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Custom Made Lenses

  • 18-02-2014 8:57pm
    #1
    YourName
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 728 ✭✭✭


    I am looking to have some lenses produced to the sizes below for my prescription
    that will be going into a frame that will be placed inside a commercial diving helmet,
    I simply need the lenses and nothing else I can fit them in the frame myself.

    2lubep4.jpg

    Does anyone know where I can get this doen as cheap as possible,
    so far have only found one place in america which is charging around
    100 dollars delivered.

    Any ideas?


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  • #2
    blackeyedpeat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 109 ✭✭blackeyedpeat


    If you have a mount/frame/insert any optician could trace the frame and grind lenses to fit like a normal frame.
    If you are looking to get them produced from your drawings. This is more complicated and most opticians won't want to do it.
    They could send it off to get it done.
    Thay could make a former/prototype and then grind as normal.
    If you intend to bond the lenses to the inside of the mask then this will require a custom flatform lens and increase the price.
    Call into alot of opticians with your mask , prescription and drawings most will say no but youll find one prepared to take it on.


  • #3
    arodabomb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 256 ✭✭arodabomb


    If you have the frames that the lenses go into, you can send them off to goggles4u and they will fit lenses into them (Ask them first). I did it a year or two back with a non standard frame that I liked. Think it cost about $40 delivered.


  • #4
    YourName
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 728 ✭✭✭YourName


    Thanks for the replies folks, these are the drawings from the manufacturer of the lens kit. It mounts inside the helmet, with screws and comes as a full kit. I have just taken delivery of the kit including the frame. it is only a plactic frame.

    I will try goggles4u, I have ordered normal glasses from firmoo before but they couldn't do this.


  • #5
    RiseToMe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,276 ✭✭✭RiseToMe


    YourName wrote: »
    Thanks for the replies folks, these are the drawings from the manufacturer of the lens kit. It mounts inside the helmet, with screws and comes as a full kit. I have just taken delivery of the kit including the frame. it is only a plactic frame.

    I will try goggles4u, I have ordered normal glasses from firmoo before but they couldn't do this.


    Have done pieces like this numerous times, any independent opticians will look after it for you.

    Specsavers might do it either but are generally reserved in what they reglaze.


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