I believe this is the post you mentioned...it was made by a lady named
Magda, and I can't find it in the list archives.  I had a local copy,
so I'll just cut/paste it in.
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date    Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 10:17 AM
subject [glassyeyes | 1261] Re: Anybody made their own frames?
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I'm planning to post about my experience here once the glasses arrive,
and it seems appropriate to mention here at this time: I just ordered
some rimless glasses from Optical 4 Less with a CUSTOM lens shape that
I designed in Illustrator. I sent them a JPG, and certainly that falls
into the category of experimentation.

I would have been thrilled if they had requested a vector file, but
for this price?!

The rimless, hingeless frames that are a Silhouette look-alike cost
$51 (vs $250+ anywhere I've looked in the stores...) plus $35 for the
1.67 lenses which I genuinely need, and the antireflection coating
(compare $300+ at a physical shop).

I'm stunned. Being an ex-architect and artist, I suffer from the
triple whammy of poor eyesight, low cash, and an extremely sensitive
aesthetic. If these glasses are at all wearable I will have the very
pleasurable problem of yet another area of personal design projects on
my plate, because the temptation to order more custom shaped lenses,
such as mirror sunglasses, will be just too great!

Three cheers for the awesome hybrid of creativity and technology that
allows these kinds of projects to happen. :)
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So, apparently it's Optical4Less that does the custom shapes.

     -- Chuck Knight




On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Paul<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Maybe try these guys - http://www.wohloptics.com/
>
> At least that will give us a baseline. I don't think you'll be able to
> relens a rimless frame for $30, though - rimless is extra because of
> the drilling.
>
> The names of the custom lens vendors are here somewhere in the older
> threads. Maybe search for "rimless" and "custom". Someone mentioned
> sending a drawing of the lens shape to be made. I was hoping that
> someone would remember and tell us here, but that hasn't happened yet.
> >
>

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