Was that the start of Aberdeen Optical with the two Richards?
That’s still how it’s done
The lens cutting machinery is vastly more accurate than it was, so today’s technician doesn’t know much about hand edging lenses but I reckon it’s a skill that’s still better to have.
Last edited by donsdaft; 12-01-2020 at 02:52 PM.
So let me get this straight. You've spent 45 years perfecting your hand edging technique...
Not entirely.
I spent the first couple of years fixing joints.
Like yourself and Stewart’s my first job was lens edging, I started with Lizars in their Royal Exchange Square workshop in Glasgow, worked there for a few months then moved the few yards to the shop in Buchanan Street, repaired broken specs and made adjustments to new ones. Left after a year for an apprenticeship in scientific optics.