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    looking for tint unit

    i am looking to a very inexpensive tinting unit - any ideas where to get one? Call me at 937-962-4444.

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    Redhot Jumper

    Quote Originally Posted by misty johnston View Post
    i am looking to a very inexpensive tinting unit - any ideas where to get one?

    Restaurant food warmer, they come in all sizes. Just buy the bars and buckets which are extra.



    List Price: $540.10
    Your Cost : $340.00/EA


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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris Ryser View Post
    Restaurant food warmer, they come in all sizes. Just buy the bars and buckets which are extra.



    List Price: $540.10
    Your Cost : $340.00/EA




    I got ya beat Chris......


    A 12 dollar hot plate and a 1 dollar pan.....( now that's cheap! Cheap enough even for Johns!...ha!)


    :bbg::cheers::bbg:

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    I would try Ebay. I've been seeing them there for cheap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jacqui View Post
    I would try Ebay. I've been seeing them there for cheap.


    Jacqui..Misty wanted "very inexpensive". The only way to be more inexpensive than my example would be to start a fire under half a coconut shell! ( which is exactly how DragonLensman does it...)



    :D:cheers::D

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    The traditional lens tinting unit is actually a "serum bath" and typically sells for about half the price of its optical brother. When I first started tinting plastic lenses I used a crock pot full of mineral oil and a couple of beakers.

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    Omg

    I remember sticking a mason jar in the salt pan and charging 10 bucks for the job! (child of the '60's)
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    Please define cheap ...
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    Redhot Jumper i am looking to a very inexpensive tinting..........

    Quote Originally Posted by misty johnston View Post
    i am looking to a very inexpensive tinting unit - any ideas where to get one? Call me at 937-962-4444.

    Another solution is also the following: If you own a microwave or purchase one for about a $ 100.00 -------------------> you could use the MicroTint system. If you don't tint big a load of lenses one bottle of dye could last you up to one year.

    That would actually be the cheapest solution for the fastest lens tinting on the market. See the post and video on it in Marketplace.

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    Quote Originally Posted by optical24/7 View Post
    I got ya beat Chris......


    A 12 dollar hot plate and a 1 dollar pan.....( now that's cheap! Cheap enough even for Johns!...ha!)


    :bbg::cheers::bbg:
    I did that!!! Only give me a little credit...I had 4 pans!
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    Redhot Jumper easter Egg Dyes with vinegar........

    Quote Originally Posted by optical24/7 View Post
    I got ya beat Chris......


    A 12 dollar hot plate and a 1 dollar pan.....( now that's cheap! Cheap enough even for Johns!...ha!)


    :bbg::cheers::bbg:
    Did you also use "easter Egg Dyes with vinegar? " ........then you got them all beat ..........................:D..................................:cheers:

    LavenderSmall Quantity of Purple Grape Juice
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    Violet BlueViolet Blossoms
    Small Quantity of Red Onions Skins (boiled)BlueCanned Blueberries
    Red Cabbage Leaves (boiled)
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    Yellow Delicious Apple Peels (boiled)


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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris Ryser View Post
    Did you also use "easter Egg Dyes with vinegar? " ........then you got them all beat ..........................:D................
    Go to the Salvation Army and you can pick up a bag of red clothes for about $2. Toss the lens in the washer (gentle cycle/hot) with a pair of red undies, and a few cycles later, you've got a rose # 2. Granted, getting a gradient can be tricky, but a good optician can do it.;)

    You can do other colors as well, but I don't want to give away all my secrets!:bbg:
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    Crier I don't want to give away all my secrets!..................

    Quote Originally Posted by Johns View Post

    You can do other colors as well, but I don't want to give away all my secrets!

    Why not........................I just gave mine away :hammer:

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    Quote Originally Posted by optical24/7 View Post
    Jacqui..Misty wanted "very inexpensive". The only way to be more inexpensive than my example would be to start a fire under half a coconut shell! ( which is exactly how DragonLensman does it...)



    :D:cheers::D
    Nah, we don't have no steeenkin' coconut shells here. We just visitors' skulls who took a Wrong Turn.:o

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    What !?!?

    Quote Originally Posted by optical24/7 View Post
    Jacqui..Misty wanted "very inexpensive". The only way to be more inexpensive than my example would be to start a fire under half a coconut shell! ( which is exactly how DragonLensman does it...)



    :D:cheers::D
    Thats the way Professor did it on Gilligan's Island ...
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    I started with these!


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    Quote Originally Posted by kbfast View Post
    I remember sticking a mason jar in the salt pan and charging 10 bucks for the job! (child of the '60's)
    How did you keep your coffee hot? And, remember, never . . . never put a carton of fried clams in the salt pan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rbaker View Post
    How did you keep your coffee hot? And, remember, never . . . never put a carton of fried clams in the salt pan.
    Sounds like the voice of experience there.:cheers:
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    Krylon

    If you use spray paint with the correct technique you too can tint lenses. I have a spray booth set-up in the alley behind the office.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scriptfiller View Post
    If you use spray paint with the correct technique you too can tint lenses. I have a spray booth set-up in the alley behind the office.
    Yeah, nothing like an Old Gold gradient spray.
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    Thanks so much for everyone's input ~ I have found what I needed.

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    Wave BPI tint unit

    Quote Originally Posted by misty johnston View Post
    i am looking to a very inexpensive tinting unit - any ideas where to get one? Call me at 937-962-4444.
    I have a used BPI twin tank, and working fine.
    I can send you some pictures of it by email.
    Item is in Dallas, TX and shipping cost should be around 30-35 dollars or less.
    Let me know if you are interested in. thanks.
    Last edited by FSTAB; 03-15-2009 at 01:22 AM. Reason: grammer

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    tint

    Shipping Monday. Enjoy, I won;t miss the smell.
    Money carefully refunded

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    I have already found what i needed. Thanks.

    Quote Originally Posted by FSTAB View Post
    I have a used BPI twin tank, and working fine.
    I can send you some pictures of it by email.
    Item is in Dallas, TX and shipping cost should be around 30-35 dollars or less.
    Let me know if you are interested in. thanks.

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