Make Soda Bottle String (Cool Survival Hack)

a couple of years ago I was surfing

a couple of years ago I was surfing around the internet and I came across a

around the internet and I came across a

around the internet and I came across a really cool article about a small

really cool article about a small

really cool article about a small company in Russia who would recycle

company in Russia who would recycle

company in Russia who would recycle 2-liter plastic bottles and turn them

2-liter plastic bottles and turn them

2-liter plastic bottles and turn them into brooms crazy idea right they take

into brooms crazy idea right they take

into brooms crazy idea right they take the plastic bottles and set them up into

the plastic bottles and set them up into

the plastic bottles and set them up into a machine that they’ve created that

a machine that they’ve created that

a machine that they’ve created that extracts small thin strands of plastic

extracts small thin strands of plastic

extracts small thin strands of plastic rope which they then can bundle up and

rope which they then can bundle up and

rope which they then can bundle up and turn them into heads of brooms this blew

turn them into heads of brooms this blew

turn them into heads of brooms this blew my mind and ever since then I’ve wanted

my mind and ever since then I’ve wanted

my mind and ever since then I’ve wanted to try for myself

to try for myself

to try for myself now over the years I’ve seen a lot of

now over the years I’ve seen a lot of

now over the years I’ve seen a lot of different tutorials pop up and a lot of

different tutorials pop up and a lot of

different tutorials pop up and a lot of different inventions made on how to do

different inventions made on how to do

different inventions made on how to do this very thing the problem is the cost

this very thing the problem is the cost

this very thing the problem is the cost of the equipment and materials range

of the equipment and materials range

of the equipment and materials range anywhere from about five to thirty

anywhere from about five to thirty

anywhere from about five to thirty dollars the purpose of this video today

dollars the purpose of this video today

dollars the purpose of this video today is to see if we can make plastic soda

is to see if we can make plastic soda

is to see if we can make plastic soda bottle string at home by making a simple

bottle string at home by making a simple

bottle string at home by making a simple little device that costs absolutely

little device that costs absolutely

little device that costs absolutely nothing to make now the only materials

nothing to make now the only materials

nothing to make now the only materials are going to need to make this work are

are going to need to make this work are

are going to need to make this work are some kind of a knife a block of wood and

some kind of a knife a block of wood and

some kind of a knife a block of wood and a saw and the only reason we’re using

a saw and the only reason we’re using

a saw and the only reason we’re using this saw is to cut the block of wood if

this saw is to cut the block of wood if

this saw is to cut the block of wood if you have some kind of knife like this

you have some kind of knife like this

you have some kind of knife like this with the serrated teeth you might be

with the serrated teeth you might be

with the serrated teeth you might be able to get away with just the knife and

able to get away with just the knife and

able to get away with just the knife and the wood itself you can also make this

the wood itself you can also make this

the wood itself you can also make this work with just a basic kitchen knife and

work with just a basic kitchen knife and

work with just a basic kitchen knife and I’ll put that to the test for you a

I’ll put that to the test for you a

I’ll put that to the test for you a little later on now to make my device

little later on now to make my device

little later on now to make my device today I’m using a block of two by two

today I’m using a block of two by two

today I’m using a block of two by two that I cut five inches long and you

that I cut five inches long and you

that I cut five inches long and you don’t have to use the same thing you

don’t have to use the same thing you

don’t have to use the same thing you could get away with a thicker tree

could get away with a thicker tree

could get away with a thicker tree branch or any other kind of wood as well

branch or any other kind of wood as well

branch or any other kind of wood as well now since I have a bench vise I am gonna

now since I have a bench vise I am gonna

now since I have a bench vise I am gonna use that but that’s not required in any

use that but that’s not required in any

use that but that’s not required in any case this is how it works

case this is how it works

case this is how it works go ahead and clamp your piece of wood so

go ahead and clamp your piece of wood so

go ahead and clamp your piece of wood so around an inch of the top is showing and

