Very small screws.
 

What size screws are used in specticles and where can I get them, other than
an opticians that is. I am forever losing the perishing things out of my
glasses.I suppose soem sort of model supplies must have very small screws or
instrument suppliers.

Kevin

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In message , Zen83237
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What size screws are used in specticles and where can I get them, other than
an opticians that is. I am forever losing the perishing things out of my
glasses.I suppose soem sort of model supplies must have very small screws or
instrument suppliers.

Kevin


My local pound shop (poundland) has spectacle repair kits, including
screws for, you guessed it, a pound
--
Keith

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Zen83237 wrote:
What size screws are used in specticles and where can I get them,
other than an opticians that is. I am forever losing the perishing
things out of my glasses.I suppose soem sort of model supplies must
have very small screws or instrument suppliers.

I use to have that problem but found a drop of Loctite thread lock stopped
it happening.

Slatts

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In message , Zen83237
writes
What size screws are used in specticles and where can I get them, other than
an opticians that is. I am forever losing the perishing things out of my
glasses.I suppose soem sort of model supplies must have very small screws or
instrument suppliers.

Just go to an optician and ask them for a screw, and could they
counterpunch the bottom for you

--
geoff

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"Zen83237" wrote in message
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What size screws are used in specticles and where can I get them, other
than
an opticians that is. I am forever losing the perishing things out of my
glasses.I suppose soem sort of model supplies must have very small screws
or
instrument suppliers.

Kevin




http://www.spectaclesdirect.net/products/p05_06.htm

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On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 23:03:15 -0000, "Zen83237"
wrote:

What size screws are used in specticles and where can I get them, other than
an opticians that is. I am forever losing the perishing things out of my
glasses.I suppose soem sort of model supplies must have very small screws or
instrument suppliers.

There's a chap on ebay that sells such screws - Petes-Model-Workshop.

Regards,



--
Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations
http://www.shwoodwind.co.uk
Emails to: showard{who is at}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk

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In message , Zen83237
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What size screws are used in specticles and where can I get them,
other than
an opticians that is. I am forever losing the perishing things out of my
glasses.I suppose soem sort of model supplies must have very small
screws or
instrument suppliers.

Kevin


My local pound shop (poundland) has spectacle repair kits, including
screws for, you guessed it, a pound

That's where I got the screws for my husband's spectacles. He was
forever losing the screw, always from the same side - I deduced that
it's the way he takes his glasses off, putting stress on the same
side all the time.

The screw is more likely to stay in place if you drop a blob of
clear nail varnish on it, once it's in place...

So much good advice so soon. I will follow all these up. I hadn't thought
about it but I have the same problem, always the same side and beinf right
handed I take them off from the RHS. I will try the nail varnish trick.

Kevin

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On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:37:12 +0000, Zen83237 wrote:


"Anne Jackson" wrote in message
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In message , Zen83237
writes
What size screws are used in specticles and where can I get them,
other than
an opticians that is. I am forever losing the perishing things out of
my glasses.I suppose soem sort of model supplies must have very small
screws or
instrument suppliers.

Kevin


My local pound shop (poundland) has spectacle repair kits, including
screws for, you guessed it, a pound

That's where I got the screws for my husband's spectacles. He was
forever losing the screw, always from the same side - I deduced that
it's the way he takes his glasses off, putting stress on the same side
all the time.

The screw is more likely to stay in place if you drop a blob of clear
nail varnish on it, once it's in place...

So much good advice so soon. I will follow all these up. I hadn't thought
about it but I have the same problem, always the same side and beinf right
handed I take them off from the RHS. I will try the nail varnish trick.

Kevin

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I've given up on the screws. I now use a short length of stiff wire. Bend
at 90 degrees, insert into hinge and bend the other end to 90 degrees with
a pair of pliers. Totally secure and almost invisible.

Cic.

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Using Ubuntu Linux
Windows shown the door
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In message , Zen83237
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What size screws are used in specticles and where can I get them,
other than
an opticians that is. I am forever losing the perishing things out of my
glasses.I suppose soem sort of model supplies must have very small
screws or
instrument suppliers.

Kevin


My local pound shop (poundland) has spectacle repair kits, including
screws for, you guessed it, a pound

That's where I got the screws for my husband's spectacles. He was
forever losing the screw, always from the same side - I deduced that
it's the way he takes his glasses off, putting stress on the same
side all the time.

The screw is more likely to stay in place if you drop a blob of
clear nail varnish on it, once it's in place...

Having been trained as a surgical instrument maker, I use a very small
hammer and dome the exposed end of the thread. It will never come out and
you can still use the screw head to adjust the friction.

Colin Bignell

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In message , Zen83237
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In message , Zen83237
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What size screws are used in specticles and where can I get them,
other than
an opticians that is. I am forever losing the perishing things out of my
glasses.I suppose soem sort of model supplies must have very small
screws or
instrument suppliers.

Kevin


My local pound shop (poundland) has spectacle repair kits, including
screws for, you guessed it, a pound

That's where I got the screws for my husband's spectacles. He was
forever losing the screw, always from the same side - I deduced that
it's the way he takes his glasses off, putting stress on the same
side all the time.

The screw is more likely to stay in place if you drop a blob of
clear nail varnish on it, once it's in place...

So much good advice so soon. I will follow all these up. I hadn't thought
about it but I have the same problem, always the same side and beinf right
handed I take them off from the RHS. I will try the nail varnish trick.

Lightly centre punching is a much better solution

--
geoff

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In message , Zen83237
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What size screws are used in specticles and where can I get them, other
than
an opticians that is. I am forever losing the perishing things out of my
glasses.I suppose soem sort of model supplies must have very small screws
or
instrument suppliers.

Just go to an optician and ask them for a screw,

You might want to re-phrase that !

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In message , Fergus O'Rourke
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In message , Zen83237
writes
What size screws are used in specticles and where can I get them, other
than
an opticians that is. I am forever losing the perishing things out of my
glasses.I suppose soem sort of model supplies must have very small screws
or
instrument suppliers.

Just go to an optician and ask them for a screw,

You might want to re-phrase that !

Dunno about you, but mine is quite fit (except that she's moved away
now)

--
geoff

Very small screws.
 

...or use screwlock to stop it from undoing itself ???

Nick