Glass, melting points, and Xmas gift idea

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The discussion revolves around creating a unique gift by placing a ring in a glass bottle, with concerns about the melting point of glass and the difficulty of inserting the ring. The user is exploring heating methods to shape the glass around the ring and is considering using a glass cutter for adjustments. There are questions about the ease of removing the ring after heating and suggestions for fun heating methods. The idea of allowing the girlfriend to heat the bottle raises safety concerns among participants. Overall, the thread highlights creativity in gift-giving while addressing practical challenges with glass manipulation.
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Hey,

I recently bought my gf a ring and would like to put it in a glass bottle and allow it to hang by a fish line with it corked on top.

I haven't found any wine bottles that allow the ring to just go in naturally, I have been having to heat all of them.

I was wondering if I were to stick something thicker n the bottle after it is heated if the glass would mold around that shape? Would it be easy to get out?

Also, I am thinking of just getting a glass cutter, are they hard/efficient to use?

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

I'm also thinking of letting her do the heating in order to get it out, if anybody knows a fun, or interesting way to heat it, let me know!
 
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