I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand there
is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side pieces
are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut on the
inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I catch them soon
enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put for another few
months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen, probably
because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

On Aug 26, 10:06 pm, Square Peg wrote:
I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand there
is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side pieces
are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut on the
inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I catch them soon
enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put for another few
months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen, probably
because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

go to your FLAPS and ask them which Loctite product they would
recommend.

nate

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:13:15 -0700 (PDT), N8N
wrote:

On Aug 26, 10:06 pm, Square Peg wrote:
I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand there
is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side pieces
are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut on the
inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I catch them soon
enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put for another few
months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen, probably
because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

go to your FLAPS and ask them which Loctite product they would
recommend.

FLAPS = Friendly Local Auto Parts Store?

Better than a hardware store?

Square Peg wrote:
I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand there
is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side pieces
are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut on the
inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I catch them soon
enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put for another few
months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen, probably
because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

Loctite? I understand they make several different flavors- the stuff for
an engine block probably isn't a good idea.
As to where to buy it, maybe a hobby shop where they sell RC cars and
planes and stuff? They use lots of itty-bitty bolts.

--
aem sends...

"aemeijers" wrote in message
...
Square Peg wrote:
I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand there
is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side pieces
are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut on the
inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I catch them soon
enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put for another few
months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen, probably
because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

Loctite? I understand they make several different flavors- the stuff for
an engine block probably isn't a good idea.
As to where to buy it, maybe a hobby shop where they sell RC cars and
planes and stuff? They use lots of itty-bitty bolts.

--
aem sends...

Green Loctite will "wick" into the threads then cure.

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:32:42 -0500, "Al"
wrote:


"aemeijers" wrote in message
...
Square Peg wrote:
I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand there
is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side pieces
are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut on the
inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I catch them soon
enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put for another few
months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen, probably
because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

Loctite? I understand they make several different flavors- the stuff for
an engine block probably isn't a good idea.
As to where to buy it, maybe a hobby shop where they sell RC cars and
planes and stuff? They use lots of itty-bitty bolts.

--
aem sends...

Green Loctite will "wick" into the threads then cure.

It looks like this is working. The little nuts usually take a few
months to work loose after I hand tightened them with needlenose
pliers, so we'll see. But at least I didn't glue my fingers to the
glasses or to each other like I always do with super glue.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Square Peg wrote:

I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand there
is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side pieces
are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut on the
inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I catch them soon
enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put for another few
months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen, probably
because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

Go back to your eye doctor. They'll tighten up the frames, then use a
special pair of pliers to squeeze the screw. The pliers have a
cone-shaped protrusion on one jaw that spreads the end of the screw.

You'll get a free cleaning and adjustment, if your doctor is any good.


--
Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:58:09 +0000 (UTC), "SteveBell"
wrote:

Square Peg wrote:

I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand there
is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side pieces
are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut on the
inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I catch them soon
enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put for another few
months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen, probably
because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

Go back to your eye doctor. They'll tighten up the frames, then use a
special pair of pliers to squeeze the screw. The pliers have a
cone-shaped protrusion on one jaw that spreads the end of the screw.

You'll get a free cleaning and adjustment, if your doctor is any good.


These are $20 reading glasses from the drug store.

Maybe I need a pair of those pliers. Do you know what they are called.
A search for "optical pliers" turned up a lot of choices, but not what
you describe.

Square Peg wrote:

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:58:09 +0000 (UTC), "SteveBell"
wrote:

Square Peg wrote:

I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand
there is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side
pieces are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut
on the inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I
catch them soon enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put
for another few months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen,
probably because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is
permament, so much the better. I don't know why they don't use
rivets. I will never want to loosen these nuts.

Go back to your eye doctor. They'll tighten up the frames, then use
a special pair of pliers to squeeze the screw. The pliers have a
cone-shaped protrusion on one jaw that spreads the end of the screw.

You'll get a free cleaning and adjustment, if your doctor is any
good.

These are $20 reading glasses from the drug store.

Maybe I need a pair of those pliers. Do you know what they are called.
A search for "optical pliers" turned up a lot of choices, but not what
you describe.

In that case, I would get thee to thy workshop and judiciously apply a
center punch.

