Hi guys,
Thiose of us who have been wearing glasses have probably had it happen one or more times already that suddenly the screw from the hinge holding one of the "legs" has loosened and dropped and can't be found anywhere anymore.
Well I had a small screwdriver+spares screws set but I broke the screwdriver and I got an bright idea to do on the spot loose hinge repairs.
I always carry a small "survival" kit and I stuffed in a few lengths of shrink tubing used by electronic hobyists. You can buy these in several diameters and colors in lengths of 2" or so and these take up an very tiny space in your kit.
You probably see were I'm going but in case you lost the hinge screw and you managed to save the loos leg and the rest of the glasses, take out the emergency kit, take out the shrink tubing of the correct size (and colour if you're fashion sensitive ) cut off a length that you need and slip it over the hinge/leg part attached to the lens part of the glasses and then stick the leg in the hinge that is inside the shrink tubing and apply some heat from your lighter or even use a plastic fresnell lens to heat the shrink tubing.
And voila.... you have a properly functioning pair of glasses again.
You might even be able to close the leg as the shrunk shrink tubing acts as a hinge depending on the quality and flexibility of the tubing.
I wouldn't depend on that and only concentrate on having the glasses fit securely on my nose/ears again as I'm really handicapped when I'm without them
You can even use the shrink tubing to fix a twig replacement leg to your glasses in case you lost the leg altogether.
OK I know duc tape would work also but some pieces of shrink tubing certainly do the job and can be used for other things also.
Best Scouting wishes from Holland,
Bagheera
Thiose of us who have been wearing glasses have probably had it happen one or more times already that suddenly the screw from the hinge holding one of the "legs" has loosened and dropped and can't be found anywhere anymore.
Well I had a small screwdriver+spares screws set but I broke the screwdriver and I got an bright idea to do on the spot loose hinge repairs.
I always carry a small "survival" kit and I stuffed in a few lengths of shrink tubing used by electronic hobyists. You can buy these in several diameters and colors in lengths of 2" or so and these take up an very tiny space in your kit.
You probably see were I'm going but in case you lost the hinge screw and you managed to save the loos leg and the rest of the glasses, take out the emergency kit, take out the shrink tubing of the correct size (and colour if you're fashion sensitive ) cut off a length that you need and slip it over the hinge/leg part attached to the lens part of the glasses and then stick the leg in the hinge that is inside the shrink tubing and apply some heat from your lighter or even use a plastic fresnell lens to heat the shrink tubing.
And voila.... you have a properly functioning pair of glasses again.
You might even be able to close the leg as the shrunk shrink tubing acts as a hinge depending on the quality and flexibility of the tubing.
I wouldn't depend on that and only concentrate on having the glasses fit securely on my nose/ears again as I'm really handicapped when I'm without them
You can even use the shrink tubing to fix a twig replacement leg to your glasses in case you lost the leg altogether.
OK I know duc tape would work also but some pieces of shrink tubing certainly do the job and can be used for other things also.
Best Scouting wishes from Holland,
Bagheera