around an inch of the top is showing and

around an inch of the top is showing and we’re gonna cut this with the grain you

we’re gonna cut this with the grain you

we’re gonna cut this with the grain you can look down at the top of your piece

can look down at the top of your piece

can look down at the top of your piece of wood and see which way the lines are

of wood and see which way the lines are

of wood and see which way the lines are running and we’re gonna be cutting with

running and we’re gonna be cutting with

running and we’re gonna be cutting with those lines with our block in place we

those lines with our block in place we

those lines with our block in place we can begin cutting so grab your saw and

can begin cutting so grab your saw and

can begin cutting so grab your saw and start cutting exactly down the middle

start cutting exactly down the middle

start cutting exactly down the middle until we make a cut one inch deep once

until we make a cut one inch deep once

until we make a cut one inch deep once the saw is bottomed out at one inch we

the saw is bottomed out at one inch we

the saw is bottomed out at one inch we can turn the blade around and cut

can turn the blade around and cut

can turn the blade around and cut horizontally until it cuts halfway

horizontally until it cuts halfway

horizontally until it cuts halfway through the block from the front side

through the block from the front side

through the block from the front side now all that’s left to do is take your

now all that’s left to do is take your

now all that’s left to do is take your knife blade or something like a chisel

knife blade or something like a chisel

knife blade or something like a chisel and position it halfway down the right

and position it halfway down the right

and position it halfway down the right side of the block and give it a little

side of the block and give it a little

side of the block and give it a little tap this will knock a little wedge out

tap this will knock a little wedge out

tap this will knock a little wedge out of the bottom right corner and as easy

of the bottom right corner and as easy

of the bottom right corner and as easy as that our machine is pretty much ready

as that our machine is pretty much ready

as that our machine is pretty much ready for use the only thing left to do now is

for use the only thing left to do now is

for use the only thing left to do now is add the blade now with this simple

add the blade now with this simple

add the blade now with this simple system you can make a thickness of rope

system you can make a thickness of rope

system you can make a thickness of rope just about as wide as you want but I’d

just about as wide as you want but I’d

just about as wide as you want but I’d like mine to be on the thinner side so

like mine to be on the thinner side so

like mine to be on the thinner side so I’m using the butt end of an eighth inch

I’m using the butt end of an eighth inch

I’m using the butt end of an eighth inch drill bit as a guide place your spacer

drill bit as a guide place your spacer

drill bit as a guide place your spacer down into the corner of the block and

down into the corner of the block and

down into the corner of the block and then take the tip of your knife and push

then take the tip of your knife and push

then take the tip of your knife and push it into the corner as well now move your

it into the corner as well now move your

it into the corner as well now move your fingers out of the way and then ply a

fingers out of the way and then ply a

fingers out of the way and then ply a little pressure to the tip of the knife

little pressure to the tip of the knife

little pressure to the tip of the knife until it sinks into the wood once the

until it sinks into the wood once the

until it sinks into the wood once the tip of your blade is in about half an

tip of your blade is in about half an

tip of your blade is in about half an inch push the rest of your blade into

inch push the rest of your blade into

inch push the rest of your blade into the side piece of wood until

the side piece of wood until

the side piece of wood until grabs on holds firmly in place so update

grabs on holds firmly in place so update

grabs on holds firmly in place so update guys our symbol machine is finished and

guys our symbol machine is finished and

guys our symbol machine is finished and it’s completely ready to start making

it’s completely ready to start making

it’s completely ready to start making plastic string and now there’s just one

plastic string and now there’s just one

plastic string and now there’s just one small modification we need to make to

small modification we need to make to

small modification we need to make to these bottles before they’re ready to

these bottles before they’re ready to

these bottles before they’re ready to run through it now if you look down near

run through it now if you look down near

run through it now if you look down near the bottoms of the bottles you’ll see

the bottoms of the bottles you’ll see

the bottoms of the bottles you’ll see this little Ridgeline that we can use as

this little Ridgeline that we can use as

this little Ridgeline that we can use as a guide for cutting it off we want to

a guide for cutting it off we want to

a guide for cutting it off we want to make the smoothest cleanest cut possible

make the smoothest cleanest cut possible

make the smoothest cleanest cut possible because that’ll give us the most plastic

