artistically destroying/modding plant pots

[RobUK]

Hi all,
Today I picked up a rather nice terraccota pot and allthough it looks nice in my tank I would like to remove a peice so it sits more level (at the mo its facing up on an angle). I would postion it different but its big and the effect I am looking for would be lost by having the back sticking up in the air.

Has any had experience of "selectivly" breaking or smashing pots in a desired way. I tried the old hammer and chilsel aproach on my last pot and well the result was lots of little pieces

Any ideas???

 

[ChicoRaton]

I used a dremel tool with an abrasive wheel to score mine(very deeply) then hammer and chisel along the score lines. you might also just cut all the way thgouhg with a dremel. and I agree, they never break the way you want them to.

 

[valerie]

I just used a band saw to cut my pots in half. i never trusted the hammer method

 

[silentskream]

if you score it fairly deeply, and then lightly hammer, it should pop right apart... make sure the pot is wet too.. sometimes that helps.

 

[johnnyxxl]

I had never thought of trying that I will have to keep that in mind for decorating ideas

 

[RobUK]

Ok thanks all,
The pot was only a few dollars so I'll give the score and hammer methiod a try later today.

Will post how I get on

 

[schiejr]

I use a pliers to nibble away the portion I do not want. Edge is not as nice as if you score and break but more successful for me.

 

[RobUK]

All went well
I scored the pot using a axe of al things and then with a bit og gentle tapping the peice broke away allmost exactly how I wanted and then I just tided it up with the hammer chipping bits off untill I was happy.

I will post some pics in a week or so when the tank setup/stocking is complete

As always thanks for everyones advice, I must admit scoring the pot before "whacking" it didnt occur to me (must be a newbie thing )