If I could spend time in a bottle...

[Putz Mulligan]

Too bad for me! Here is a pic of my new art addition! :whistling:

And the unfortunate turn of events that disqualified me even before leaving the gate: :angry:

Thank you UPS! Now, when is round three?

 

[Keystone_Raider]

Round three will be when I sober up enough from emptying those Jack bottles and can see straight again :laugh:

 

[AVB]

Making me think about doing another "heavy" bomb.

 

[jfields]

Making me think about doing another "heavy" bomb.

Send it up NORTH! :sign:

 

[DePasta]

Wonder if the cracks could be a result of the expansion of the resin due to temperature changes.............


edit to add....

oops someone already said that.....but the location of the crack in Putz's looks suspect.....like it is not from jarring b/c it is below the surface of the resin.

 

[interscape]

I was a taker in this challenge from Keystone_Raider the last time it was offered so feel I should share in my adventure.

First of all UPS my hate these things because my box too was pummeled. (Please disregard filthy wall where trash can usually sits and where I tried to dump candle wax from a candle that had been burning to long into trash)

Here it is ready for the challenge

Seemed like some sort of epoxy so I figured add a little solvent, let it dissolve, pull out the cigar and claim my prize. The first solve I reached for was plain old gasoline. I dumped in about half a cup and waited. 10 minute later, nothing. So I sat there in a 100 degree garage swilling a glass bottle full of gasoline and a mystery substance with a lit cigar 5 feet away for 2 minutes when I had an epiphany.

This was a really bad idea.

But I felt motion of the solvent was key. So I came up with taking the bottle to a far area of the yard and put a box fan horizontal and sat the bottle on top so the vibrations would do the work. Duct tape was involved to keep the bottle from vibrating off.

Duct tape and gasoline, how could I go wrong?

I let it run over night and the next morning I checked and found I had soften the top 1/16 of an inch and nothing more. I dumped the petrol and tried brake cleaner the next night and acetone the following. Still nothing.

Next up heat!

I put a pan of water on the stove and brought it to a boil. Again my genius takes over and I realized I am about to bring a sludge cocktail of mystery substance, gasoline, brake cleaner and acetone to 112+ degrees in my kitchen again thought it a bad idea and I paused.

Outside to the BBQ burner I go!

I took 30 quart stainless container and fashioned a coat hanger around the tube inside the bottle and hung it over the lip of the pot so that the weight of bottle was pulling the tube out of the mystery glue and let it cook. This actually had some results, but still I could not pull the tube from the glue.

Next up, mechanical destruction of the binding material. Any guesses as to what kind of bit I was using?

This was getting it done! The tube was almost out. Unfortunately getting my bit in between the tube and the bottle proved disastrous.

So good luck boys


and thank you for the challange Keystone!

 

[CigarStone]

Round three will be when I sober up enough from emptying those Jack bottles and can see straight again :laugh:

Jim:

If I can be allowed to play in the next round I will pay the price by helping you get rid of the Jack

 

[jlada]

I'd also like to attempt this . I'll pay for the packing materials (lol) since it appears that the carriers are being particularly brutal during the "after-holidays" deliveries.

 

[verhoevc]

I'd love to give it a go!
Chris

 

[Jonesy]

Making me think about doing another "heavy" bomb.

For those of you that might not remember.......

Ray, you are one sick Bastid! This actually makes me look forward to an epoxy or foam bomb! The wire is a nice touch to I might add. I will add pics to the original post later, I thought you might enjoy this one.....I have a little help!

A future BOTL in training!

 

[jfields]

Well I tried the same method as Les. I used a couple of wood boring bits with a long shank. The only thing I did different was to use a couple of long 1/4 inch extensions, one straight, and one shaped into a semi hook at the end.
I drilled as much as I possibly could, but I could not get the angle I needed to get to underneath the tube. So I proceeded to take the extensions and heat them red hot with a blow torch. Let me tell you..................The smell of melting/burning resin is one of the nastiest, sickly sweet smells I have ever experienced. The smell of burning antifreeze does not even come close. My garage still reeks of it five days later. I'm getting the shivers, and goose bumps just typing this.
I was rewarded for my patience though, all came out except the cap and the gold plastic wrap.

I don't think I'll even attempt to smoke this victory cigar, it reeks of that smell. Even if it was encased in a tube............Barf!!!!

 

[Keystone_Raider]

What people won't do for a fiver of Macanoodles :laugh:

I think you should smoke your victory cigar though... could redefine full bodied for you.


Keep an eye on your mailbox

 

[NullSmurf]

Well done, John!

Smoke it! Smoke it! Smoke it!

 

[tomthirtysix]

Come on, John. Smoke it! Maybe you'll get that elusive buzz that this guy gets from smoking! :laugh:

 

[jfields]

Well done, John!

Smoke it! Smoke it! Smoke it!

That things not coming anywhere near my mouth. Epoxy infused Macadoodles just are not up my standards these days. I'd rather take one of Wilkeys Ram Rod cigars, and stick it up a skunks ass before lighting up. Than to have to smoke that thing.

Besides, I just gave the last remaining flavored cigars away to a fellow here at work getting into them. I included this one too. Told him the story and all....................."Smells fine to me" he says, "I'll take it home and smoke it."

"More power to you bro!" :sign:

Come on, John. Smoke it! Maybe you'll get that elusive buzz that this guy gets from smoking! :laugh:

 

[tomthirtysix]

I'd rather take one of Wilkeys Ram Rod cigars, and stick it up a skunks ass before lighting up. Than to have to smoke that thing.

Sounds like a challenge to me...

 

[Allofus123]

Let me tell you..................The smell of melting/burning resin is one of the nastiest, sickly sweet smells I have ever experienced.

I can totally relate. I had planned to attempt the heating angle on mine and figured I'd go ahead try it out on a small scale to the damaged bottle I received. My theory is that resin melts around 350-400 degree's and glass is somewhere around 1,500+ . I took off the bottle cap and dialed down a torch placing the flame right at the top line of the harden resin. Within a very short while the smoky fumes started filling the bottle and starting to escape. Oh my god.... thoughts of my wife coming home and finding me dead on the floor started racing through my head. I quickly put the cap back on and got that bottle outside to release the fume buildup. Nasty, Nasty, Nasty.

The short time I was able to heat it did produce some melting of the resin but I realized because of the toxic fumes I was creating I needed to wait until I could control the process a bit better.
Congrats on your success.... I didn't think brute force could get it done. :thumbs:

 

[NullSmurf]

vinyl resin?