How to make a guitar slide

Make a Guitar Slide

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This works best with those bottles with straight neck, like a whinebottle or something like that. BE VERY CAREFUL! If youre not used to cut in glass you can hurt yourself if youre not careful enough.

I used a pina colada bottle. Its not perfectly straight But that's not a big problem

I used a pina colada bottle. Its not perfectly straight But that's not a big problem

You need to take off the label and the ring. You simply cut off the metallicring with a knife or with a plier (if that's the name)

You need to take off the label and the ring. You simply cut off the metallicring with a knife or with a plier (if that's the name)

Best way to take off the label is to run hot water on it and peel off. be sure to get rid of the glue

Best way to take off the label is to run hot water on it and peel off. be sure to get rid of the glue

Like that, dry it off a little bit

Like that, dry it off a little bit

Now hold your glasscutter like this

Now hold your glasscutter like this

Measure out about where to cut. Dont have to be exactly where youre finger ends

Measure out about where to cut. Dont have to be exactly where youre finger ends

Hold the bottle and glasscutter like this

Hold the bottle and glasscutter like this

When you start to cut you need to press really hard and try to dont lift your hand on the way. Hold your hand still and rotate only the bottle. My mom helped me to rotate while i hold the cutter

When you start to cut you need to press really hard and try to dont lift your hand on the way. Hold your hand still and rotate only the bottle. My mom helped me to rotate while i hold the cutter

You now have like a scratch, try to make it as straight as possible. Its really hard

You now have like a scratch, try to make it as straight as possible. Its really hard

Light a candle and have the flame go on the "scratch" it Will be black But keep rotating all the way around. let it run cold water from the tap

Light a candle and have the flame go on the "scratch" it Will be black But keep rotating all the way around. let it run cold water from the tap

Like that. Rotate for about 1 minute

Like that. Rotate for about 1 minute

Directly go to the cold water. Maybe you hear a crack. Hold it there and rotate for about 1 minute or something like that

Directly go to the cold water. Maybe you hear a crack. Hold it there and rotate for about 1 minute or something like that

If you have bad luck like I had you can crack it to much like this. That's because we Didnt cut it straight enought and the "scratch" Didnt meet together of you know what i mean

If you have bad luck like I had you can crack it to much like this. That's because we Didnt cut it straight enought and the "scratch" Didnt meet together of you know what i mean

Well, it could be worse than that :) But it is sharp now, we need to Sand it down (do you say so? Sorry for bad, bad English)

Well, it could be worse than that :) But it is sharp now, we need to Sand it down (do you say so? Sorry for bad, bad English)

Do so until it isnt sharp

Do so until it isnt sharp

Inside too

Inside too

Done! Ready to rock! Sorry for My bad English But if you have Any questions just leave a comment :)  (wrong hand too haha)

Done! Ready to rock! Sorry for My bad English But if you have Any questions just leave a comment :) (wrong hand too haha)

Made a Green one too :)

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