Practical, no doubt, but pretty unsporting, especially when it’s possible to cast custom lenses at home using silicone molds and epoxy resins. Possible, but not exactly easy, as [Zachary Tong ...

Today we're making lenses with epoxy, using a replication molding technique. It... mostly works 😇 ==== Details ==== We can replicate lenses using silicone molds and optical epoxy resin.

Epoxy resin – usually a two part system with a 1:1 mixing ratio of resin and hardener. Surface or silicone mold – you’re going to embed the flowers into something whether it be a flat glass ...