How to create undercut channel in eyeglass frame to hold plastic tube
[FONT=Arial]I was wondering what techniques you would consider to be cheapest for the production of the following rather complex product:[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial]A frame for an eyeglass with tubing for oxygen therapy patients. I would need a normal eyeglass frame with a channel to pressfit the tubing in the channel (so the whole channel is an undercut). [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial]The channel should follow the red line (sorry for the messy drawing):[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial]The tubing looks like this: [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial]It's just a straight part of this tube that should fit in the undercut channel. I know that additive manufacturing is an option, but this is of course very expensive for larger quantities.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial]Is there any other manufacturing technique you would recommend?[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial]Thank you very much![/FONT]
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Jeroen
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