Spec me: Glue (broken glasses)

MassiveJim · 23 Oct 2017 at 08:06

One of the arms of my glasses has unbounded from the frame of the glasses.
I tried leaving it with JB Weld overnight, with a clamp on it, but it broken straight away again this morning.

What would be best to try on this ?

RoboCod · 23 Oct 2017 at 08:15

Gorilla superglue every time, or just buy new glasses?

Sliver · 23 Oct 2017 at 08:37

It depends on the material the glasses parts you are wanting to glue are made from. Is it metal to metal or metal to plastic , plastic to plastic etc?

Sliver · 23 Oct 2017 at 08:38

https://www.google.co.uk/search?saf...9i30k1j0i22i10i30k1j0i8i13i30k1.0.wR4Er1Xc_CM

Avenged7Fold · 23 Oct 2017 at 08:56

A break like that isn't worth fiddling around with glue imo. I would pop the lenses into a replacement frame rather than constantly trying to re-glue it as it breaks 3 times a week.

MassiveJim · 23 Oct 2017 at 12:44

new glasses on order will take around 2 weeks to arrive though

Frame and arm are both metal btw.
It was originally bonded together somehow, it hasn't snapped persé, just unstuck/unbonded itself, therefore there must be something out there that will stick it back together.

NoobCannon · 23 Oct 2017 at 12:45

Cant see the pictures but Get some kind of mouldable epoxy putty.

Mould it round the 2 pieces that are broken. Even plasticine will do for a tenporary fix

Psymonkee · 23 Oct 2017 at 13:17

Go to the opticians and ask the opinion of the staff?

That or Duck Tape!

Diddums · 23 Oct 2017 at 13:46

new eyeballs tbh

Avenged7Fold · 23 Oct 2017 at 15:00

Psymonkee said:
Go to the opticians and ask the opinion of the staff?

Walking into an overpriced glasses retailer and telling them you have broken your glasses is like walking into a car dealership and tell them your car has drastically failed its MOT

Daaaavvveee · 23 Oct 2017 at 15:03

Solder them

CREATIVE!11 · 23 Oct 2017 at 15:05

Daaaavvveee said:
Solder them

I soldered my glasses actually, I should get new ones really... solder joint breaks every 3-5 months. But it works somewhat.

bobbyspangles · 23 Oct 2017 at 15:06

something like araldite would be best i think. i tried plastic glue once on some old glasses and it kept breaking as soon as any stress was applied.

CyberScy · 23 Oct 2017 at 15:08

Can vouch on the Gorrila Glue. Reasonably priced and gets the job done regardless of material

MassiveJim · 23 Oct 2017 at 15:13

Psymonkee said:
Go to the opticians and ask the opinion of the staff?
That or Duck Tape!

Already did, they can't fix them.

Diddums said:
new eyeballs tbh

I'll look into that.

Avenged7Fold said:
Walking into an overpriced glasses retailer and telling them you have broken your glasses is like walking into a car dealership and tell them your car has drastically failed its MOT

indeed, that's why I sent the missus in with them.

Daaaavvveee said:
Solder them

Don't have equipment for that.

bobbyspangles said:
something like araldite would be best i think. i tried plastic glue once on some old glasses and it kept breaking as soon as any stress was applied.

Is it drastically different from JB weld ?

CyberScy said:
Can vouch on the Gorrila Glue. Reasonably priced and gets the job done regardless of material

As above, is it significantly different/stronger than JB Weld ?