Best way to attach droppers to outside the outside of bottles?

submitted over 10 years ago by toastmasta37

So, I'm hoping somebody may have a creative idea to help me out. I'm looking for the best way to attach a glass dropper to the outside of a glass bottle. I'm hoping to do cork topped bottles and need a way to get the dropper "attached", if that makes sense. I was thinking some kind of small adhesive clip could work but I can't seem to find what I'm looking for anywhere online. Any ideas would be much appreciated!

Comments

3 points

by abdadaover 10 years ago

Every cork top I've ever received was a leak monster!

Best way to ship a dropper would be an injection molded sheath. 3D print one as a sample.

1 points

by Plumphoneover 10 years ago

I wasn't under the impression he was going to ship... But if he sealed the cork in wax first, I don't know of any problem with it...

2 points

by abdadaover 10 years ago

The problem I've had isn't just leaking but cork deterioration. I won't even buy cork-closed bottles at retail anymore, lost so much juice or got cork fibers in it.

I don't feel like vaping cork fibers.

1 points

by Plumphoneover 10 years ago

Well, fair enough.

3 points

by Botboy141over 10 years agoMixing like a mad man...

Worry less about how your juice looks and more about how it tastes.

2 points

by elitegunslingerover 10 years ago

Appearance is more than half the battle of marketing but if it sucks; it won't sell. Corks don't add any appeal (to me) and make shipping a logistical nightmare; forego the cork and just leave the dropper in the top.

3 points

by Botboy141over 10 years agoMixing like a mad man...

> Appearance is more than half the battle of marketing but if it sucks; it won't sell.

Depends who your target audience is, I have no trouble whatsoever selling online with crappy bottles =). On the other hand, if I was trying to market to B&M's at the moment, I'm sure it'd need to be spruced up a little bit.

1 points

by elitegunslingerover 10 years ago

That's true, depends on how it's sold and to who.

2 points

by Plumphoneover 10 years ago

Double sided tape and office clips? Worst case, you waste the money.

2 points

by prokreatover 10 years ago

just wrap it in bubble wrap and toss it in the package... or are you looking for the pricey packaging option? get a figure 8 clip that one side is the size of the bottle, the other side is the size of the dropper, clip to each which clip to each other. done.

1 points

by PM_Me_Your_Clonesover 10 years ago

Would the dropper have a large top to screw on the bottle or would it just be a rubber bulb?

If just a pipette with a rubber bulb, then buy some straws and some loctite, glue the x length of straw to the side of the bottle and make a sheath.

Wouldn't really work with a real dropper top, the lip of the top would get in the way too much.

1 points

by tournantover 10 years agoMixologist

I was doing corks on my 120ml bottles for awhile. Problematic. Corks just aren't reliable. And with droppers somehow attached, it sounds like a shipping headache. Not to shit on your vision but it sounds like much more pain than it's worth.

1 points

by nightriderFCover 10 years ago

Definitely not the cheapest route but you can get small test tubes as a sheathe for the droppers.

Cheapest way to attach them would be a rubber band but I am sure there are better ways.

EDIT: just checked and test tubes arent that expensive. But I have a question for the OP, why not get the droppers with caps integrated for the bottle?

1 points

by theBigDaddioover 10 years agoMixologist

No droppers, I buy juice that has no droppers and actually prefer it doesn't.