I can reasonably solder electronics although I get an occasional cold
solder joint. I have this pair of glasses I didn't wear much which
cracked near the temple joint. (The temple cracked). The repair shops
ask too much, compared to what I paid for the glasses. I tried online
to find temples, to no luck. So I'm considering soldering it. My
uncle (a retired EE) told me it would never hold. Part of the problem
is it cracked very near the screw joint. and so would suffer a lot
more torque than if it was further back. Any tips?

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wrote in message
...
I can reasonably solder electronics although I get an occasional cold
solder joint. I have this pair of glasses I didn't wear much which
cracked near the temple joint. (The temple cracked). The repair shops
ask too much, compared to what I paid for the glasses. I tried online
to find temples, to no luck. So I'm considering soldering it. My
uncle (a retired EE) told me it would never hold. Part of the problem
is it cracked very near the screw joint. and so would suffer a lot
more torque than if it was further back. Any tips?

Yes, buy a new pair of glasses.

Will it hold? We can't tell you that not knowing what the material is that
you are soldering. It may be brass, titanium, zinc, or something else. If
they are junk now, you have nothing to lose so give it a try. Worse case
scenario is you get a new pair.

wrote:

I can reasonably solder electronics although I get an occasional cold
solder joint. I have this pair of glasses I didn't wear much which
cracked near the temple joint. (The temple cracked). The repair shops
ask too much, compared to what I paid for the glasses. I tried online
to find temples, to no luck. So I'm considering soldering it. My
uncle (a retired EE) told me it would never hold. Part of the problem
is it cracked very near the screw joint. and so would suffer a lot
more torque than if it was further back. Any tips?

Consider brazing the joint; you may be able to find a hobbyist
minitorch that uses tiny propane and oxygen cylinders -- Radio Shack
used to sell these in the States.

FWIW, I have also made repairs on tiny objects using very low
currents with a wire-feed welder; build up the repair and grind
to final shape.

Michael

wrote in message
...
I can reasonably solder electronics although I get an occasional cold
solder joint. I have this pair of glasses I didn't wear much which
cracked near the temple joint. (The temple cracked). The repair shops
ask too much, compared to what I paid for the glasses. I tried online
to find temples, to no luck. So I'm considering soldering it. My
uncle (a retired EE) told me it would never hold. Part of the problem
is it cracked very near the screw joint. and so would suffer a lot
more torque than if it was further back. Any tips?


You could try a little JB Weld. It might look awful, but it might also work.

Lead and Tin will not work. I learned how to repair eyeglass frames from my
Dad working in his office. He was an "old school" Optometrist. Back in the
day when Jewelry stores had Optometrists. His office was one of the few
places that repaired broken frames. It requires gold solder and an acetylene
jewelers torch. Quick and easy if you have the tools. It will discolor the
finish some. If you attempt any other method, it will not work for long and
they will be rendered un-repairable. See if you can find a good Jewelers.



john





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I can reasonably solder electronics although I get an occasional cold
solder joint. I have this pair of glasses I didn't wear much which
cracked near the temple joint. (The temple cracked). The repair shops
ask too much, compared to what I paid for the glasses. I tried online
to find temples, to no luck. So I'm considering soldering it. My
uncle (a retired EE) told me it would never hold. Part of the problem
is it cracked very near the screw joint. and so would suffer a lot
more torque than if it was further back. Any tips?

- = -
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Bimbos]

Any tips?

Cannibalize dollar store readers for a replacement temple piece.

You can braze with propane or MAPP and air.

A soldered butt joint won't typically hold, but it may work if you
splint with a bit of steel or stainless wire there (any old guitar strings
around?). You can gammon with fine Nichrome wire sold for ignitors on
eBay.

How about taking it to a jeweler who can use a harder, stronger kind of
solder and is familiar with metals other than the ones we ordinarily work
with?

wrote in message
...
I can reasonably solder electronics although I get an occasional cold
solder joint. I have this pair of glasses I didn't wear much which
cracked near the temple joint. (The temple cracked). The repair shops
ask too much, compared to what I paid for the glasses. I tried online
to find temples, to no luck. So I'm considering soldering it. My
uncle (a retired EE) told me it would never hold. Part of the problem
is it cracked very near the screw joint. and so would suffer a lot
more torque than if it was further back. Any tips?

