bikermutt07 Report post Posted December 24, 2016 Hey guys, I'm needing a working pattern for an everyday use eye patch. A kid at work put out his eye pulling a nail. He's going to need something that he can use day in and day out. Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mattsbagger Report post Posted December 24, 2016 No help for you but that just plain sucks! Good luck to him and you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwight Report post Posted December 24, 2016 I got a bad case of the pink eye in the Navy, . . . ol chief corpsman gave me a "pink" eye patch. It was plastic, . . . had a elastic band to keep it on my head. If you make your friend one, . . . first form the center of it over some oval shaped something probably near 1 1/4 inches in diameter. Otherwise his eyelashes will bounce off a flat one, . . . really aggravating. Once you got the center all dry and popped out for him, . . . dampen it, . . . let him lay down, . . . and mold it directly to his face & head. Then trim it so it fits and looks good. I'd probably use something like 3/4 oz. I had to "customize" the one ol doc gave me . . . hope I never have to wear another one. May God bless, Dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted December 24, 2016 Dwight, you think a table spoon would serve as a mold template? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mattsbagger Report post Posted December 24, 2016 2 minutes ago, bikermutt07 said: Dwight, you think a table spoon would serve as a mold template? Stick one on your eye and see. Seem to small to me just tried it. Eyelashes hit it. A baseball might work as a form. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northmount Report post Posted December 24, 2016 Try a medical supply house for a plastic eye cover. Then wet form a leather patch using it as a form. Had to wear one of the plastic ones for a few days a couple years ago. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mattsbagger Report post Posted December 24, 2016 3 minutes ago, northmount said: Try a medical supply house for a plastic eye cover. Then wet form a leather patch using it as a form. Had to wear one of the plastic ones for a few days a couple years ago. Tom They probably have them at Walgreens. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted December 24, 2016 Thanks guys. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwight Report post Posted December 25, 2016 Good luck, . . . my buds kinda gave me the raspberries about my "pink" eye patch (I was in the Navy, . . . was going ashore at Hong Kong). I took a black permanent marker, . . . and when I got done, . . . I had a black eye patch that even Cap'n Hook would have been proud of. I still laugh about it, . . . one of them goody goody memories. May God bless, Dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
