This is a rabbit hole I dive into maybe once a year, and after a few days of research I give up thinking that the time for this product to be used by home winemakers hasn't come yet. More and more 28mm screw-cap bottles are available and a lot of commercial wines come with those closures. This time I found the temper evident aluminum screw caps for sale in 1100 or so quantities (https://www.thecarycompany.com/containers/closures/beer-wine-caps-corks/wine-bottle-screw-caps) but what's missing is the installation tool. I'm not talking about a $10,000 automated machine, I'm talking about a hand crimping tool that will bend the metal to form the necessary groove to secure the cap in place, at the exact spot where it's supposed to be.
I also looked at the AWRI page about how screw caps are installed in Australia and there is some info about the process:
https://www.awri.com.au/industry_su...perations/applying-screw-cap-closures/#title5
I'm looking for something like the crown cap crimper or like a 20mm vial crimper that will form the groove in the temper evident aluminum screw cap at the right location, but I haven't found anything. Does anyone have an idea if such tool exists, or how this could be done at home using other tools?
I also looked at the AWRI page about how screw caps are installed in Australia and there is some info about the process:
https://www.awri.com.au/industry_su...perations/applying-screw-cap-closures/#title5
I'm looking for something like the crown cap crimper or like a 20mm vial crimper that will form the groove in the temper evident aluminum screw cap at the right location, but I haven't found anything. Does anyone have an idea if such tool exists, or how this could be done at home using other tools?