- = -
Vasos Panagiotopoulos, Columbia'81+, Reagan, Mozart, Pindus, BioStrategist
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/vjp2/vasos.htm
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Bimbos]

"Anthony Matonak" wrote in message
...
mc wrote:
How about taking it to a jeweler who can use a harder, stronger kind of
solder and is familiar with metals other than the ones we ordinarily work
with?

For the cost of hiring a jeweler to fix the frames, it's quite
likely he could buy a new set of glasses.

Anthony

Have you priced prescription glasses recently? I wear a progressive lens
with anti-glare coating and darkening lenses. Typical price is about $400.
$500 at one place I checked. Actual cost is probably $20 in material.

In article ,
"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:

"Anthony Matonak" wrote in message
...
mc wrote:
How about taking it to a jeweler who can use a harder, stronger kind of
solder and is familiar with metals other than the ones we ordinarily work
with?

For the cost of hiring a jeweler to fix the frames, it's quite
likely he could buy a new set of glasses.

Anthony

Have you priced prescription glasses recently? I wear a progressive lens
with anti-glare coating and darkening lenses. Typical price is about $400.
$500 at one place I checked. Actual cost is probably $20 in material.

True, but the OP could use the original lenses in new frames. There's no
law that says a frame and lenses must be sold together.

wrote:

I can reasonably solder electronics although I get an occasional cold
solder joint. I have this pair of glasses I didn't wear much which
cracked near the temple joint. (The temple cracked). The repair shops
ask too much, compared to what I paid for the glasses. I tried online
to find temples, to no luck. So I'm considering soldering it. My
uncle (a retired EE) told me it would never hold. Part of the problem
is it cracked very near the screw joint. and so would suffer a lot
more torque than if it was further back. Any tips?

- = -
Vasos Panagiotopoulos, Columbia'81+, Reagan, Mozart, Pindus, BioStrategist
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/vjp2/vasos.htm
---{Nothing herein constitutes advice. Everything fully disclaimed.}---
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Solder would never hold, those frames are typically brazed. You can
certainly re-braze them, though you would potentially also need to
re-paint / re-finish them afterwards.

Shawn Hirn wrote:

In article ,
"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:

"Anthony Matonak" wrote in message
...
mc wrote:
How about taking it to a jeweler who can use a harder, stronger kind of
solder and is familiar with metals other than the ones we ordinarily work
with?

For the cost of hiring a jeweler to fix the frames, it's quite
likely he could buy a new set of glasses.

Anthony

Have you priced prescription glasses recently? I wear a progressive lens
with anti-glare coating and darkening lenses. Typical price is about $400.
$500 at one place I checked. Actual cost is probably $20 in material.

True, but the OP could use the original lenses in new frames. There's no
law that says a frame and lenses must be sold together.

They keep changing frame shapes to prevent that (more profits). The
lenses may be perfectly fine, but it's very likely you won't find new
frames of the same size and shape if it's more than a year or two old.

They were sold to my under Hillary's health care plan. I see the world
differently now!

"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message
...
What's a good right wing Republican like you doing with Progressive
glasses?
That's just another word for liberal, you know.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
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"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
news

Have you priced prescription glasses recently? I wear a progressive lens
with anti-glare coating and darkening lenses. Typical price is about
$400.
$500 at one place I checked. Actual cost is probably $20 in material.

In article , wrote:
I can reasonably solder electronics although I get an occasional cold
solder joint. I have this pair of glasses I didn't wear much which
cracked near the temple joint. (The temple cracked). The repair shops
ask too much, compared to what I paid for the glasses. I tried online
to find temples, to no luck. So I'm considering soldering it. My
uncle (a retired EE) told me it would never hold. Part of the problem
is it cracked very near the screw joint. and so would suffer a lot
more torque than if it was further back. Any tips?

Your uncle's right. Eyeglasses frames are brazed, not soldered. Last time I
had to get frames repaired (about 5 years ago), it cost $25, which is a *lot*
cheaper than a new set of frames.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

Try www.framesdirect.com. (I got my Flexons from them, then had Costco grind
and install the lenses.) If the frame is still manufactured, they'll
probably be able to find it for you, or a frame that has the same lens
shape.

Another possibility is to contact the frame's manufacturer. They might be
able to supply an exact-replacement temple (or a compatible one).

Pete C. wrote:

Shawn Hirn wrote:
True, but the OP could use the original lenses in new frames. There's no
law that says a frame and lenses must be sold together.


