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poVoq@slrpnk.net 1 day ago That doesn’t really explain how you get the lenses cut to the shape of your 3D printed frames. I guess the local shop also does that for you?
poVoq@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
No, Hoya does it. I send them a 3D-printed template for their lens edging machine. It’s in the README under Ordering lenses.
Ah, interesting. That definitly wasn’t the case when I worked in such a shop 30 years ago 😅
Bricks-and-mortars can order lens blanks and edge the lenses themselves of course, if they have the edging machine. Older shops still do it. But modern stores just don’t bother anymore: they send the order to whichever supplier they use - often ordering the lenses from one supplier then having them shipped to some el-cheapo country like Vietnam for edging, which is why it takes weeks to get new glasses.
Modern opticians are little more than sellers of overpriced frames, which is why I roll my own. They make money on the frames and lose money on everything else, including fitting. You know how I know that? Because most shops will actually charge you a flat fee if you bring your own frames - including if you do the fitting yourself like I do. It’s properly outrageous.