Jonas Eklundh
New Member
Hello all makers, bakers and candlestick shakers
So, could anyone give me advice as to the possibility to create your own sun glasses from scratch? Not out of card board or styrene, though. I'm talking making actual real sunglasses, as a replica of a movie prop (or I wouldn't ask here).
So, handcrafted sunglasses exists in the world, as we know, so how is it done? The small hinges, the pads for the nose, the plastic fitting, the metal choices and welding (?)
I'm a hobby maker and a model builder, so I have no problem imagining drawing up and blueprinting a nice pair of movie sunglasses, but I've never welded anything in my life, nor have I worked with metal on this relatively tiny scale either.
I've google some, but there doesn't seem to be much in the way of "how to's" when it comes to creating actual sunglasses.
Think of me as someone approaching this like the guy that started Adventurebilt to create the best Indiana Jones hat there was. I'm not looking to start a business selling replicas, but I am interested in learning the actual craftmanship.
So, for starters - what tools would one need? Where would you get some of the parts? Obviously I can buy a set of cheap sunglasses and scavenge small parts from them, but maybe there's a better way? Where would you get the actual glasses? How do you create the metal rim around it? How to create the small "groves" in the screw holes, etc etc.
It's a tall order to go from Mr No One to sunglass maker in the process of a forum thread, I realize that, but hey - where would anyone of us be without high goals, right?
Anyway, thanks in advance to anyone that can share any knowledge that could be remotely interesting to this topic, even if you've never ever made a pair of sunglasses. Maybe you haven't, but you imagine that you COULD? Share!
So, could anyone give me advice as to the possibility to create your own sun glasses from scratch? Not out of card board or styrene, though. I'm talking making actual real sunglasses, as a replica of a movie prop (or I wouldn't ask here).
So, handcrafted sunglasses exists in the world, as we know, so how is it done? The small hinges, the pads for the nose, the plastic fitting, the metal choices and welding (?)
I'm a hobby maker and a model builder, so I have no problem imagining drawing up and blueprinting a nice pair of movie sunglasses, but I've never welded anything in my life, nor have I worked with metal on this relatively tiny scale either.
I've google some, but there doesn't seem to be much in the way of "how to's" when it comes to creating actual sunglasses.
Think of me as someone approaching this like the guy that started Adventurebilt to create the best Indiana Jones hat there was. I'm not looking to start a business selling replicas, but I am interested in learning the actual craftmanship.
So, for starters - what tools would one need? Where would you get some of the parts? Obviously I can buy a set of cheap sunglasses and scavenge small parts from them, but maybe there's a better way? Where would you get the actual glasses? How do you create the metal rim around it? How to create the small "groves" in the screw holes, etc etc.
It's a tall order to go from Mr No One to sunglass maker in the process of a forum thread, I realize that, but hey - where would anyone of us be without high goals, right?
Anyway, thanks in advance to anyone that can share any knowledge that could be remotely interesting to this topic, even if you've never ever made a pair of sunglasses. Maybe you haven't, but you imagine that you COULD? Share!