They keep changing frame shapes to prevent that (more profits). The
lenses may be perfectly fine, but it's very likely you won't find new
frames of the same size and shape if it's more than a year or two old.

When my mother's frames broke, the first shop we went to said they
didn't have frames to fit her lenses, but they could do both frames and
lenses. When I said we go someplace else, it was amazing how fast they
found a pair of frames that fit.

Marsha/Ohio

"Marsha" wrote in message ...
Pete C. wrote:

Shawn Hirn wrote:
True, but the OP could use the original lenses in new frames. There's no
law that says a frame and lenses must be sold together.


They keep changing frame shapes to prevent that (more profits). The
lenses may be perfectly fine, but it's very likely you won't find new
frames of the same size and shape if it's more than a year or two old.

When my mother's frames broke, the first shop we went to said they didn't
have frames to fit her lenses, but they could do both frames and lenses.
When I said we go someplace else, it was amazing how fast they found a
pair of frames that fit.

Marsha/Ohio



There are too many factors to be able to argue the point. For instance, if
the lens is small, and it's a bifocal prescription, trimming it might remove
too much of one of the focal "zones". It all depends....

Anthony Matonak wrote:
mc wrote:
How about taking it to a jeweler who can use a harder, stronger kind
of solder and is familiar with metals other than the ones we
ordinarily work with?

For the cost of hiring a jeweler to fix the frames, it's quite
likely he could buy a new set of glasses.

Not sure where the OP is, but I'd hit one of the flea markets that cater
to blacks. All of them have a row a Korean selling gold and most of
them will do jewelry repairs on the cheap. Cheaper than investing in a
torch and high strength solder (or learning to braze).

Jeff


Anthony

On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 04:17:52 -0800 (PST), Al Bundy
wrote:

On Jan 19, 9:21 pm, wrote:
I can reasonably solder electronics although I get an occasional cold
solder joint. I have this pair of glasses I didn't wear much which
cracked near the temple joint. (The temple cracked). The repair shops
ask too much, compared to what I paid for the glasses. I tried online
to find temples, to no luck. So I'm considering soldering it. My
uncle (a retired EE) told me it would never hold. Part of the problem
is it cracked very near the screw joint. and so would suffer a lot
more torque than if it was further back. Any tips?

I have successfully soldered many pair of frames using regular or
lead free solder. You can test to see if the solder sticks first.
Rough the area up a bit with sandpaper or a file or a Dremel with a
small wheel. You can buy stainless solder at the hardware store for
about $5 that has more aggressive flux. The lead free solder will be
stronger and take more heat to flow.
I got tired of replacing those pads on the temple of my running
glasses so I broke off the arms and ground off the burrs. Then I
soldered a center piece on from another pair that had solid plastic
inserts. They work great. You can buff the area afterwards with a
Dremel and a small wire wheel to remove much of the discoloration.

I have a pair of glasses for the computer that I periodically
re-solder. I couldn't get a successful join until I took an onld
barss track connector from an HO railroad set, and made it into a
sleeve, and soldered the ends into that. The same could be done with a
half inch of small brass hobby tubing. Looks like crap, but you
can't see me through my screen (yet).

Shawn Hirn wrote:
In article ,
"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:

"Anthony Matonak" wrote in message
...
mc wrote:
How about taking it to a jeweler who can use a harder, stronger kind of
solder and is familiar with metals other than the ones we ordinarily work
with?
For the cost of hiring a jeweler to fix the frames, it's quite
likely he could buy a new set of glasses.

Anthony
Have you priced prescription glasses recently? I wear a progressive lens
with anti-glare coating and darkening lenses. Typical price is about $400.
$500 at one place I checked. Actual cost is probably $20 in material.

True, but the OP could use the original lenses in new frames. There's no
law that says a frame and lenses must be sold together.

Been there, Tried that. Lotsa luck finding new frames where the lens
holes are the same shape and size. Now that Stylists design frames
instead of Engineers, and they change them pretty much constantly, the
chances of a plug-in replacement are slim at best. Unless you can find a
local lab that is willing to whittle the old lenses to fit (which would
probably cost more than new lenses), this is probably not a plausible
solution.

aem sends...

Richard J Kinch wrote in
:

Any tips?

Cannibalize dollar store readers for a replacement temple piece.

You can braze with propane or MAPP and air.

A soldered butt joint won't typically hold, but it may work if you
splint with a bit of steel or stainless wire there (any old guitar
strings around?). You can gammon with fine Nichrome wire sold for
ignitors on eBay.

