Frame materials Flashcards

1
Q

How are cellulose acetate, nitrate and acrylic made?

A

Routed

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2
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How are cellulose propionate, spx, opytyl, TR90, carbon nylon made?

A

Injection Moulded

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3
Q

How is shell made

A

Handmade

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4
Q

How is titanium and flexon made?

A

Laser soldered

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5
Q

How is stainless steel made?

A

welded

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6
Q

How is rolled gold made?

A

Gold layer bonded to a core metal base

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7
Q

How is plated metal and nickel silver made?

A

Soldered

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8
Q

How is aluminium made?

A

Riveting

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9
Q

What does the colour extruded mean?

A

solid colour, that is the sheets original colour

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10
Q

what does the colour dyed mean?

A

Part is transparent

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11
Q

What does the colour laminated mean?

A

Like cheese on toast, colour lays on top of eachother

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12
Q

what colour is shell?

A

it’s own natural shell (brown) colour

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13
Q

Which frames have a colour - electro plated

A

Stainless steel, plated metal, and nickel silver

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14
Q

Which frames have a colour of galvanised?

A

Titanium, flexon

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15
Q

How to tell what acetate is

A

Rigid, thick, hard and heavy

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16
Q

how to tell what Cellulose nitrate is

A

ILLEGAL, it will be a yellow plastic frame

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17
Q

how to tell what acrylic is

A

Upswept and supra, usually laminated

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18
Q

how to tell what cellulose proprionate

A

light plastic, flexible

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19
Q

how to tell the difference between acetate and proprionate

A

acetate is heavier and less flexible

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20
Q

how to tell what SPX is

A

will be marked spx

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21
Q

What are the 3 manufacturing facts to mention

A

Manufacture, joints and colour

22
Q

how to tell what optyl is

A

there will be a ~sign or scratched off or only half metal sides inside plastic

23
Q

how to tell what TR90 is

A

high transparency and no reinforcement in the side

24
Q

how to tell what the difference between proprionate and TR90

A

tr90 has more flexible side as no reinforcement inside

25
Q

how to tell what carbon nylon

A

Plastic front and metal side, sides are lacquered on to match colour of front

26
Q

how to tell what shell

A

they have two silver joints and highly polished

27
Q

how to tell what titanium

A

light weight and flexible

28
Q

how to tell what stainless steel

A

metal blocks on bridge

29
Q

how to tell what rolled gold frame looks like

A

there is a Karat (amount of gold) marking e.g.1/10 12K or 12m/m

30
Q

how to tell plated metal

A

cheap and colour will wear off

31
Q

how to tell what flexon

A

tubes on the bridge, flexible light weight and strong

32
Q

how to tell what aluminium

A

cold and rigid

33
Q

how to tell what nickel silver

A

dull silver

34
Q

What adjustment facts can be mentioned

A

sides, temp of adjustment , what happens when adjust, write non-flammable for plastic

35
Q

What plastic frames do not have fully reinforced sides

A

acrylic, Optyl, TR90, shell

36
Q

what happens to acetate when heated

A

warps easy, non flammable 57

37
Q

how to know, how a metal frame can be repaired

A

it is the same as manufacture

38
Q

what happens to cellulose nitrate when heated

A

flammable! 65 is soft point, 70 is flash point

39
Q

what happens to acrylic when heated

A

if over heat will blister, temp= 68

40
Q

what happens to cellulose proprionate when heated

A

warps easily, temp = 67 and non flamm

41
Q

How to adjust SPX

A

Cold glaze, shrinks if heated, softens at 95

42
Q

Which frames are cold glaze adjusted

A

SPX, TR90 and carbon nylon

43
Q

How is shell adjusted

A

in steam and it can be repolished

44
Q

How is optyl adjusted

A

softens at80-120, heat until sloppy then hold till stiff

45
Q

Which materials are corrosion resistant

A

Titanium, stainess steel, flexon,

46
Q

How can most metal frames be adjusted

A

using 1/2 covered and pad pliers

47
Q

What does general type state

A

Gender - style - material

48
Q

what side option

A

Curl or drop end side

49
Q

Bridge types

A

regular (no pads) , fixed pad (pads) , keyhole ,adjustable pads on arms

50
Q

Joint types

A

pinned, heat inserted, screwed, injected

soldered, laser soldered, welded, riveted

51
Q

Lens retention

A

Plastic: sprung in
metal: closing block joint
Supra: nylon cord fitting into supra groove
Rimless: drilled and plugged or screwed

52
Q

Edge finish

A

Plastic and metal: bevel edge
Supra: Supra groove
rimless: flat edge