Which frames did you get? Now you've got me curious...
-- Chuck Knight
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Chalo <[email protected]> wrote:
> Nitinol (memory Ti alloy) is notoriously difficult to work, and there
> are to my knowledge no glasses frames made entirely from memory Ti.
> Typically, the Ti alloy is limited to an insert in each temple piece
> and another insert in the bridge. That usually gives all the flex you
> need to prevent the frames from being bent in use.
>
> I would be disappointed to get memory Ti frames that did not have a
> Nitinol insert in the bridge.
>
> There are frames that use commercially pure Ti for the entire frame,
> but these are not ultra-flexible like Nitinol and thus can be bent out
> of shape (or bent to adjust them for perfect fit).
>
> Chalo
>
>
> On Jul 13, 11:47 pm, "J. Webber" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Just a head's up: I recently ordered a Zenni flexible titanium frame and
> > ONLY THE TEMPLES are made of this material.
> > The front (where the lenses fit) seems to be just plain metal, probably
> not
> > even titanium. Anyone else have this type of frame from Zenni? Your
> > experience?
>
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