This fellow uses silver solder to repair glasses. Not to be a shill for him, but we used him for DH's
glasses, and he did a fine job.
http://www.adamsfashionoptical.com/Services/repair.htm

J.

"Marsha" wrote in message ...
Pete C. wrote:

Shawn Hirn wrote:
True, but the OP could use the original lenses in new frames. There's no
law that says a frame and lenses must be sold together.


They keep changing frame shapes to prevent that (more profits). The
lenses may be perfectly fine, but it's very likely you won't find new
frames of the same size and shape if it's more than a year or two old.

When my mother's frames broke, the first shop we went to said they didn't
have frames to fit her lenses, but they could do both frames and lenses.
When I said we go someplace else, it was amazing how fast they found a
pair of frames that fit.

Marsha/Ohio


Marsha,
That's a horrible story but probably very typical. I've always suspected
that most glasses purchases are a rip-off. I can't see more than a few
dollars worth of materials and labor in a pair of frames.
Fortunately, I need only reading glasses and have never paid more than 3
pairs for $19.95! Other family members need prescription lenses and get
screwed on price all the time.

Ivan Vegvary

"Ivan Vegvary" wrote in message
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"Marsha" wrote in message
...
Pete C. wrote:

Shawn Hirn wrote:
True, but the OP could use the original lenses in new frames. There's no
law that says a frame and lenses must be sold together.


They keep changing frame shapes to prevent that (more profits). The
lenses may be perfectly fine, but it's very likely you won't find new
frames of the same size and shape if it's more than a year or two old.

When my mother's frames broke, the first shop we went to said they didn't
have frames to fit her lenses, but they could do both frames and lenses.
When I said we go someplace else, it was amazing how fast they found a
pair of frames that fit.

Marsha/Ohio


Marsha,
That's a horrible story but probably very typical. I've always suspected
that most glasses purchases are a rip-off. I can't see more than a few
dollars worth of materials and labor in a pair of frames.
Fortunately, I need only reading glasses and have never paid more than 3
pairs for $19.95! Other family members need prescription lenses and get
screwed on price all the time.

Ivan Vegvary


What business are you in? How do you make a living?

Ivan Vegvary wrote:

"Marsha" wrote in message ...
Pete C. wrote:

Shawn Hirn wrote:
True, but the OP could use the original lenses in new frames. There's no
law that says a frame and lenses must be sold together.


They keep changing frame shapes to prevent that (more profits). The
lenses may be perfectly fine, but it's very likely you won't find new
frames of the same size and shape if it's more than a year or two old.

When my mother's frames broke, the first shop we went to said they didn't
have frames to fit her lenses, but they could do both frames and lenses.
When I said we go someplace else, it was amazing how fast they found a
pair of frames that fit.

Marsha/Ohio


Marsha,
That's a horrible story but probably very typical. I've always suspected
that most glasses purchases are a rip-off. I can't see more than a few
dollars worth of materials and labor in a pair of frames.

The How it's Made series that runs on the Discovery Channel had an
episode showing the manufacture of eyeglass frames, as well as an
episode showing the lens manufacture. There is a bit more involved than
you probably think, and on the lens side there is some very expensive
specialized equipment involved.

Fortunately, I need only reading glasses and have never paid more than 3
pairs for $19.95! Other family members need prescription lenses and get
screwed on price all the time.

I'm pretty happy with my contacts.

Many thanks for excellent replies. My plan is to try to get stainless
solder and then try a jeweler. THere is a place on Queens Blvd which
says "watch repair & shoe repair"

If I get sep read/walk glasses, Zenni is as low as $9. I got the
eyeglasses which broke in 2003 for $30 and that "factory outlet" now
costs $40. They must be cast iron because they hurt and I tried to
bend them in church when they broke. I used to be good at bending. I
really don't care if the temple looks different.


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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Marsha" wrote in message ...
..When my mother's frames broke, the first shop we went to said they
didn't
have frames to fit her lenses, but they could do both frames and lenses.
When I said we go someplace else, it was amazing how fast they found a
pair of frames that fit.

Marsha/Ohio


There are too many factors to be able to argue the point. For instance, if
the lens is small, and it's a bifocal prescription, trimming it might remove
too much of one of the focal "zones". It all depends....


I understand that it's not easy to fit frames on lenses, but just the
fact that they said they didn't have frames to fit, without even
looking, and then miraculously finding them AFTER we said we going
elsewhere was a little suspicious to me.

