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So I have a whole bunch of empty beer bottles can I do anything with them?

>> No.152169

>>152164
>recycling

>> No.152172

target practice?

>> No.152173
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152173

>>152169

I don't wanna recycle

I wanna make something

>> No.152176

brew beer
put it in the bottles.

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152181

cliche as fuck, but something I have always wanted to do

>> No.152184

Fill the bottles with water up until just below the neck. Tie a string around the bottle on the outside following that line.

Heat the bottle over an open flame (your stove should be fine). The bottle will break precisely along the line of the water/string. Sand it and you have a tall glass.

And remember to always be careful when dealing with glass.

>> No.152186

>>152184
is there anything you could coat the outside of the glasses with to strengthen them?

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152188

>>152186
I honestly never put that much thought into strenghtening the glass. Sorry, bro, I just don't know this one.

>> No.152192

>>152186
Clear nail polish maybe, I don't know how it would work with glass though, I'm no expert.

>> No.152193

>>152188
oh well. i might look for a resin coating or something, see if i can find some dishpasher safe/ food safe epoxy.

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>>152193
Well, they do use epoxi to prevent corrosion in beverage cans, so you might be onto something there. I've never seen it done to glass, but it won't kill you at least.

>> No.152204

i figured coating the outside of the glass would make the most sense, but we'll see what i find when i get around to searching,

>> No.152216

i would think some type of glaze for glass could be used to impart strength to the overall product...

>> No.152309

build an earthship.

>> No.152325

go to brewer supply store;
buy grain malt (or barley), yeast, hops, bottle filler, and new caps. brew per instructions on many a "brew your own" site.
after 1 week or so, get ready to bottle your first sudz.
after 3 or so weeks. drink your piss.
rinse, repeat.

>> No.152326

>>152164
return them for the container deposit, obviously.

>>152186
Beer bottles are coated already.

>> No.152328

>>152164

Make a bunch of "nigger knifes" with them.

>> No.152345

>>152184
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFXngPx3w3M

>> No.152431

Make yourself some drinking glasses!
I did this with tons of bottles. it's awesome. you can run them through the dishwasher and everything.
Enjoy!

http://make-handmade.blogspot.com/2011/07/recycling-glasses-video-tutorial.html

>> No.152434

>>152345
>30 seconds perfect edge bottle cutter
>talk for 10 minutes.

>> No.152455

Assuming they're made of glass you could smash 'em up and use the pieces to create mosaic.