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Medical Forum / General / Vision / May 2008Repairing Glasses
Hi I wear glasses all the time for short sightnedness, my last pair(s) came from specsavers about 7 years ago. I can't remember which 2 of the 3 pairs I still have that I got back then, but now I only use one of the cheap pairs and they are getting worn. One of the more expensive set of frames I bought at the time are made by Fila after about a year the little screw at the side of the lens which holds the frame together came apart, I did nothing about it for awhile but when the same thing happened to the pair I use all the time I took them both in for repair. Specsavers managed to fix the cheaper pair but they said they couldn't do anything for the Fila's so I just put them in a drawer and forgot about them, today I looked at them again and thought, maybe I could take them into the place where I work and get them to superglue the little screw into its thread thus fixing the glasses and saving me having to buy a new pair anytime soon. Has anyone ever done this to fix said problems, or would I be better off taking them to another opticians to see if they can replace the screw (I don't know why specsavers couldn't) Nothing wrong with a broken pair of glasses - in fact, that's how all glasses should end up: broken. But if you are going to get them repaired, then you might as well get it done free from your workplace and see if they can do it instead of paying like a £10 just to get one little screw back in place. I've seen the screws and bolts in a few of my friends' and relatives' glasses being replaced with superglue or some other adhesive after they fell out before and they looked just fine after. But make sure that you don't accidently spill some of the superglue on the frames - otherwise they will be stuck on your face forever. What a nightmare that would be! Come to think of it, why would you need to glue a screw at all? Can't you just get a fine screwdriver and screw it in? > Come to think of it, why would you need to glue a screw at all? Can't > you just get a fine screwdriver and screw it in? The screw won't stay in, it just pops right back out again, I`m either gonna have to put glue on the thread itself or glue the end of the screw thread when its sticking out the other side of the hole whilst held into position untill the glue goes off. On May 3, 7:30 am, "Nick Le Lievre" <nicklelie...@jerseymail.co.uk.invalid> wrote: > > Come to think of it, why would you need to glue a screw at all? Can't > > you just get a fine screwdriver and screw it in? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > when its sticking out the other side of the hole whilst held into position > untill the glue goes off. Many people put a drop of clear nail polish on the /head/ of the screw after tightening it in. > On May 3, 7:30 am, "Nick Le Lievre" > <nicklelie...@jerseymail.co.uk.invalid> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Many people put a drop of clear nail polish on the /head/ of the screw > after tightening it in. Loctite thread locker?  SignatureCheers, Bev =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= "The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to be insane in such a useful way that they can't commit you." -- Mark Edwards > > On May 3, 7:30 am, "Nick Le Lievre" > > <nicklelie...@jerseymail.co.uk.invalid> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > majority, but to be insane in such a useful way that > they can't commit you." -- Mark Edwards I never thought of that. What an excellent idea! > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > taking them to another opticians to see if they can replace the screw (I > don't know why specsavers couldn't) I just bought some glasses from http://zennioptical.com/ for $8 USD and $4.95 shipping. For this price you get corrective lenses with a 1.57 index, scratch protection, UV protection (not a fan of that one), frames, and a frame case. I got four pair with different prescriptions each for various purposes so my total was 36.95 USD. No prescription required so I was able to get glasses that had less minus correction than my current prescription. SignaturePramesh Rutaji p297tongue6221@newsguy.com - remove tongue to reply >> Hi >> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > required so I was able to get glasses that had less minus correction > than my current prescription. Let me add that my daughter just had her glasses repaired and the cost was $44 USD. She needed them right a way and couldn't wait for an internet order, otherwise she could have gotten a lot cheaper price buying NEW. SignaturePramesh Rutaji p297tongue6221@newsguy.com - remove tongue to reply Nick Le Lievre schreef: > One of the more expensive set of frames I bought at the time are made by > Fila after about a year the little screw at the side of the lens which [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > taking them to another opticians to see if they can replace the screw (I > don't know why specsavers couldn't) Just ask a real optician to tap new thread in the screwhole. After that a new, some what bigger, screw is placed and again your frame is ready to wear. The above is only possible if there is enough "flesh" leaved at the walls of the screwhole. Hope this helps, Jan (normally Dutch spoken) > Just ask a real optician to tap new thread in the screwhole. > After that a new, some what bigger, screw is placed and again your frame > is ready to wear. > > The above is only possible if there is enough "flesh" leaved at the walls > of the screwhole. Yeah thats what Specsavers did to my other pair they put a bigger screw in, they said they couldn't do that with the Fila pair so I`m going to try the glue/threadlocker option. >> Just ask a real optician to tap new thread in the screwhole. >> After that a new, some what bigger, screw is placed and again your [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > in, they said they couldn't do that with the Fila pair so I`m going to > try the glue/threadlocker option. If there's not enough meat left to tap, you might be able to find a longer screw of the same diameter, and a nut. |
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