Welding might work. I've used superglue in the past and it's worked decently well.
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glue? nope, not a chance.
welding or more likely soldering may keep it together. of course it will look ugly as hell.
or just use one half and be like the sir on my avatar!
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Yeah but also depends on how neatly it would be done, it's better then looking nerdy with a bunch of tape around it. :p
Normal glue no, but maybe superglue, poster above you said it could work.
Monocle looks sophisticated but i need them for both my eyes. :p
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problem is that superglue is rigid while the frame is flexible. unless you are REALLY careful it will break off first chance it gets.
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I meant soldering (not welding) more yeah, as someone else mentioned i think i will just go try find a jeweler store, someone that's a bit more experienced with it, and see if they can help me out with it.
If it didn't work out, i just have to keep using my normal glasses.
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Most people don't have a soldering iron anymore nowadays, but soldering it would probably the best you can do yourself.
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I got an uncle who should still have one, and have some minor experience with it.
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Great, then I think you could try that. Try to get some info on what metal the frame is, maybe removing some of the plating with some sandpaper makes the solder stick better.
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Sorry since I am not of much help I personally use some cheap frames.
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Maybe as a last ditch solution, could try picking up a cheap pair at the local dollar store/pound shop (or Euro Store?) and swapping the lenses themselves over.
Least here in the UK my local pound shop sells reading glasses (at...dundundun... a pound) in varying "strengths". Plastic or Metallic both. They're often just as good as the ridiculously overpriced ones in the specialists.
They've been getting sunglasses in as well, but these seem to purely always be plastic, and rather useless.
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I was thinking about that solution, and i dont care much about how they might look, as long as they are still usefull i just don't know how easy it would be to get them out of the one and back into the other and if it would fit.
If that wouldn't work or screw it up then i really be left with nothing.
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I'd suggest taking it to a jeweler's store. They usually do repairs on rings and other pieces of jewelry, but I had a pair of glasses welded at one of those.
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Thanks that's a good tip, if i can still find one (we got alot of shops closing here), i don't know if a store where you buy glasses from can do that repair also.
Can i ask how much it cost, and did they do a clean welding, like did it show?
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If you can't find a jeweler's store, you could try at a watch repair shop, although one of those might be even harder to find. It cost me like 2 or 3€ and it took less than 5 minutes. The guy took the lens out, soldered the frame, and put the lens back on. Only thing is, if the frame is painted, it's not gonna look good, since the paints basically bakes off.
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Only the sides have some black plastic, think for the rest it's just normal metal.
Think i will go do some shopping tommorow and try that.
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if you have basic technical skill you could try solder it...like this for example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gCMnmnodPk
a less stable and less complicated will perhaps glue it?
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I could always get some cheapo frame from the supermarket but i don't know how easy it would be to replace the lenses and if it would fit even.
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Wait, sunglasses... aren't they used for outside? Just don't go outside, outside is scary D:
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Sometimes you can't avoid it, and i even wear them inside .. just to look cool. :p
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"self repairing"
it being said that way makes me just wanna drop this little photo...... :P
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Kick a man further down on his wording, when he is already down eh. :p
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Since you had to ask, it's unlikely you would be able to solder it by yourself. Aluminium alloys are not easy to work with. Bert advice is to ask in local optics/jewellers/watch repairs stores for how much they would do it
It could be glued too, but it would look ugly and you would have to reinforce somehow that bar (glueing surface is way too small to hold it all together) Idk, maybe bicycle wheel spoke running atop of whole frame, piece of thin wood or plastic
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I had no intention to repair it myself, since i got 2 left hands. ;)
I am gonna shop tommorow for stores that could help me.
Soldering should make it more stable yeah then glue.
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You could also try to find a similar model on the local flea market and then change the glasses.
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Never seen glasses on those, especially the last few years it's mostly kids stuff like stuffed animals and toys and clothing, before you could atleast find computer stuff (like old consoles and games) and just more interesting stuff.
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That's not good. :/ Was just a thought of me, because here, where I live, there are some good flea markets.
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Ohh i had that 2 or 3 times (took me a while to learn) exactly the same too when i just started wearing glasses. :p
Isn't your picture showing it was by the screw (and easier to fix)?
Think i will go for the finding someone to solder it by a professional option, as it seem more solid then glue.
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Is there a Games Workshop near where you live? Surprisingly, the various types of glue they have can glue almost anything
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You mean this? https://www.games-workshop.com/
No, i live in a big town but not that big, i never even heard of it.
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Sellstrom stopped making Handy Andy Sun Goggles around 75 years ago or something, otherwise I'd recommend a pair of those...
Have you considered clip-ons(that don't flip up), or fit-overs?
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I would use an epoxy, they tend to bend better than traditional glues.
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Maybe there is someone on ebay who sells a glasses frame? You could mail the Seller to get the measurements.
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It are very old presciption sunglasses, even so i needed a new one with other lenses already, but it's like 170 euro i can't afford, it sometimes felt a bit lose and i gently squeezed it a bit tighter, i just did the same but just when i was about to think be careful else it will snap, it snapped.
It's broken right through with one side barely anything to potentially tape it too. Would some glue or some minor welding fix it? i Don't care if it's not the best solution but since it's not broken bij a screw i am afraid repair costs would be expensive, and i'd even need newer ones but gonna cost alot more, glasses are metalic. I still have normal glasses (with a tiny scratch too on one lens) but for some instances like jogging i just prefer my shades.
Got some tips thanks, i will go do some shopping trying to find a jeweler, see if they can solder it, or else last resort buy some cheapo frame and replace it. I still got normal glasses to see properly, so if it doesn't work out with my sunglasses not the end of the world, but if i can safe it, would be nice.
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