--
Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:03:25 +0000 (UTC), "SteveBell"
wrote:

Square Peg wrote:

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:58:09 +0000 (UTC), "SteveBell"
wrote:

Square Peg wrote:

I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand
there is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side
pieces are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut
on the inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I
catch them soon enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put
for another few months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen,
probably because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is
permament, so much the better. I don't know why they don't use
rivets. I will never want to loosen these nuts.

Go back to your eye doctor. They'll tighten up the frames, then use
a special pair of pliers to squeeze the screw. The pliers have a
cone-shaped protrusion on one jaw that spreads the end of the screw.

You'll get a free cleaning and adjustment, if your doctor is any
good.

These are $20 reading glasses from the drug store.

Maybe I need a pair of those pliers. Do you know what they are called.
A search for "optical pliers" turned up a lot of choices, but not what
you describe.

In that case, I would get thee to thy workshop and judiciously apply a
center punch.

Now that's an idea. I guess it didn't occur to me because "glasses"
and "hammer" don't immediately go together in my mind. ;-)

It is a bit of a funny image. There is this old guy with faltering
vision and shakey hands trying to fix his reading glasses by aiming a
center punch at the end of a tiny bolt attached to said reading
glasses with a hammer in the other hand... Visions of glass shards.
Fortunately, the "glasses: are plastic.

Maybe I'll try the loctite first. ;-)

"SteveBell" wrote in message
...
Square Peg wrote:

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:58:09 +0000 (UTC), "SteveBell"
wrote:

Square Peg wrote:

I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand
there is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side
pieces are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut
on the inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I
catch them soon enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put
for another few months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen,
probably because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is
permament, so much the better. I don't know why they don't use
rivets. I will never want to loosen these nuts.

Go back to your eye doctor. They'll tighten up the frames, then use
a special pair of pliers to squeeze the screw. The pliers have a
cone-shaped protrusion on one jaw that spreads the end of the screw.

You'll get a free cleaning and adjustment, if your doctor is any
good.

These are $20 reading glasses from the drug store.

Maybe I need a pair of those pliers. Do you know what they are called.
A search for "optical pliers" turned up a lot of choices, but not what
you describe.

In that case, I would get thee to thy workshop and judiciously apply a
center punch.

--
Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX

If you could center punch a screw that small, you could circumcise a gnat!

Steve

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:28:41 -0800, "SteveB" toquerville@zionvistas
wrote:


"SteveBell" wrote in message
...
Square Peg wrote:

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:58:09 +0000 (UTC), "SteveBell"
wrote:

Square Peg wrote:

I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand
there is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side
pieces are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut
on the inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I
catch them soon enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put
for another few months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen,
probably because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is
permament, so much the better. I don't know why they don't use
rivets. I will never want to loosen these nuts.

Go back to your eye doctor. They'll tighten up the frames, then use
a special pair of pliers to squeeze the screw. The pliers have a
cone-shaped protrusion on one jaw that spreads the end of the screw.

You'll get a free cleaning and adjustment, if your doctor is any
good.

These are $20 reading glasses from the drug store.

Maybe I need a pair of those pliers. Do you know what they are called.
A search for "optical pliers" turned up a lot of choices, but not what
you describe.

In that case, I would get thee to thy workshop and judiciously apply a
center punch.

--
Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX

If you could center punch a screw that small, you could circumcise a gnat!

I plan to try Loctite first. If that fails, the center punch. If that
works, I'll go look for a gnat. You want to help hold 'im still?

Square Peg wrote:
I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand there
is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side pieces
are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut on the
inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I catch them soon
enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put for another few
months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen, probably
because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

Find someone with a soldering iron and have them solder it, it last
forever. Take a small piece of wire that isn't quite big enough for
the hole where the screw goes, put it in there and drip solder into
the hole. Radio Shack has a low wattage soldering iron that would
probably work, but, I bought a 100 watt SI at Hobby Lobby for around
$10.00, it's the Hobby Lobby brand, it has enough heat to solder
anything.

My old glasses for work are almost totally held together by solder.

