Breakaway Glass and Bottle Material

There are several makers of "Breakaway" glass items. The first thing you notice is the high cost. $30 for a single wiskey bottle is not uncommon. You may want to do this yourself and save money, or you may want to do it for the fun. Personally, if I were making a movie and needed pieces that looked good, I'd buy them. The problem with making them yourself is the time involved and it's sometimes difficult to get good bottles.

There is some good advise on making panes of glass. Google something like "breakaway glass harvard" and see what comes up. Getting good glass is very tricky and if you can put it off you have my admiration. Usually the glass is about 1/4" thick and you are limited to panes that about 36" square. Really large sheets of glass you see in stunts are tempered glass detonated with a "glass breaker." In the past I've "detonated" tempered glass with an old file and a hammer. You only need to wack the edge.

Bottles require a silicone mold. Get the most heat resistant silicone you can find. The stuff we sell just doesn't go hot enough. The Bottle Blend we carry is half picolastic and half picotex. This is the old Hollywood formula. Often, if you don't pour it just right you will get tiny bubbles that fog the glass. I don't know how to get rid of these.

This material is difficult for us to get and sometimes we run out. If you have had some success with another brand, please let us know and we'll see if we can pick it up.

Thanks,
Steve
1-26-2009

Breakaway Bottle Blend
Traditional bottle and glass casting material used in Hollywood for many years. 7oz will make a large whiskey bottle but more is needed for control during the pour. Melt in a covered saucepan. Not the same as "sugar glass" (not edible, won't melt, won't attract ants.).

CAT #	Description	Price
BBLEND-1	Breakaway Bottle Mix, 1 lb
BBLEND-5	Breakaway Bottle Mix, 5 lbs
BBLEND-10	Breakaway Bottle Mix, 10 lbs
BBLEND-25	Breakaway Bottle Mix, 25 lbs
BBLEND-50	Breakaway Bottle Mix, 50 lbs

Piccotex
The brittle resin component of Bottle Blend.

CAT #	Description	Price
PTEX-1	Piccotex Resin, 1 lb
PTEX-5	Piccotex Resin, 5 lbs
PTEX-10	Piccotex Resin, 10 lbs
PTEX-25	Piccotex Resin, 25 lbs
PTEX-50	Piccotex Resin, 50 lbs

Piccolastic
The flexible resin component of Bottle Blend.

CAT #	Description	Price
PLAST-1	Piccolastic Resin, 1 lb
PLAST-5	Piccolastic Resin, 5 lbs
PLAST-10	Piccolastic Resin, 10 lbs
PLAST-25	Piccolastic Resin, 25 lbs
PLAST-50	Piccolastic Resin, 50 lbs

NOTE: We have figured that a pound of Piccotex when melted is about 18 1/2 fluid ounces or 550 ml.

NOTE: We have figured that a pound of Piccolastic when melted is about 16 1/2 fluid ounces of about 500 ml.

NOTE: Use 1/4 Piccotex to 3/4 Piccolastic for window panes.

Use Silicone for the mold
Use Translucent Resin Dye for color
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This page originally posted: 08/01/2002
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