Greetings ,

hi just got a pair or mars( Frame only ) from a friend and im itching to cut a pair or lens for it . So my question here is are there any lens which can cut and fit into a mars ?

That's gonna have to be one helluva precise cut.

I dunno, if you have a stencil to work with, it shouldn't be any different. The X-metal frame allows for slight mess-ups because the edge of the lens goes into the frame. The wires and o-matters (excluding the splice) are the hard ones.

True, but the Mars frame is significantly different then say a Juliet, much thinner. Aren't you going to want a more precise cut to avoid a loose lense in that case?

Yeah but just go slow and keep testing it out to make sure you dont go too far. Cutting lenses is always a nerve racking experience for me because its a 40-50 dollar mistake but it usually works out if you take your time.

Greetings ,

So which model of lens can i work with ?

I would think the only lens tall enough would be an m-frame lens.

Could always try cutting an OTT lense down to size, but that would be a shame. MFrame is always a good option for most glasses, and it should work for the Mars. Just remember you're going to have a flat lense now instead of the Mars's normal dome effect of each lense.

Moon's are going for insane prices now.

I think cutting a lens for it would be really tough. The Mars aren't as easy as the other X-metals.

I have to agree with you. There was a thread before.

1. The lenses are not round, they are oval, so different lenses, left side/right side

2. The lenses have corners, this is the most difficult part. Triangular corners...

Yeah, those little notches would be difficult to cut precisely.

Well, you don't really need to take them to an optometrist. You can send them to Oakley directly or walk them in if you are local.

Are you talking about Rx or cutting lenses? this Mars post is about cutting lenses.

If you want an authentic Oakley lens, Oakley won't cut those for you unless they are prescription lenses.

Now aren't all lenses, of theres, cut from a blank?

Different base curves, different blanks. Rx may be an entirely different story. If your optometrist does it (or more likely the lab they send them to), obviously it isn't Oakley's lens anymore. Even if Oakley would do it as a plano, it would be the full Rx lens cost about $200.

Because of the circular design of the mars, I believe you can't use those other lenses to custom cut Mars.

It's the problem with the dome effect I referred to before.

could you cut an E wire gen 1 from the m frame lens as well, is the base curve the same?

M frame lenses have a z axis curve like Mars do.

What do you mean by Z-axis curve? Most Oakley lenses are wrapped, raked, and are taper corrected. I don't see what makes M-Frame lenses particularly suitable besides their size.

In fact, it seems that Mars is based on a more-or-less spherical blank and M-Frame is based on a toroidal one, which may not be a huge deal in practice, but it means that their geometries are in fact rather different.

Thanks for support EC. You can make an MFrame fit, but it won't look right.