Never knew I needed a song from Sound of Music with lyrics about glasses. Past 20 years of my life has been a waste. But I guess late is better than never. Thank you for opening my eyes to a perfect amalgamation of two very different things
After watching this video I decided to give this a go. After some reading I opted for the slow setting epoxy because it’s stronger. After a few hours I filed off the excess and smoothed it out with fine grit sandpaper. The end result was fantastic and surprisingly durable! In fact I’ve already run out and need to pick up more! It’s a repair so it’s not as durable as a new frame but it’s incredibly strong and after some sanding the patient can wear their repaired glasses, without unsightly tape holding them together, until their new glasses arrive. ECPs are always looking for things to differentiate themselves from their competitors...this is one way. Patients are likely to remember you helped them out when other places turned them away and they’ll appreciate it plus chances are good you’ll earn yourself a long term customer 👍🏻
I love this! Please do more Emergency Quick Fix videos! I love having nifty tips and tricks to help out family and friends when I'm away from the office!
This has been my go to repair technique for years! It's a handy skill to learn and works great! My only issue has been that I use super glue which gets extremely hard and brittle over time so it can sometimes crack. Epoxy definitely seems like a better option! Gonna pick some up and try this out. You should down a video on repairing plastic frame hinges. With a little heat you can pop out the broken hinge and insert a new one salvaged from and old junk frame. I love picking up random frame pieces from websites like Zoye (parts only cost a few cents to a couple of dollars) and experimenting with repair techniques. I know many ECPs would rather use a broken frame as a sales opportunity (which we SHOULD do because most repairs won't hold up long term) but these situations present the opportunity to showcase our skills and wow the patient! It's a great opportunity to win over new customers! Especially since it's likely the person has been to other shops and told nothing can be done. Never underestimate the positive impact doing difficult repairs can have on winning over long term customers! Mad props for making videos like these that not only contribute to an opticians optical knowledge but also help opticians develop practical skills!!!
Yes, yes, and hell yes! We are about to do a plastic frame build from raw materials and another (hopefully) on metal frame building too. That should lead to some other repair techniques. I'll see what I can do with a soldering iron and some hinges. Give me a few... John
Laramy-K Optical that would be absolutely fantastic to watch!! I’ve found that a frame warmer works well for popping out broken hinges. Then use a lighter to heat up the posts of the replacement hinge for inserting into the frame.
Interesting video. How does the strength of this repair compare to say using MEK (Methyl Ethyl Ketone), Acetone-based glues (eg. Fabri-Tac, UHU, etc.) or just pure 100% Acetone as I've always found two-part epoxies, Super glues, etc. never seem to tolerate regular handling very well and perhaps it would allow you to do this repair without gluing in the lens?
As mentioned this is a quick fix temporary solution. I always found the epoxy and its short cure time worked out just fine. It is a repair not a refurbishing. If you have that skill set the that would be a much better way to go.
thank you for this hack because my son wearing eye glasses but its for correction of his lazy eye but then he broke the frame twice and its too expensive to replace new frame..
My father once had this problem so he used a heated paper clip to hold the 2 peaces together combined with glue and the client's Prada was like a brand new 😅
Why wouldn't you sell the customer a complete pair and sell a frame only and cut the lens down into the new frame as long as its not glass. That way you ensure the customer has a workable back up pair?
That would be a option. However that requires a lot of luck, a lot of time and far more risk than this quick fix does. Too many variables there, especially if they were wearing progressives. A frame swap is never easy to do. John
Never knew I needed a song from Sound of Music with lyrics about glasses. Past 20 years of my life has been a waste. But I guess late is better than never.
Thank you for opening my eyes to a perfect amalgamation of two very different things
After watching this video I decided to give this a go. After some reading I opted for the slow setting epoxy because it’s stronger. After a few hours I filed off the excess and smoothed it out with fine grit sandpaper. The end result was fantastic and surprisingly durable! In fact I’ve already run out and need to pick up more!
It’s a repair so it’s not as durable as a new frame but it’s incredibly strong and after some sanding the patient can wear their repaired glasses, without unsightly tape holding them together, until their new glasses arrive.
ECPs are always looking for things to differentiate themselves from their competitors...this is one way. Patients are likely to remember you helped them out when other places turned them away and they’ll appreciate it plus chances are good you’ll earn yourself a long term customer 👍🏻
can I still use the repaired glasses as everyday glasses? maybe the resin vapor can irritate the eyes
I love this! Please do more Emergency Quick Fix videos! I love having nifty tips and tricks to help out family and friends when I'm away from the office!
We are working on it! I was just thinking about another. John
This has been my go to repair technique for years! It's a handy skill to learn and works great! My only issue has been that I use super glue which gets extremely hard and brittle over time so it can sometimes crack. Epoxy definitely seems like a better option! Gonna pick some up and try this out.
You should down a video on repairing plastic frame hinges. With a little heat you can pop out the broken hinge and insert a new one salvaged from and old junk frame.
I love picking up random frame pieces from websites like Zoye (parts only cost a few cents to a couple of dollars) and experimenting with repair techniques. I know many ECPs would rather use a broken frame as a sales opportunity (which we SHOULD do because most repairs won't hold up long term) but these situations present the opportunity to showcase our skills and wow the patient! It's a great opportunity to win over new customers! Especially since it's likely the person has been to other shops and told nothing can be done. Never underestimate the positive impact doing difficult repairs can have on winning over long term customers!
Mad props for making videos like these that not only contribute to an opticians optical knowledge but also help opticians develop practical skills!!!
Yes, yes, and hell yes! We are about to do a plastic frame build from raw materials and another (hopefully) on metal frame building too. That should lead to some other repair techniques. I'll see what I can do with a soldering iron and some hinges. Give me a few... John
Laramy-K Optical that would be absolutely fantastic to watch!!
I’ve found that a frame warmer works well for popping out broken hinges. Then use a lighter to heat up the posts of the replacement hinge for inserting into the frame.
is this safe for the skin or does it have fumes after it is cured?
Interesting video. How does the strength of this repair compare to say using MEK (Methyl Ethyl Ketone), Acetone-based glues (eg. Fabri-Tac, UHU, etc.) or just pure 100% Acetone as I've always found two-part epoxies, Super glues, etc. never seem to tolerate regular handling very well and perhaps it would allow you to do this repair without gluing in the lens?
As mentioned this is a quick fix temporary solution. I always found the epoxy and its short cure time worked out just fine. It is a repair not a refurbishing. If you have that skill set the that would be a much better way to go.
I bought epoxy glue and worked with my glasses the same way as you've shown on the vid... I can wear them once again :) Thank you so much!
Fantastic! But don't forget it is a "temporary" fix. ;-) John
@@LaramyKOptical yeah I am keeping that in mind! I think it will get me going until the frames I need are back in stock :)
thank you for this hack because my son wearing eye glasses but its for correction of his lazy eye but then he broke the frame twice and its too expensive to replace new frame..
Merci beaucoup pour vos vidéos
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Almost 10k subs. Well done :)
My father once had this problem so he used a heated paper clip to hold the 2 peaces together combined with glue and the client's Prada was like a brand new 😅
please jhon WhatsApp con you think or mare this with acetone?
Why wouldn't you sell the customer a complete pair and sell a frame only and cut the lens down into the new frame as long as its not glass. That way you ensure the customer has a workable back up pair?
That would be a option. However that requires a lot of luck, a lot of time and far more risk than this quick fix does. Too many variables there, especially if they were wearing progressives. A frame swap is never easy to do. John