Dan

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:01:26 -0500, Dan Dangerous wrote:
Square Peg wrote:
I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand there
is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side pieces
are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut on the
inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I catch them soon
enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put for another few
months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen, probably
because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

Find someone with a soldering iron and have them solder it, it last
forever. Take a small piece of wire that isn't quite big enough for
the hole where the screw goes, put it in there and drip solder into
the hole. Radio Shack has a low wattage soldering iron that would
probably work, but, I bought a 100 watt SI at Hobby Lobby for around
$10.00, it's the Hobby Lobby brand, it has enough heat to solder
anything.

My old glasses for work are almost totally held together by solder.

use locktight.

The only thing superglue works on is human skin.

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:31:56 -0500, AZ Nomad
wrote:

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:01:26 -0500, Dan Dangerous wrote:
Square Peg wrote:
I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand there
is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side pieces
are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut on the
inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I catch them soon
enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put for another few
months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen, probably
because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

Find someone with a soldering iron and have them solder it, it last
forever. Take a small piece of wire that isn't quite big enough for
the hole where the screw goes, put it in there and drip solder into
the hole. Radio Shack has a low wattage soldering iron that would
probably work, but, I bought a 100 watt SI at Hobby Lobby for around
$10.00, it's the Hobby Lobby brand, it has enough heat to solder
anything.

My old glasses for work are almost totally held together by solder.

use locktight.

The only thing superglue works on is human skin.

Funny. It sure does work on skin. I actually think it has some sort of
magnetic attraction and can jump several inches to reach the skin. ;-)

"Square Peg" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:31:56 -0500, AZ Nomad
wrote:

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:01:26 -0500, Dan Dangerous wrote:
Square Peg wrote:
I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand there
is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side pieces
are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut on the
inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I catch them soon
enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put for another few
months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen, probably
because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

Find someone with a soldering iron and have them solder it, it last
forever. Take a small piece of wire that isn't quite big enough for
the hole where the screw goes, put it in there and drip solder into
the hole. Radio Shack has a low wattage soldering iron that would
probably work, but, I bought a 100 watt SI at Hobby Lobby for around
$10.00, it's the Hobby Lobby brand, it has enough heat to solder
anything.

My old glasses for work are almost totally held together by solder.

use locktight.

The only thing superglue works on is human skin.

Funny. It sure does work on skin. I actually think it has some sort of
magnetic attraction and can jump several inches to reach the skin. ;-)

That is why it is used as a surgical glue for doctors and veterinarians.

On Aug 27, 9:01*am, "EXT" wrote:
"Square Peg" wrote in message

...





On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:31:56 -0500, AZ Nomad
wrote:

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:01:26 -0500, Dan Dangerous wrote:
Square Peg wrote:
I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand there
is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side pieces
are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut on the
inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I catch them soon
enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put for another few
months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen, probably
because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

Find someone with a soldering iron and have them solder it, it last
forever. Take a small piece of wire that isn't quite big enough for
the hole where the screw goes, put it in there and drip solder into
the hole. Radio Shack has a low wattage soldering iron that would
probably work, but, I bought a 100 watt SI at Hobby Lobby for around
$10.00, it's the Hobby Lobby brand, it has enough heat to solder
anything.

My old glasses for work are almost totally held together by solder.

use locktight.

The only thing superglue works on is human skin.

Funny. It sure does work on skin. I actually think it has some sort of
magnetic attraction and can jump several inches to reach the skin. ;-)

That is why it is used as a surgical glue for doctors and veterinarians.

Not to mention mechanics and handymen (I have to admit to having super
glued my knuckles back together a few times.) A lot handier than a
band-aid, and impervious to gear oil as well.

nate

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:31:56 -0500, AZ Nomad
wrote:

[snip]


The only thing superglue works on is human skin.

It works better on plastic. It'll come off the skin in a couple of
days (with a layer or 2 of skin).

Don't glue your eyelids together :-)

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:23:29 -0500, Gary H wrote:
On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:31:56 -0500, AZ Nomad
wrote:

[snip]


The only thing superglue works on is human skin.

It works better on plastic. It'll come off the skin in a couple of
days (with a layer or 2 of skin).

On plastic, it'll come apart when the object is bumped. It's really
brittle.

Acetone works a lot better for bonding plastic. It temporarily melts the
plastic and when it dries, you're left with a monolythic plastic structure.

