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You need to check if a lens is going to fit the eyewire but you’re done sacrificing your finger tips trying to pinch the barrel closed. Instead of squeezing the eyewire and wrestling the eyewire screw into place, reach for the Eyewire Closing Plier, aka “sizing plier”. The pointed jaws fit securely into the eyewire barrel so you can comfortably draw the eyewire snug around the lens.

Removing demo lenses from frames can be annoying and sometimes painful.

This plier isn’t subtle. Place the pointed jaw in the middle of the lens and squeeze. The lens will break and fall out of the eyewire. Great for removing display lenses from rimlon frames in a snap!

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Insider Info from Joshua

"This plier grows out of numerous requests to be able to remove demo lenses without hurting your fingers or the frame. Originally demo lenses just popped out, sometimes when you didn’t want them to. Now, with more accurate production those suckers are in there. Here’s a tool to match the energy needed to dislodge the lens. I found the most expeditious method to be splitting the lens. Shield your eyes and hold the plier and eyewear away from yourself and others." 

Compress. Rotate. Align.

There is no need to dread tweaking the axis of a lens. Stop worrying about cracking a thin lens or popping out its center. Gone are the days when the metal cup pad holder would scratch the lens. “How can this be?” you ask. We’ve redesigned this plier by equipping it with rubber pads that are preformed into a matching 20mm diameter, 4 base curve set. Now the pads cradle the lens rather than flatten. We placed the pads on disks eliminating the metal cups. All this and a deep throat to accommodate lenses 90mm in diameter.

#2028V – Black Vinyl Handle

#2028F – Green Foam Handle

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Insider Info from Joshua

"Way back when, lenses were glass and the thinnest center allowed was 2.2mm. The lens size tended to be small so the difference between the center and edge thickness wasn’t great until you got into very high powers. So, a lens turning plier with two flat rubber disks didn’t pose much of an issue when it came to cracking the lens or popping out the center. That was then. Now it’s a different story. We’re the only company that has invested in a special mold to be able to produce lens turning pads with a matching four base curve. This means that there is much less of a chance that the pressure from the pads will cause damage to your lenses. We also mount the pads differently than anyone else to eliminate the possibility that the mounting itself can scratch the lens. Really, why buy any other lens turning plier?"

Compress. Rotate. Align.

There is no need to dread tweaking the axis of a lens. Stop worrying about cracking a thin lens or popping out its center. Gone are the days when the metal cup pad holder would scratch the lens. “How can this be?” you ask. We’ve redesigned this plier by equipping it with rubber pads that are preformed into a matching 25mm diameter, 4 base curve set. Now the pads cradle the lens rather than flatten. We placed the pads on disks eliminating the metal cups. All this and a deep throat to accommodate lenses 90mm in diameter.

#2029V – Black Vinyl Handle

#2029F – Green Foam Handle

See other models of this plier below. View all Lens Turning Pliers

Insider Info from Joshua

"Way back when, lenses were glass and the thinnest center allowed was 2.2mm. The lens size tended to be small so the difference between the center and edge thickness wasn’t great until you got into very high powers. So, a lens turning plier with two flat rubber disks didn’t pose much of an issue when it came to cracking the lens or popping out the center. That was then. Now it’s a different story. We’re the only company that has invested in a special mold to be able to produce lens turning pads with a matching four base curve. This means that there is much less of a chance that the pressure from the pads will cause damage to your lenses. We also mount the pads differently than anyone else to eliminate the possibility that the mounting itself can scratch the lens. Really, why buy any other lens turning plier?" 

Size. Insert Screw. Tighten.

You need to mount a lens into the eyewire. Ideally when you’ve confirmed that the cut lens is the proper fit, you would simply screw closed the eyewire and be finished. More likely, you let go of the eyewire and the lens comes out. You preload the screw in a tweezer, reinsert the lens in the eyewire and hold the eyewire closed with your fingers. With your free hand, you pick up the tweezer and insert the screw into the barrel. Now, release the screw and pick up a screw driver, and attempt to get the screw threaded.  

Let us interest you in an easier way. Close the eyewire around the lens using this plier. Then, while still holding the plier, insert the screw into the top hollow anvil. Insert the screwdriver blade through the anvil and engage the screw slot. Tighten the screw. Remove driver. Remove plier. Done! 

Western’s parallel jaw design holds the eyewire closed more securely. This time saving plier reduces the possibility of damage to the frame by keeping the screwdriver tip from slipping off the screw head.

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Insider Info from Joshua

"You don’t usually hear foul language in a dispensary or lab. The most common exception is when a screw is dropped. Couple that with the grimace that comes with trying to squeeze an eyewire closed for a long period of time while reaching for the screwdriver. Not fun. With my fat fingers it was almost impossible and definitely not comfortable. That’s why I designed this plier. Honestly, it will take getting used to but worth the effort."