[Noisebridge-discuss] Repairing broken glasses

[Martin Bogomolni]

Peter,

Just because you're out of work, is no reason you need to go without
good glasses!

http://optometry.berkeley.edu/opt_txtpp/programs/clinical_prog/clinout.html
  (for example)

There are many outreach and free optometry clinics all over the bay
area, and I assure you that they are -very- under-utilized.
Especially since you currently have more time than money, it's well
worth finding a local clinic and setting up an appointment.

I have a friend who has a condition where his retina was detaching,
and he was able to not -only- get treatment, but it was for all
intents and purposes free.  He pays $5 for his prescription meds now
from Walgreens, and has a good pair of glasses .. albeit not the most
stylish ones.

-Martin

On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 11:37 PM, Peter Werner <germpore at sonic.net> wrote:
> I managed to finally snap my old pair of glasses where the bridge
> meets the frames. I have read on eHow that one can repair something
> like this with a hot glue gun, and was wondering if Noisebridge had
> something like this and somebody who could show me how to do this.
>
> To be blunt, it's kind of an emergency thing, since I am jobless and
> quite broke at present, down to a pair of glasses with a prescription
> years out of date (but can still see well enough through them), and
> cannot afford to simply go down to Lenscrafters or the like for new
> prescription and frames. I'm hoping that there's an alternative to
> going around with glasses that are roughly taped together for months
> on end, something that isn't going to make my job-hunting prospects
> any easier.
>
> Peter
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