Marsha/Ohio

Edwin Pawlowski writes:

Have you priced prescription glasses recently?

Yep. Get them mailed here from offshore places like
http://www.zennioptical.com/ where they do a first-class job.

You're a sucker to pay the hometown optician racket any more.

Ivan Vegvary writes:

Fortunately, I need only reading glasses and have never paid more than 3
pairs for $19.95!

Huh. I never pay more than $1/each at the dollar store.

When the thin tubual metal temples broke on my [Zenni Optical] glasses,
squeezed the ends into a short length of insulation from 12 gauge wire.
Worked well for many months and didn't look too bad. Eventually Zenni sent
a replacement.
--
Remove -NOSPAM- to contact me.

On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:21:31 +0000 (UTC),
wrote:

I can reasonably solder electronics although I get an occasional cold
solder joint. I have this pair of glasses I didn't wear much which
cracked near the temple joint. (The temple cracked). The repair shops
ask too much, compared to what I paid for the glasses. I tried online
to find temples, to no luck. So I'm considering soldering it. My
uncle (a retired EE) told me it would never hold. Part of the problem
is it cracked very near the screw joint. and so would suffer a lot
more torque than if it was further back. Any tips?

- = -

The only time I did it successfully was with an acetylene-air torch
and silver solder it. It needs to be heated red hot, the borax flux
melts. A touch of silver solder instantly melts and wicks into the
heated metal frame.

On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 04:34:20 -0500, Shawn Hirn
wrote:

True, but the OP could use the original lenses in new frames. There's no
law that says a frame and lenses must be sold together.

The Dollar Store reading glasses have excellent eyeglass frames.
Marginally better ones (as in looks) can be got at the pharmacists for
$10 or less.

"Richard J Kinch" wrote in message
. ..
Edwin Pawlowski writes:

Have you priced prescription glasses recently?

Yep. Get them mailed here from offshore places like
http://www.zennioptical.com/ where they do a first-class job.

You're a sucker to pay the hometown optician racket any more.


Looks interesting, but do they do a perfect job with wacky prescriptions,
like bifocals with extreme astigmatism?

Richard J Kinch wrote:
Edwin Pawlowski writes:

Have you priced prescription glasses recently?

Yep. Get them mailed here from offshore places like
http://www.zennioptical.com/ where they do a first-class job.

You're a sucker to pay the hometown optician racket any more.

Geesh!

I was truly unaware such existed. Where are these people located? Have
you done satisfactory business with them? The product is good?

As I type this, with my ~$600.00 glasses, I am beginning to wish I'd
known about this sooner!

Regards,
JS

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
Richard J Kinch wrote:
Edwin Pawlowski writes:

Have you priced prescription glasses recently?

Yep. Get them mailed here from offshore places like
http://www.zennioptical.com/ where they do a first-class job.

You're a sucker to pay the hometown optician racket any more.

Geesh!

I was truly unaware such existed. Where are these people located? Have
you done satisfactory business with them? The product is good?

As I type this, with my ~$600.00 glasses, I am beginning to wish I'd known
about this sooner!

Regards,
JS


Me, too. But, I've got an odd prescription (very nearsighted, bad
astigmatism, bifocals). A few years back, I tried to save some money. Pearl,
LensCrafters and Wal-Mart completely phuqued up the prescription, but all
said "We followed the numbers provided by the doctor". Well, not really.
Back to the usual expensive optician, who did a perfect job, as usual.

Fortunately, this little experiment cost me nothing but wasted time.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

...
Geesh!

I was truly unaware such existed. Where are these people located? Have
you done satisfactory business with them? The product is good?

As I type this, with my ~$600.00 glasses, I am beginning to wish I'd known
about this sooner!

Regards,
JS


Me, too. But, I've got an odd prescription (very nearsighted, bad
astigmatism, bifocals). A few years back, I tried to save some money. Pearl,
LensCrafters and Wal-Mart completely phuqued up the prescription, but all
said "We followed the numbers provided by the doctor". Well, not really.
Back to the usual expensive optician, who did a perfect job, as usual.

Fortunately, this little experiment cost me nothing but wasted time.

JoeSpareBedroom:

I am sure you realize that did NOT actually answer the questions I
posed. Mainly why I asked, when I do business with off-shore
associates, I get a mastercard debit card, place an appropriate sum on
the card and handle it that way ...

Could you expand on what I previously asked, it would be greatly
appreciated?

