RIMLESS WORK
Optical pliers
The popularity of rimless mountings today has created a plethora of special tools specifically designed for rimless and three-piece frame assembly, alignment and adjustment.
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| Pressing Pliers For Rimless |
Strapping pliers are used when lenses loosen in rimless mountings, which may be due to the straps of the frame becoming wider or exceeding the thickness of the lens. This causes the straps to not be parallel to the lens surfaces, creating looseness and movement in the lens. Using strapping pliers allows the optician to reset the straps so they are parallel and precisely meet the thickness of the lens. These pliers have two flat jaws, one of which extends beyond the other and then overlaps it, similar to an eagle’s beak. The strap is placed between and parallel to the jaws of the pliers and pressure is exerted to cause the strap to tighten in the direction of the shorter jaw, making the straps parallel to each other.
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| Plastic sleeve cutter |
New pliers on the market, such as Rimless Bracing Pliers and Screwless Bracing Pliers, have been
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| Special pliers for screwless rimless frames |
