Glasses temples are made at various lengths to suit different head sizes and vary from 120mm to 150mm in length.

A tortoise acetate frame front | Full rim | 5 tenon hinges | Keyhole bridge | Dual-cluster tapered rivets Over time, dowel screws may work loose, so it's always handy to have an optical screwdriver to keep them tight, but not too tight. Due to their high levels of cellulose, wood or cotton are both excellent sources which are cultivated, refined and mixed with acetic acid to make the sheet material, cellulose acetate. Loop end temple tips are hollow loops which can be found at the end of a straight metal wire temple. These loops are to distribute pressure on the sides of your head and can also be used to attach a frame chain. For facial comfort, the bridge of your glasses has two main functions. These come from bridge bump and the bridge aperture.

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Depending on the type of frame front, your lenses are secured into your gasses using different types of friction fit. The optical term for fitting your lenses is a process called glazing. Glasses frames comprise of three main parts, containing multiple sub-parts within their construction. Primarily, there is the frame-front and two protrusions known as temples. These main components come in many different forms and materials which have their own specific functions, styles and names.

Hinges can also be called “joints” as they conveniently join your frame front with each of your temples. Frame front | Endpieces | Bridge | Lenses | Temples | Temple tips | Hinges | Screws | Nose pads | Rivets | Other parts of glasses If your glasses cause discomfort or redness or slip down your nose, see a professional eye care professional. In most cases, a skilled eye care professional can make the proper adjustments to your frame and temples so your glasses fit comfortably and stay in place.There are many types of spectacle lenses, which were originally made from glass. However nowadays, most if not all spectacle lenses are made from types of high index plastic.

Double rivets have two 1mm shanks which are joined together at the top via a conjoining strip of metal called a cross bar. Rivets like these can be branded or styled as per a company’s branding.

Over-tightening your glasses screws may damage the fine threads, either in the hinge tenons or on the screw shank. Take care to avoid this. Metal temple tips are usually covered or coated with plastic or rubber to make them more comfortable. However, our uni-piece temple design is cylindrical in form and tapered which reduces the need for additional parts and makes them incredibly easy to wear. Mentioned earlier, hidden hinges avoid the requirement for traditional fastening methods such as rivets. This addition is made from acetate and acts like a tubular sheathe which envelopes the outer edge of the wire. The tubular, hollow acetate is very fine and has a split down its length to accommodate the frame.