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Just Chat! / Fun With Old Glasses
« on: 27/09/2015 18:04:02 »The lenses are still in good shape, but they're way
too heavy and I always hated the way they left deep marks
on the sides of my nose.....
So I got the tools out (hacksaw, file and pliers)....
Next I bent a piece of wire to get the spacing right....
Then I cut down the rounded lenses to make them
small rectangular lenses (reducing the weight by
about 2/3) and filed grooves along the sides....
Then a quick single mock-up....
....to test the fit....
Next a quick double mock-up....
.....to make sure the spacing is correct....
Last is the final bend of a single length of (now
polished) stainless steel wire (about 1/4 the
weight of the original frames)....
....with many slight adjustments for proper allignment....
And they're done! Perfect for the computer, at home
reading and watching television, and so light I can barely
feel them on my nose, very comfortable really....
Time elapsed, about two and a half hours.... see you later.
too heavy and I always hated the way they left deep marks
on the sides of my nose.....
So I got the tools out (hacksaw, file and pliers)....
Next I bent a piece of wire to get the spacing right....
Then I cut down the rounded lenses to make them
small rectangular lenses (reducing the weight by
about 2/3) and filed grooves along the sides....
Then a quick single mock-up....
....to test the fit....
Next a quick double mock-up....
.....to make sure the spacing is correct....
Last is the final bend of a single length of (now
polished) stainless steel wire (about 1/4 the
weight of the original frames)....
....with many slight adjustments for proper allignment....
And they're done! Perfect for the computer, at home
reading and watching television, and so light I can barely
feel them on my nose, very comfortable really....
Time elapsed, about two and a half hours.... see you later.