What’s your advice to me on soldering my eyeglasses frame?
katydint asked:
It broke just above the nosepiece. What watt iron should I use? These are about 3 yrs-old, from Sears, of the “Sophia Loren” line.
I’ve soldered wires/pc boards in the past. Too bad there’s not a gold colored solder! Or is there…?
The first thing I did was take them back to Sears, to have the lense put back in; the gal spun on her heel when she saw the frame was broke, shook her head, said, “no, I can’t fix this.” After 3 yrs, I wouldn’t even ask them to replace it. They were $300, a 2-for-1deal, purchased with a tax refund (major splurge). I’m still using the sunglasses. I’m beyond broke, a new pair is outta’ the question (Medical won’t pay for nice specs like these). I believe I’ll take this thing to a jeweler!
It broke just above the nosepiece. What watt iron should I use? These are about 3 yrs-old, from Sears, of the “Sophia Loren” line.
I’ve soldered wires/pc boards in the past. Too bad there’s not a gold colored solder! Or is there…?
The first thing I did was take them back to Sears, to have the lense put back in; the gal spun on her heel when she saw the frame was broke, shook her head, said, “no, I can’t fix this.” After 3 yrs, I wouldn’t even ask them to replace it. They were $300, a 2-for-1deal, purchased with a tax refund (major splurge). I’m still using the sunglasses. I’m beyond broke, a new pair is outta’ the question (Medical won’t pay for nice specs like these). I believe I’ll take this thing to a jeweler!
use vise grips…lol…sorry…I don’t know.
Take them to any eyeglass place and they’ll do it for less than $20. The metal probably has some kind of finish/sealant on it, so it’s not as simple as soldering two raw pieces of metal. Also, jewelers can do it, too.
get someone who knows to fix it for you!! best advice i can give you.
Normobrian’s right. But if you insist I’ve done this myself with one of those gun style soldering irons. Sorry, don’t recall the watts, other than it is much more than the avergae pencil iron.
Remove your lense nearest the intended repair. Clean the mating parts. Apply flux. Solder quickly with the high heat gun type. Clean off the flux. Replace the lens.
I would do one of two things, 1. get new glasses because they are old and they will break again, 2. don’t solder them yourself, you can bring them to a jeweler and have them do it for you.
Sorry,that won’t work. Not only would it look tacky, it’s too soft and won’t last long…There’s no stress on PC boards…Might want to take them back to the store you bought them and ask them about it. Sears is often good when it comes to returning things.
This is silver soldered(not lead/tin solder) It has a much higher temperature and is much more stronger-using a flame torch.
I tried the glue gels. Gave up eventually
and bought another pair.
It’s nice to glasses again that stay on my
nose.
it would be easier to get new frames