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Screw Capped bottles for Wine
All is needed is a tool and die designer to create the tool and China to
fabricate it. I am curious to find what's at the patent office already?
"gene" > wrote in message
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> Do you think we'll be able to afford one of those tool-and-die-maker
> models? <grin>
> Gene
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>> Here they only screw caps available are made of plastic. I have talk to
>> the representative of a major plastic caps manufacturing company. He
>> stated that the bulk of their business is for the soft drink industries.
>> I am not too comfortable with these ordinary plastic caps. As you have
>> stated the aluminums caps are rolled and crimped on the bottle. Correct
>> me if I am wrong but the principle is the same as making light bulk base
>> socket. May be some retired tools maker will come on will a modified
>> aluminums gimping/rolling die for home bottling use?
>>
>> "Joe Sallustio" > wrote in message
>> ups.com...
>>
>>>... My problem is to get new aluminums
>>>
>>>>screw caps and suitable bottles.
>>>
>>>Marie,
>>>That is just not going to happen, the aluminum screw caps are machine
>>>applied and crimped right on the bottle. That's why it's such a good
>>>seal. I'm not aware of a homewinemaking screw-cap machine.
>>>
>>>That said, there are two versions of screw caps for winebottles
>>>available. One has a normal looking liner, the other has a poly
>>>'dimple' that goes into the bottle forming a higher quality seal from
>>>what I have been told. The cost difference is very small, you may want
>>>to look for those. I use them on vinegar.
>>>
>>>Joe
>>>
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