Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Repair Broken Glasses Hinge

My glasses broke a few days ago so I decided to fix them myself! Heres how I did it:



So I decided to repair them using 1mm thick steel string (*) to form a hinge and temple in one single piece.

This method may not apply to any glasses. It depends on how the hinge is made.


(*) that is used in RC models to transmit the force from servos to controls.





Step One







  1. With pliers, make a loop with the steel string. You can use a small screwdriver to roll the string around.
  2. The internal diameter must correspond to the original hinge screw.
  3. Cut out the excess string, and hammer the loop flat.
  4. Adjust the loop so that it turns smoothly into the hinge, with proper angular limitation. This is the only tricky part.
  5. Assemble using the original hinge screw.

Step Two: Shaping the Temple




DONE



Not entirely too difficult and it looks pretty nice! Better than paying hundreds of dollars for a repair!  




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