[Noisebridge-discuss] Fixing my Glasses

[Ray]

What I used to do when I wore glasses and constantly broke them(which
is why i don't wear glasses anymore!)  was get a small drill bit and a
piece of wire that matched the drill bit pretty well and drill a hole
into the plastic on both sides of the crack, perpendicular to the
cracked surface(you have to get them to match up pretty well). Then I
used plastic epoxy to glue the wire into the hole and glue the break
itself. It worked pretty well!

On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 11:53 PM, Robert Belknap <rbelknap at gmail.com> wrote:
> My Answer:
> You could Super-glue the joint, then wrap thread around the entire bridge
> and super-glue that for extra strength. (be careful not to get glue on your
> lenses.) For extra style, use a bright color thread. :)
>
> My Wife's (the optician) Answer:
> Repairing plastic frames can be tricky. Superglue tends not to hold more
> than a couple of weeks in this application. You could try melting the frame
> back together, but if not done just right, its easy to mess the frame up.
> You might want to call "All American Eyeglass Repair" in Hayward and see if
> they can help.
>
> (She's not affiliated with that shop, but she has sent some people their way
> in the past.)
>
> -Robert
> one of these day's I'll remember to reply to the list.... sorry Ryan)
>
> On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 23:33, Ryan Rawson <ryanobjc at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> That happened to me once, I did:
>>
>> - tape works for a bit
>> - super glue can work, but eventually breaks, leading back to #1
>>
>> So you want to probably find super-extra-strong-glue.
>>
>> But be careful on using those plastic-melting-glues, you could mess
>> your frame up worse!
>>
>> -ryan
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 11:28 PM, Elise Scher <elise.scher01 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi People,
>> >     Could anybody at Noisebridge help me fix my glasses?
>> >      People at Noisebridge tend to be really creative.
>> >      The glasses' frame broke on the bridge between the 2 lenses.
>> >       I don't really have a lot of money for new glasses. So I'd just
>> > like
>> > to stick back together the 2 halves of my old pair. The frame is some
>> > kind
>> > of plastic, I believe. Lunch or dinner would be my way of thanking you.
>> >
>> > Thanks for any help with this,
>> > Elise L. Scher
>> > elise.scher01 at gmail.com
>> >
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