AZ Nomad wrote:

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:23:29 -0500, Gary H wrote:

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:31:56 -0500, AZ Nomad
wrote:


[snip]


The only thing superglue works on is human skin.


It works better on plastic. It'll come off the skin in a couple of
days (with a layer or 2 of skin).


On plastic, it'll come apart when the object is bumped. It's really
brittle.

Acetone works a lot better for bonding plastic. It temporarily melts the
plastic and when it dries, you're left with a monolythic plastic structure.


Only on certain plastics however. There are LOTS of plastics that won't
work on.

Jeff

--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:01:26 -0500, Dan Dangerous wrote:

Square Peg wrote:
I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand there
is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side pieces
are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut on the
inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I catch them soon
enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put for another few
months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen, probably
because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

Find someone with a soldering iron and have them solder it, it last
forever. Take a small piece of wire that isn't quite big enough for
the hole where the screw goes, put it in there and drip solder into
the hole. Radio Shack has a low wattage soldering iron that would
probably work, but, I bought a 100 watt SI at Hobby Lobby for around
$10.00, it's the Hobby Lobby brand, it has enough heat to solder
anything.

My old glasses for work are almost totally held together by solder.

I have a soldering iron (if it still works). I can certainly give that
a try.

In article ,
Square Peg wrote:

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:01:26 -0500, Dan Dangerous wrote:

Square Peg wrote:
I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand there
is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side pieces
are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut on the
inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I catch them soon
enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put for another few
months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen, probably
because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

Find someone with a soldering iron and have them solder it, it last
forever. Take a small piece of wire that isn't quite big enough for
the hole where the screw goes, put it in there and drip solder into
the hole. Radio Shack has a low wattage soldering iron that would
probably work, but, I bought a 100 watt SI at Hobby Lobby for around
$10.00, it's the Hobby Lobby brand, it has enough heat to solder
anything.

My old glasses for work are almost totally held together by solder.

I have a soldering iron (if it still works). I can certainly give that
a try.

That's ridiculous. Solder isn't hot melt glue, to be melted and dribbled
onto something. Solder bonds certain metals together at the molecular
level. No way are you going to solder a tiny screw and nut together when
they're surrounded by plastic.

Use any small pair of pliers to judiciously gall the threads of the
screw just enough so that there's some increased friction with the
threads of the nut. You don't need no stinking fancy optometrist pliers.

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:08:57 -0700, Smitty Two
wrote:

In article ,
Square Peg wrote:

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:01:26 -0500, Dan Dangerous wrote:

Square Peg wrote:
I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand there
is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side pieces
are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut on the
inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I catch them soon
enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put for another few
months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen, probably
because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

Find someone with a soldering iron and have them solder it, it last
forever. Take a small piece of wire that isn't quite big enough for
the hole where the screw goes, put it in there and drip solder into
the hole. Radio Shack has a low wattage soldering iron that would
probably work, but, I bought a 100 watt SI at Hobby Lobby for around
$10.00, it's the Hobby Lobby brand, it has enough heat to solder
anything.

My old glasses for work are almost totally held together by solder.

I have a soldering iron (if it still works). I can certainly give that
a try.

That's ridiculous. Solder isn't hot melt glue, to be melted and dribbled
onto something. Solder bonds certain metals together at the molecular
level. No way are you going to solder a tiny screw and nut together when
they're surrounded by plastic.

Yeah, I wondered if that would actually work or if it would melt the
plastic.

I remember a plumbing project many years ago. I tried to solder a
copper pipe to stop a leak without draining the pipe first. Had a
little trouble getting the pipe hot enough. ;-)

Use any small pair of pliers to judiciously gall the threads of the
screw just enough so that there's some increased friction with the
threads of the nut. You don't need no stinking fancy optometrist pliers.

I tried that without success. The bolt doesn't protrude through the
nut enough to grab and I was not able to squash the nut. Steve's
center punch idea might work.

In article ,
Square Peg wrote:

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:08:57 -0700, Smitty Two
wrote:


Use any small pair of pliers to judiciously gall the threads of the
screw just enough so that there's some increased friction with the
threads of the nut. You don't need no stinking fancy optometrist pliers.

I tried that without success. The bolt doesn't protrude through the
nut enough to grab and I was not able to squash the nut. Steve's
center punch idea might work.

