L” must be either longer or shorter; When working with a Riesling bottle, I couldn't get the counters in the position I wanted, no matter which way I mounted the bracket. Tricks that excipients won't tell you about: 1) The hot-water-cold-water method is extremely laborious and not very effective - the hot bottle heats cold water, and the cold bottle cools hot water. If you have to go back and forth several times, your water will no longer have extreme temperatures. WHAT WORKS BETTER? Slowly and carefully wave the notched bottle over the candle flame, then rub with an ice cube. A few bottles were only needed once for each treatment, others needed several of each, but it worked like a charm. (Maybe the manufacturer didn't mean to suggest using an open flame? In any case, you have to be careful with either method.) 2) The 120 grit sandpaper they supply just isn't of enough grit to sand what is essentially broken glass. The quality of the 120 grit they sent isn't very high and although the sandpaper says it's "waterproof" they don't tell you to wet it. But do it. WET IT! Also, start with something coarser, like 80 grit wet/dry. Then go to 120. If you want your edges to be shiny you need to gradually improve your game (80, 120 or 150, 220, 400 - go up to 2000 if you want shiny edges). 3) I'm not exactly sure what the "extra parts" in the box are for. I've only cut a dozen bottles so far, so maybe I'll find out when I get to a dozen, but it would have been nice if the manufacturer told me from the start instead of keeping me on my toes. 4) The quick start guide will ask you to search for videos on the website. I found a video on YouTube, not their website, and it was somewhat helpful, but I was hoping for more ideas, tips and tricks. Just check it out on YouTube my friends. Unless you are a Facebook user and don't have access to their "club". I don't exist, therefore I don't exist. Maybe they're great.