You plan to use the breakaway bottle almost immediately after making them. (Check out our production partners page for suppliers if you need help with this) You have access to and know how to mix and pour silicone mold rubber to make a proper bottle mold. You've got access to a kitchen and basic cooking supplies. It's not too humid where you live, (Humidity will cause your breakaway bottles to ALWAYS be sticky) I'm not sure what the magic number is but if you live in a high humidity place, be prepared for stickiness! You want to make a simple breakaway bottle or small piece of flat glass. So for this tutorial, let's assume a few things. It takes a good deal of time, and patience, but let's go for it! It's a pretty straightforward process and relatively simple. No problem, let's do it! I'll show you how and even give you some insider industry secrets that you can apply to your process to get the best possible results. Maybe it's for a science project, or a fun decoration of the holidays. Let's just say you really want to make a sugar glass beer bottle. Keep in mind, all breakaways are NOT MADE FROM SUGAR, there is no practical way to produce a consistent, safe, quality result from sugar based materials, and there are many problems dealing with sugar glass as a casting medium. I'll show you how to make a sugar glass beer bottle, as well as give you the information that you'll wish you had BEFORE you decided to try to make a glass breakaway from sugar glass. You CAN make an object from a sugar based mixture, and depending on your needs, it may even work adequately for your purposes. We have, in very special occasions, created breakaways from a sugar glass recipe when a custom project required that the result be completely edible, but that's pretty rare. The material that we use is a proprietary blend of organic and synthetic plastic resin monomer and polymers that are blended and colored in precise proportions to produce a breakaway that has a controlled look and performance characteristics. Many people still refer to breakaways as sugar glass. While it's true some breakaways used to be made from sugar, and some indy projects still utilize sugar for their props, all professional breakaway suppliers use plastic resins to create quality professional breakaway glass. One of the most often asked questions that we receive in the breakaway business is "Are they made from sugar?" We don't use sugar, but that doesn't mean that you can't.
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