Uh, *remove* the screw first, squash threads, then reinstall.

A well placed drop of clear fingernail polish

Square Peg wrote:
....

I have a soldering iron (if it still works). I can certainly give that
a try.

Probably won't work well on the shiny metal...

The Loctite or peening/spreading/thread-galling suggestions are good.

I've found the nail polish/paint/primer route to (usually) be enough, too.

The only different suggestion I've not seen that has worked on occasion
is a drop of epoxy in a pinch works like Loctite as well...

--

Square Peg wrote:
I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand there
is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side pieces
are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut on the
inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I catch them soon
enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put for another few
months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen, probably
because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

Hi,
Dap of Krazy glue won't do?

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:01:40 GMT, Tony Hwang wrote:

Square Peg wrote:
I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand there
is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side pieces
are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut on the
inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I catch them soon
enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put for another few
months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen, probably
because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

Hi,
Dap of Krazy glue won't do?

Is Krazy glue different from superglue?

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:13:30 -0700, Square Peg wrote:
On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:01:40 GMT, Tony Hwang wrote:

Square Peg wrote:
I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand there
is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side pieces
are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut on the
inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I catch them soon
enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put for another few
months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen, probably
because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

Hi,
Dap of Krazy glue won't do?

Is Krazy glue different from superglue?

No. It is worthless brittle tempermental stuff. On a screw, you
could count on the micron roughness on the metalic surfaces to be more
than it can bridge. Gorilla glue might work, but locktight is
designed for exactly this application.

AZ Nomad wrote:
Is Krazy glue different from superglue?

No. It is worthless brittle tempermental stuff. On a screw, you
could count on the micron roughness on the metalic surfaces to be more
than it can bridge. Gorilla glue might work, but locktight is
designed for exactly this application.

yup, Loctite's been doing this kinda job for sixty years or so?

see:
http://www.loctiteproducts.com/produ...id=48&plid=695

"Leroy" wrote in message
...
AZ Nomad wrote:
Is Krazy glue different from superglue?

No. It is worthless brittle tempermental stuff. On a screw, you
could count on the micron roughness on the metalic surfaces to be more
than it can bridge. Gorilla glue might work, but locktight is
designed for exactly this application.

yup, Loctite's been doing this kinda job for sixty years or so?

see:
http://www.loctiteproducts.com/produ...id=48&plid=695

I would use the blue locktite.It's like a semi permanent bond.
Tony

I think Krazy and Super are both same. Cyanoacrillate.

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"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
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I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

Hi,
Dap of Krazy glue won't do?

Stormin Mormon wrote:
I think Krazy and Super are both same. Cyanoacrillate.

Both are CA based, true, but they are low grade CA products that don't
work nearly as well as what you will find at a hobby shop that caters
to model airplanes. Brands such as ZAP, Mercury, Balsa USA, Handibond
and Bob Smith are far and away superior products that actually perform
the intended functions.

CA will not reliably bond metal to metal, but does work fairly well in
the thread-locker function. The "thin" formula is dribbly, but wicks
into the threads while thicker formulas like "Krazy glue" just sit on
the surface and crack off as soon as you touch them.

Krazy glue doesn't even stick your skin together all that much... Try
some REAL CA sometime.

Square Peg wrote:
I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand there
is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side pieces
are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut on the
inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I catch them soon
enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put for another few
months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen, probably
because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

Careful use of an automatic center punch
could stake the ends of the screws as
they come out of the nuts expanding them
enough to keep them tight. You may be able
to find a small automatic center punch at
your local Lowe's Depot store. After you
obtain one, you may ask yourself "Why did
I never get one of these incredibly useful
gadgets before now?" I have several different
sizes of the things.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_center_punch

http://www.amazon.com/General-Tools-.../dp/B00004T7RJ

[8~{} Uncle Monster

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:18:49 -0500, Uncle Monster
wrote:

Square Peg wrote:
I have several of Magnivision Titanium reading glasses. They are by
far the best I've tried, and I've tried just about every brand there
is.

http://www.magnivision.com/collection.cfm?catid=8

There is just one little problem. The nose piece and the side pieces
are attached to the lenses with tiny bolts with a tiny nut on the
inside. Over time (few months), these work loose. If I catch them soon
enough, I can tighten them and they will stay put for another few
months. If I am too slow, the glasses fall apart.

