Wooden temples

[kaypaula]

Hi all,
How would you bend a wooden temple? Or can you? I thought perhaps hot water, but am worried it may ruin the finish.

Thanks
P.

[Chris Ryser]

How would you bend a wooden temple? Or can you? I thought perhaps hot water, but am worried it may ruin the finish.

You can not bend wood because it will break, unless the temple is made from totally fresh wood. still green and flexible and then it will just go back to its original shape. Maybe a surgeon could adjust the ears to the temple.

[kaypaula]

Yes, was afraid of that. Ah well. I thought it was plastic made to look like wood but nope.. it's wood. I'll consider the surgeon if it's really that bad a fit ;)

[rbaker]

In aviation, wood is still used as a preferred construction material for home building aircraft and way back in the day it was the main structural component of all aircraft. Fifteen years ago I built a "Pietenpol Air Camper" and bent a lot of Sitka spruce for the wing ribs and other parts.

I found myself bending 3/8" X 1/2" X 58" cap strips to an airfoils shape, not at all unlike a giant temple. I made a steamer out of a 60" X 2 1/2" PVC pipe capped at both ends, with a 1" hole drilled in the middle to allow the entry of steam from an old tea kettle on a hot plate. An hour in the "steamer" and the spruce was ready to bend. I could have easily bent the cap strip into a hoop.


Ill bet that a clever optician could easily fabricate a small steamer to fit on their tea kettle. You might also toss the pot temple in with a few lobsters.

[Paul Smith LDO]

Hi all,
How would you bend a wooden temple? Or can you? I thought perhaps hot water, but am worried it may ruin the finish.

Thanks
P.

You don't. If you want to MacGyver a crab pot, PVC piping, a paper clip and duct tape you've got too much time on your hands and a simple call to the manufacturer will garner you the info you need. If the temple in question is comprised entirely of wood and has no malleable component you will most likely crack or break it.

[CME4SPECS]

I sure wooden even attempt to bend it, they are what they are!

[TEdFitz]

If slippage is a problem, how about some of those slide-on silicone temple tips?

[IC-UC]

I sure wooden even attempt to bend it, they are what they are!

[harry a saake]

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