Modification of Stock Eyeglasses?

The only persons/co's who can successully modify titanium frames is the
original maker.
Titanium can be resistance welded, argon shielded arc welded or brazed
under vacumn in a sealed chamber with pure siver.
So to shorten your bridge piece is not viable.
Bending is risky and should be done by the frame supplier on condition
it is at 'their' risk of damage of breaking.
Otherwise go for standard frames which are made from hard drawn brass
and can be brazed and refinished by a spectacle repairer.

i like in titanium crafts. how can i learn to identify the high
quality titanium crafts in the market? do you have any suggestions?
please help me...

"ted.frater" wrote in message
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The only persons/co's who can successully modify titanium frames is the
original maker.
Titanium can be resistance welded, argon shielded arc welded or brazed
under vacumn in a sealed chamber with pure siver.
So to shorten your bridge piece is not viable.
Bending is risky and should be done by the frame supplier on condition
it is at 'their' risk of damage of breaking.
Otherwise go for standard frames which are made from hard drawn brass
and can be brazed and refinished by a spectacle repairer.

Teknowbabble writes:

I have my eyes set on some eyeglass frames except
the bridge (the bar between the 2 eyepieces) is larger than
need be for my face. 2-3mm Ive been told by optometrists.

Can they special-order them in your size?

Hi Rozita,
There are unfortunately very few craftspersons worldwide who have
explored and then mastered titanium as a material for their products.
The reasons for this are many, but the main one is the difficulty of
joining it with normal craftmens/silversmiths/jewellers techniques.
Also its like working spring steel, its hard to do wanything with it
unless you are very strong mentally as well as physically.
So your search for high quality products is going to be difficult as
there are not many to be found. The finest work in titanium is in fact
in the medical field such as hip replacements, skull and bone plates .
Here, cost is not a main issue.
A dentist also uses titanium, he too needs to be to be a master
craftsman to start with, but he/she doesnt make the titanium bone
implants. Worth a look next time your at your dentist.
As to where to start to look? well, try typing titanium with lots of
added words like craft or smithing or jewellery etc in your google
search engine.
Let us know how you get on.
Ted Frater Titanium craftsman.