The ones for the nose piece are much more likely to loosen, probably
because they get wiggled more.

I have tried superglue, but it really doesn't hold.

Can anyone recommend a way to secure these nuts? If it is permament,
so much the better. I don't know why they don't use rivets. I will
never want to loosen these nuts.

Careful use of an automatic center punch
could stake the ends of the screws as
they come out of the nuts expanding them
enough to keep them tight. You may be able
to find a small automatic center punch at
your local Lowe's Depot store. After you
obtain one, you may ask yourself "Why did
I never get one of these incredibly useful
gadgets before now?" I have several different
sizes of the things.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_center_punch

http://www.amazon.com/General-Tools-.../dp/B00004T7RJ

Wow. I never heard of these things. I'll get one and give it a try.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_center_punch

http://www.amazon.com/General-Tools-.../dp/B00004T7RJ

Wow. I never heard of these things. I'll get one and give it a try.

This tool is usually in a car thief's toolbox. A quick almost silent
way to shatter a side window of a prospective car. Also something
you don't want a cop to see you have. Many cops think tools like this
are only used by car thieves.

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:44:26 -0400, wrote:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_center_punch

http://www.amazon.com/General-Tools-.../dp/B00004T7RJ

Wow. I never heard of these things. I'll get one and give it a try.

This tool is usually in a car thief's toolbox. A quick almost silent
way to shatter a side window of a prospective car. Also something
you don't want a cop to see you have. Many cops think tools like this
are only used by car thieves.

You can get arrested (or hassled) for just having such a tool? Being
right next to a slim jim and a crow bar probably wouldn't help, then?

I didn't plan to keep it in the car (except on the way home from the
hardware store) or on my person (except when actually shattering the
lenses in my glasses). I guess I could always show the cop my repaired
(or shattered) glasses! ;-)

wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_center_punch

http://www.amazon.com/General-Tools-.../dp/B00004T7RJ
Wow. I never heard of these things. I'll get one and give it a try.

This tool is usually in a car thief's toolbox. A quick almost silent
way to shatter a side window of a prospective car. Also something
you don't want a cop to see you have. Many cops think tools like this
are only used by car thieves.

I keep the small one in my work shirt
pocket next to the little screwdrivers,
markers, thermometer, ball point pen,
etc. I had a service call at The U.S.
Attorney's office in downtown a while
back and had to explain to the security
guards that I had all manner of sharp
metallic objects on my person and in my
tool case. It was no problem because I
was there to make legal use of all my
sharp implements, including my rather
small brain. *snicker*

[8~{} Uncle Monster

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:36:29 -0500, Uncle Monster
wrote:

wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_center_punch

http://www.amazon.com/General-Tools-.../dp/B00004T7RJ
Wow. I never heard of these things. I'll get one and give it a try.

This tool is usually in a car thief's toolbox. A quick almost silent
way to shatter a side window of a prospective car. Also something
you don't want a cop to see you have. Many cops think tools like this
are only used by car thieves.

I keep the small one in my work shirt
pocket next to the little screwdrivers,
markers, thermometer, ball point pen,
etc. I had a service call at The U.S.
Attorney's office in downtown a while
back and had to explain to the security
guards that I had all manner of sharp
metallic objects on my person and in my
tool case. It was no problem because I
was there to make legal use of all my
sharp implements, including my rather
small brain. *snicker*

Your brain is small, but very sharp?

Are you allowed on airplanes with it, or do they make you check it?
That would actually be an advantage as you would not be nearly as
likely to be annoyed by being charged for a pillow or a trip to the
can.

They don't search invited contractors? Neat. I wondered, I can just imagine
myself getting a call to govt office, and having to explain that I can't do
the job bare handed.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
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"Uncle Monster" wrote in message
...

I keep the small one in my work shirt
pocket next to the little screwdrivers,
markers, thermometer, ball point pen,
etc. I had a service call at The U.S.
Attorney's office in downtown a while
back and had to explain to the security
guards that I had all manner of sharp
metallic objects on my person and in my
tool case. It was no problem because I
was there to make legal use of all my
sharp implements, including my rather
small brain. *snicker*

[8~{} Uncle Monster