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Medical Forum / General / Vision / February 2007How to replace lenses in my glasses?
I bought a pair of glasses less than a year ago, and the frame chipped when I dropped them. I was able to find the exact same frames at a store (without an optometrist). When I had metal frames, there was a screw that allowed you to loosen the frame and replace the lens. But this particular frame is all plastic, and does not have such a thing. How do I switch the lense from my old frame to the new one (again, it's the EXACT same frame)??? Do I just pop them out with force? Warm up the frame in warm water first? > I bought a pair of glasses less than a year ago, and the frame chipped > when I dropped them. I was able to find the exact same frames at a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > it's the EXACT same frame)??? Do I just pop them out with force? > Warm up the frame in warm water first? You will need to heat the plastic. The water will need to hot, not warm. But I would take it to where you bought the original frames or the new frames and see if they will do it for you. Many places will do it for free if you previously bought something there.. > I would take it to where you bought the original frames or the new frames > and see if they will do it for you. Many places will do it for free if you > previously bought something there.. I agree. Have them do it, they have tools and more experience. You might be able to do that, and might not. We use hot salt, hotter than you can get water. If you're lucky, you'll snap them in without breaking the frame, and who knows, you might even get the axes lined up properly, and even be able to adjust them on your own face. I heard about a sailor who set his own broken arm, and then there's that rock climber who cut his own hand off to get free. Your mileage may vary. >I bought a pair of glasses less than a year ago, and the frame chipped >when I dropped them. I was able to find the exact same frames at a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thanks for that "hot salt" tip, Bill. Do you know what the recommended temperature of the salt is? If I knew that I could heat up the salt in a deep baking dish in the oven, and go from there. My guess would be 250 degrees f. But if that weren't hot enough, one could always increase the temp by, say, 25 d. f., until the salt was hot enough to make the plastic frames pliable, without melting them. Of course, how LONG you leave the frames in the hot salt is another variable. I would imagine that only submerging the lower 1/2 to 2/3 of the frames in the salt would be critical in order to not screw up the alignment of the lenses. Of course I would only submerge the lower portion of one lens at a time. I could also sacrifice the extra pair to find out what works. After all, all I would need would be the lenses, not the frames. And hey, if I REALLY screw it up I can always order another pair of glasses on the net for less than $10, with the prescription I want. Regarding that rock climber who cut his own hand off, as I recall the story he had to use a dull knike to do it! If that were the case he was obviously not thinking too clearly, as he could have SHARPENED his knike on the boulder which was pinning his hand. Maybe he had always had his knives sharpened by professionals in the past, and didn't realize that he could do it himself, if he wanted! Sincerely, BlackHawk >You might be able to do that, and might not. We use hot salt, hotter >than you can get water. If you're lucky, you'll snap them in without [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> >> >Do you know what the recommended temperature of the salt is? If I >knew that I could heat up the salt in a deep baking dish in the oven, >and go from there. My guess would be 250 degrees f. Pretty good guess. >But if that >weren't hot enough, one could always increase the temp by, say, 25 d. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >lower 1/2 to 2/3 of the frames in the salt would be critical in order >to not screw up the alignment of the lenses. You can try that. I usually submerge one side at a time for about 5 seconds, depending on the frame, and keep it moving to help avoid surface pitting/burns. Check flexibility and if still stiff, 5 more sec. at a time. Work from the front, inserting first the temporal edges, then roll the bottom edge into the groove, then the top, finish by snapping in the nasal corner. >>Do you know what the recommended temperature of the salt is? If I >>knew that I could heat up the salt in a deep baking dish in the oven, [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >then roll the bottom edge into the groove, then the top, finish by >snapping in the nasal corner. Thank you very much for that information, Dr, Stacy. It is most enlightening. Sincerely, BlackHawk > I bought a pair of glasses less than a year ago, and the frame chipped > when I dropped them. I was able to find the exact same frames at a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > it's the EXACT same frame)??? Do I just pop them out with force? > Warm up the frame in warm water first? go to any optical shop and ask them to do it. why risk burning the frame. >> I bought a pair of glasses less than a year ago, and the frame chipped >> when I dropped them. I was able to find the exact same frames at a [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >go to any optical shop and ask them to do it. why risk burning the >frame. 1) So I can learn a new skill, which may be valuable in totally unpredictable future adventures. 2) To experience the thrill of being able to do things for myself and be the master of my own fate, in a small, but significant, way. Sincerely, BlackHawk.
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