because that’ll give us the most plastic

because that’ll give us the most plastic string we can get bonus hack we get a

string we can get bonus hack we get a

string we can get bonus hack we get a little plastic bowl out of it now if you

little plastic bowl out of it now if you

little plastic bowl out of it now if you feel like you did a bit of a hack job

feel like you did a bit of a hack job

feel like you did a bit of a hack job with the end of your bottle don’t feel

with the end of your bottle don’t feel

with the end of your bottle don’t feel bad you can easily clean it up with a

bad you can easily clean it up with a

bad you can easily clean it up with a pair of scissors alright guys the moment

pair of scissors alright guys the moment

pair of scissors alright guys the moment of truth we’ve got our bottle prepped

of truth we’ve got our bottle prepped

of truth we’ve got our bottle prepped and ready we’ve got our machine standing

and ready we’ve got our machine standing

and ready we’ve got our machine standing by and all we have to do now is take the

by and all we have to do now is take the

by and all we have to do now is take the bottom edge of our bottle feed it

bottom edge of our bottle feed it

bottom edge of our bottle feed it through the gap of the wood and help it

through the gap of the wood and help it

through the gap of the wood and help it make one full rotation perfect it’s

make one full rotation perfect it’s

make one full rotation perfect it’s ready so I’ve helped the bottle do one

ready so I’ve helped the bottle do one

ready so I’ve helped the bottle do one full rotation and what that’s done is

full rotation and what that’s done is

full rotation and what that’s done is it’s cleaned up any jagged edges on the

it’s cleaned up any jagged edges on the

it’s cleaned up any jagged edges on the bottom and you can see how on the back

bottom and you can see how on the back

bottom and you can see how on the back here we’ve got a piece of string

here we’ve got a piece of string

here we’ve got a piece of string sticking out now and if we give this

sticking out now and if we give this

sticking out now and if we give this thing a tug you can see the bottle start

thing a tug you can see the bottle start

thing a tug you can see the bottle start spinning giving us loads of extremely

spinning giving us loads of extremely

spinning giving us loads of extremely strong and plastic strength so you can

strong and plastic strength so you can

strong and plastic strength so you can see now it’s as easy as tugging on this

see now it’s as easy as tugging on this

see now it’s as easy as tugging on this string and the whole bottle unwinds it

string and the whole bottle unwinds it

string and the whole bottle unwinds it gives us a nice bundle of strong plastic

gives us a nice bundle of strong plastic

gives us a nice bundle of strong plastic rope this is really about as thin as you

rope this is really about as thin as you

rope this is really about as thin as you can get this stuff if you go any thinner

can get this stuff if you go any thinner

can get this stuff if you go any thinner it’s gonna start breaking on you but

it’s gonna start breaking on you but

it’s gonna start breaking on you but that is really thin I’m loving it use

that is really thin I’m loving it use

that is really thin I’m loving it use that for fishing line now just for

that for fishing line now just for

that for fishing line now just for convenience I turn this thing over

convenience I turn this thing over

convenience I turn this thing over sideways because it relieves the

sideways because it relieves the

sideways because it relieves the pressure on the bottle so it’s not

pressure on the bottle so it’s not

pressure on the bottle so it’s not rubbing up on the knife it also allows

rubbing up on the knife it also allows

rubbing up on the knife it also allows me to grab the string and pull it out at

me to grab the string and pull it out at

me to grab the string and pull it out at a more comfortable angle so I can do

a more comfortable angle so I can do

a more comfortable angle so I can do this all day

pretty sweet isn’t it just keeps going

pretty sweet isn’t it just keeps going and going and going now you might be

and going and going now you might be

and going and going now you might be wondering what kind of uses there are

wondering what kind of uses there are

wondering what kind of uses there are for plastic string and the answer is

for plastic string and the answer is

for plastic string and the answer is probably as many uses as there are for

probably as many uses as there are for

probably as many uses as there are for normal string you could use it as

normal string you could use it as

normal string you could use it as improvised fishing line you could use it

improvised fishing line you could use it

improvised fishing line you could use it to rig a snare or hold up your tent out

to rig a snare or hold up your tent out

to rig a snare or hold up your tent out in the woods or if you used something

in the woods or if you used something

in the woods or if you used something like my rope making machine you might be

like my rope making machine you might be

like my rope making machine you might be able to wind it into an actual length of

