Perhaps the original poster (someone) contacted me with a somewhat similar
description. I just replied. They refered to a #10 can sized sleeve.
The labels shown on the bottles on eBay don't count because they are
screened paint and will survive the heat, in fact are applied while the
bottles are still hot before original annealing. One of the sporting things
I have done is cut Coke and other bottles apart, rearrange the pieces, and
fuse them to hanging things - the print survives. The bottles can also be
sagged flat and have the printing survive.
At this link http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/wa...tm#FUSEDBOTTLE is
an experiment with a Corona beer bottle re arranged into a fuse bowl.
I ended the description in the reply with "and pray" because of the lack
of annealing.
--
Mike Firth
Furnace Glassblowing Website
http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/
"Randy H." wrote in message
news:4Hvaf.561$zu6.456@fed1read04...
I saw how it was done many years ago at a local fair. They used an
electric heater that was in a sleeve just large enough to fit around the
bottle neck. Just tall enough so the bottle top was exposed out the top. It
would heat only that area of the neck. I believe the bottles were suspended
in the air by the top of the bottle neck. When the glass got hot enough the
bottle would start to drop. At that point is when you start to make your
twists. I know this sounds crazy, but they are not annealed after that.
Proof in point........the labels are still on the bottles!

Randy Hansen
SC Glass Tech.
Scam Diego, Comi-fornia


"Phil" wrote in message
ups.com...
Hi there,

I know that a similar question was asked not long ago, so forgive me
for trying to squeeze a little extra info from you experts. How do you
stretch the neck (alone) of a bottle - as I'm sure you've all seen, the
neck can be stretched and twisted massively while the rest of the
bottle retains its shape.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ayphotohosting

for example.


I'd be very grateful for any guidance on this.

Many thanks

Phil