Locating Perfectly Round Eyewire Frames

**dispenser** · 07-26-2011, 02:43 PM

Hi,

A customer of mine needs a full rimmed metal frame with a round eyewire of approx eyesize of 44mm. I have noted that most frames that are billed as "round" simply are not, and this is evident by their A and B measurements not being equal! Any suggestions for frame manufacturers and/or frame names that measure up to this requirement is appreciated.

**cturtle77** · 07-26-2011, 02:50 PM

I believe Gant has a few round styles with smaller eye sizes.

**NTEyeDoc** · 07-26-2011, 04:33 PM

Or, i've had luck getting a frame that was ALMOST round (45 A, 39 B ish) and reshaping the eye to as close to round as you can get. (Leave the eyewire screws in and tight, and compress the A measurement to increase the B) If you have a tracer, just trace the reshaped eye (if possible) or cut a demo from the reshaped eye and retrace that.

**Striderswife** · 07-26-2011, 04:33 PM

I was searching for some a while back, and here's the feedback I got:

http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...ht=john+lennon

Most frames are not equidistant from the A to the B. It's too easy for the lens to spin in the frame, which could throw off an axis or your OC's. Good luck!