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| 1426.1 | call the factory | ODIXIE::SIVRET | | Mon Jan 20 1992 09:18 | 5 |
| Mark, what make of glasses do you have, most of the companies will
repair or replace broken frames at no charge. I've sent my broken
frames for both Bolle and Vuarnet's and were replaced for free. Try
calling the factory before you really screw them up.
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| 1426.2 | Will call em tommorrow | DPDMAI::DAVIES | Mark, SCA Area Network Consultant | Mon Jan 20 1992 19:51 | 8 |
| They are made by Hidalgo, Inc. in Wimberley, TX. I have been buying
from them for years. This is the first pair that I have broken. I will
give them a call tommorrow and let ya know what they say.
Thanks,
Mark
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| 1426.3 | Waders anyone?? | DPDMAI::VENEZIO | Perfect Practice Makes Perfect | Tue Jan 21 1992 15:37 | 9 |
| Mark, I suggest a higher compression balata three piece fix. If not try
a band-aid. I saw it work in a "Return of the Nerds" movie.
Ken
BTW, Welcome to the notes file. When can we get out and play?? Waders
are the fashionable item here in TX.
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| 1426.4 | Vendor has no free lunch today. | DPDMAI::DAVIES | Mark, SCA Area Network Consultant | Tue Jan 21 1992 17:10 | 10 |
| I called the makers of the glasses and the best the can do is replace
the broken piece od the glasses for a nominal charge.
Now, anybody got any ideas on what type of bonding material I could use
before I spend some money on something new?
Thanks,
Mark
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| 1426.5 | Epoxy the hell out've em | DPDMAI::VENEZIO | Perfect Practice Makes Perfect | Tue Jan 21 1992 19:04 | 5 |
| Mark, run them over here and I will use some shafting epoxy on them.
When I'm done they'll withstand the impact of a Surlyn Ultra on a
sub-zero day.
Ken
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| 1426.6 | The voice of experience | DATABS::PAL | Paul Lemaire | Thu Jan 23 1992 16:02 | 17 |
| I am a veteran at repairing frames. I wear metal rimmed glasses and repair
them by soldering them. My son wears plastic rimmed glasses; I repair
these with epoxy (shafting epoxy being the strongest in my collection).
In both cases (metal or plastic), butt joints simply don't hold.
If the frame gets broken along the edge of a lens or, worse, if the
bridge gets broken, you have to provide reinforcement. If the cross
section is large enough, you can drill a small hole into each side of
the break and glue a piece of wire into the joint. You can add more
reinforcement by gluing the frame to the edge of the lens along the break.
If the lenses are glass, this is a reversible fix: you will be able
to scrape the epoxy off the glass if you later decide to buy a new
frame. If the lenses are plastic: the good news is that the repair
will probably be stronger; the bad news is that you will probably
have to buy a complete pair of glasses if the repair doesn't work out.
PL
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| 1426.7 | Epoxy worked great! | DPDMAI::DAVIES | Mark, SCA Area Network Consultant | Thu Jan 23 1992 18:31 | 11 |
| I tried out epoxy last night and it worked great. I used the 2 part
type: resin and hardener.
The break was a long one (about 3/8") diagonal across the top of the
left lens. No support appears to be needed so far. Lenses are glass
so I will have some recourse if it fails eventually.
Thanks for the help,
Mark
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