Such as, you have a pair of these glasses which you find acceptable? I
do take your previous text as an affirmative, but would like concrete
confirmation--I know the money is small, which is at risk, still I don't
like being "stiffed."

Regards,
JS

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

...
Geesh!

I was truly unaware such existed. Where are these people located? Have
you done satisfactory business with them? The product is good?

As I type this, with my ~$600.00 glasses, I am beginning to wish I'd
known about this sooner!

Regards,
JS


Me, too. But, I've got an odd prescription (very nearsighted, bad
astigmatism, bifocals). A few years back, I tried to save some money.
Pearl, LensCrafters and Wal-Mart completely phuqued up the prescription,
but all said "We followed the numbers provided by the doctor". Well, not
really. Back to the usual expensive optician, who did a perfect job, as
usual.

Fortunately, this little experiment cost me nothing but wasted time.

JoeSpareBedroom:

I am sure you realize that did NOT actually answer the questions I posed.
Mainly why I asked, when I do business with off-shore associates, I get a
mastercard debit card, place an appropriate sum on the card and handle it
that way ...

Could you expand on what I previously asked, it would be greatly
appreciated?

Such as, you have a pair of these glasses which you find acceptable? I do
take your previous text as an affirmative, but would like concrete
confirmation--I know the money is small, which is at risk, still I don't
like being "stiffed."

Regards,
JS




Sorry if I went off on a bit of a tangent. I can't speak to the quality of
the offshore product, obviously. In fact, they might actually do a great job
with odd prescriptions, and finding out is a pretty cheap gamble.

In order to get a perfect answer to your question, you will need to compare
your prescription with those of other people who've used the service. Good
luck.

Such as, you have a pair of these glasses which you find acceptable?
I do take your previous text as an affirmative, but would like concrete
confirmation -- I know the money is small, which is at risk, still I don't
like being "stiffed."

One of the problems in getting a good fit is determining the optical center
of your eyes. Just because a particular frame fits two people well, that
doesn't mean their eyes are in the same positions relative to the frames. If
all you need is simple dioptric correction, this might not matter, but if
correction for astigmatism is required, you want the lens "centered" over
the eye.

An optician puts a gadget over your eyes that lets them determine where the
pupils fall. The lenses are then ground with their optical centers at those
points.

For this reason, I would not have a Web or overseas company grind the
lenses. Costco should be cheap enough.

wrote:
I can reasonably solder electronics although I get an occasional cold
solder joint. I have this pair of glasses I didn't wear much which
cracked near the temple joint. (The temple cracked). The repair shops
ask too much, compared to what I paid for the glasses. I tried online
to find temples, to no luck. So I'm considering soldering it. My
uncle (a retired EE) told me it would never hold. Part of the problem
is it cracked very near the screw joint. and so would suffer a lot
more torque than if it was further back. Any tips?



My tip: Take them off before attempting to solder them.

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On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:07:09 -0500, in sci.electronics.repair,
"Stormin Mormon" bloviated:

I got a couple pair of glasses from Zenni. They seem fine to me. Gunner Asch
has also mentioned being satisfied with Zenni.

Gummy is also satisfied with Bush, Cheney, Iraq, the Economy, the
Environment and using a saturday night special as a leather punch.

William Sommerwerck wrote:

...
For this reason, I would not have a Web or overseas company grind the
lenses. Costco should be cheap enough.



Really.

Off that site, a cheap pair of frames and lenses is ~$35.00USD
(including shipping!) I can have multiple pairs and if I lose one, no
big deal ... that site certainly looks good to me. As long as the area
of corrected vision is large enough on the lenses--should work fine.
Height of the pupil can be adjusted with adjustment of the nose pieces
or padding.

I don't plan on wearing these glasses to see the king--just for work
where something always happens to 'em!

Ever misplaced a pair of glasses, grabbed your backup and lost them?
Everything stops until at least one set is recovered.

Regards,
JS

Uncrewed the leftover part of the frame and it is the size of a nut.
I thought there might be some stem left, but no. This seems
undoable. I once repaired plastic frames by screwing an eye-screw into
the frame with a similar fracture. I wonder if I can't solder an eye
screw (looks like the letter P) in there. In the toirtoise shell
plastic glasses, the eye screw repair looked darn near invisible.

Heck, it would almost be easier to twist the frame 90 degrees and put
a hole in perpendicular to the flat side and run the screw through
that.

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