Hello everyone, bespoke spectacle maker in London pulling my hair out.

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I would tend to favour the Boxford VMC route, especially if you can get one from a Technical College (are they still called that?). They tend to have little use and be just the basic spec. ('scuse the pun).

My Father-in-Law was a Fellow of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers, having started as an Optical Apprentice in 1932. He retired in 1994 after 62 years and died in 2005.His career saw him as a Senior Hospital Optician, Lecturer and Examiner at Aston University for the BOA and President of the BOA. He was a Geordie and a very down-to-earth man.

I wish you well in your venture, producing a hand made, quality item.

Cheers,

Rob-T