The bottle is more important than the beer!

What is depicted here doesn't happen with ceramic beer bottles. They do the talking. They talk about how we should be manufacturing our own stuff locally. They remind us that we make beer here so we should also make the bottles. They tell us we should take pride in things we can manufacture ourselves. That we should use local raw materials rather than importing them. Glass bottles are just a container, ceramic bottles elevate beer, they bring sustainability and style to beer drinking. Ceramic bottles bring local craftsmen to your beer experience - potters can make them. Ordinary glass will always be just ordinary glass, but ceramic bottles bring a world of aesthetic possibilities to this basic part of our culture.

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Regular bottles of beer looking very humble beside the ceramic one

Ceramic beer bottle in a case with glass ones

This is v2 ceramic beer bottle in a common-sized 6-pack case. Of course, our case will have our logo and artwork. I paid $19 for it. They threw in the bottles of beer for free! That is a ceramic bottle that has bumped out the ordinary glass one and is showing off its size and superior character. But it is a tight fit in this case - it appears to be 4mm too large in diameter. I am sworn not to have another beer until it is served in a proper ceramic bottle like this. So if you live in my home town and want those six unneeded bottles, let me know.

Assorted problems with 3D printing PLA molds

I am 3D printing a block mold - rubber will be poured into it to make a case mold for beer.bottles. It is an amazing process but there are still issues to deal with:
-Stringing (top left). This usually happens when the nozzle is running too hot. This new batch of filament needs a slightly lower temperature, so I adjusted from 215 to 207.
-Size constraints: This is too big to print as one mold so it has to be done in multiple sections (two mains, two end-caps). Pieces fit precisely and can be glued or taped.
-Experience shows where glue, tape or special brackets (e.g. corners lower left) are needed.
-Special tools must be made (lower left is a clip-insertion tool).
-Corner lifting: Happens mid-print (the large thin pads on the lower right are to prevent that).
-Pressure bowing: The stabilizer bars spanning the two mid-pieces (lower left) and the triangular lip (upper right) keep that edge straight despite pressure from the liquid rubber inside.

Links

Projects	Beer Bottle Master Mold via 3D Printing A project that took several years of failures and blind allies and is finally coming together - so much simpler than expected!
URLs	https://bottles.beer Say goodbye to ordinary glass and elevate beer with ceramic bottles. The second one is glass. The others are durable stoneware. They keep your beer colder longer. They are refillable and safer when broken. Our bottles will be crafted by local artisans, bringing sustainability and style to your beer experience. Partnering with Digitalfire.com we will also help other potters and small manufacturers make them.

Projects

Beer Bottle Master Mold via 3D Printing
A project that took several years of failures and blind allies and is finally coming together - so much simpler than expected!

URLs

https://bottles.beer
Say goodbye to ordinary glass and elevate beer with ceramic bottles.
The second one is glass. The others are durable stoneware. They keep your beer colder longer. They are refillable and safer when broken. Our bottles will be crafted by local artisans, bringing sustainability and style to your beer experience. Partnering with Digitalfire.com we will also help other potters and small manufacturers make them.

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