able to wind it into an actual length of

able to wind it into an actual length of rope now there really are so many ways

rope now there really are so many ways

rope now there really are so many ways that you could approach this guys you

that you could approach this guys you

that you could approach this guys you could use kitchen knives you could use

could use kitchen knives you could use

could use kitchen knives you could use hunting knives you can use whittling

hunting knives you can use whittling

hunting knives you can use whittling knives you can even use razor blades out

knives you can even use razor blades out

knives you can even use razor blades out of your utility knife and just shove

of your utility knife and just shove

of your utility knife and just shove that up in there as well and as far as

that up in there as well and as far as

that up in there as well and as far as the thickness of the rope goods you can

the thickness of the rope goods you can

the thickness of the rope goods you can make anything almost as thin as fishing

make anything almost as thin as fishing

make anything almost as thin as fishing line to about as thick as any cable that

line to about as thick as any cable that

line to about as thick as any cable that you’d want to make and for as thin as

you’d want to make and for as thin as

you’d want to make and for as thin as this cord is it really is pretty strong

this cord is it really is pretty strong

this cord is it really is pretty strong stuff of course you can break it but the

stuff of course you can break it but the

stuff of course you can break it but the thicker you go much more difficult to

thicker you go much more difficult to

thicker you go much more difficult to just break ah that’s as hard as I could

just break ah that’s as hard as I could

just break ah that’s as hard as I could do it so would you look at that our

do it so would you look at that our

do it so would you look at that our little homemade machine that cost

little homemade machine that cost

little homemade machine that cost absolutely nothing to make is working

absolutely nothing to make is working

absolutely nothing to make is working and it’s working very well so let’s move

and it’s working very well so let’s move

and it’s working very well so let’s move on to all these plastic bottles and

on to all these plastic bottles and

on to all these plastic bottles and transform them into string

transform them into string

transform them into string [Music]

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sweet if you run your string in the line

sweet if you run your string in the line across the room it’ll help it relieve

across the room it’ll help it relieve

across the room it’ll help it relieve the tension and then if you wind it

the tension and then if you wind it

the tension and then if you wind it around a water bottle it’ll organize it

around a water bottle it’ll organize it

around a water bottle it’ll organize it into a neat little bundle

into a neat little bundle

into a neat little bundle [Music]

so update guys we recycled 12 2 litre

so update guys we recycled 12 2 litre bottles and made nearly 1200 feet of

bottles and made nearly 1200 feet of

bottles and made nearly 1200 feet of plastic string we did measure our

plastic string we did measure our

plastic string we did measure our results and found that one 2-liter

results and found that one 2-liter

results and found that one 2-liter bottle makes nearly 100 feet of eighth

bottle makes nearly 100 feet of eighth

bottle makes nearly 100 feet of eighth inch plastic string by itself so it

inch plastic string by itself so it

inch plastic string by itself so it looks like this idea works guys and it

looks like this idea works guys and it

looks like this idea works guys and it works great using nothing but extremely

works great using nothing but extremely

works great using nothing but extremely simple materials you can probably find

simple materials you can probably find

simple materials you can probably find in the woods and definitely around your

in the woods and definitely around your

in the woods and definitely around your house you can turn your old 2-liter

house you can turn your old 2-liter

house you can turn your old 2-liter bottles into a piece of plastic cordage

bottles into a piece of plastic cordage

bottles into a piece of plastic cordage and I have to give credit where credit’s

and I have to give credit where credit’s

and I have to give credit where credit’s due the simplicity of this project came

due the simplicity of this project came

due the simplicity of this project came from an idea I got from Creek Stuart in

from an idea I got from Creek Stuart in

from an idea I got from Creek Stuart in his book survival hacks and I’ll put an

his book survival hacks and I’ll put an

his book survival hacks and I’ll put an Amazon link to that down in the

Amazon link to that down in the

Amazon link to that down in the description and as always thanks for

description and as always thanks for

description and as always thanks for joining for this project I’ll be looking

joining for this project I’ll be looking

joining for this project I’ll be looking for you the next one talk to you then