Like many, I have worn glasses most of my life. Several pairs have broken right at the point where the bridge meets the lens and thusly killed my glasses. Having attempted to repair them at the store, they told me it was unrepairable. You can't solder it because it would render the lens unusable. You can't tape it because the wire just rips through the tape and the lens falls to the ground. So what to do if your glasses break and you are effectively without eyes? Sugru to the rescue! Using a few items from around your flat and some of the amazing material Sugru, you can make your glasses usable until you can get another pair.
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In order to make this repair, you will need a few items. Try not to bump into things while gathering them.
1) Broken Glasses(I had actually just broken my glasses this way last month. I threw them away about last month I'd say. So the glasses I used for this -ible are a pair of stunt reading glasses that I bought at the dollar store. Same principle however, they are broken in the exact way mine died.)
2) About 6 inches of Butcher Wire(or really any sort of clamp or other wire/twine/string you can find to hold the pieces together while the Sugru cures.)
3) 1 5g package of Sugru(Special thanks to Jane. for sending me a Smart Hacks Pack of the delightful Sugru. That is 6 5g packs for anyone interested)
4) About an hour of downtime, which you have because your glasses are broken. What are you going to do, read a book or watch some television?
1) Broken Glasses(I had actually just broken my glasses this way last month. I threw them away about last month I'd say. So the glasses I used for this -ible are a pair of stunt reading glasses that I bought at the dollar store. Same principle however, they are broken in the exact way mine died.)
2) About 6 inches of Butcher Wire(or really any sort of clamp or other wire/twine/string you can find to hold the pieces together while the Sugru cures.)
3) 1 5g package of Sugru(Special thanks to Jane. for sending me a Smart Hacks Pack of the delightful Sugru. That is 6 5g packs for anyone interested)
4) About an hour of downtime, which you have because your glasses are broken. What are you going to do, read a book or watch some television?
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Have you had do do this on your real glasses yet ? or any other hacks since ?
oh, just a quick tip, you have about 30 minutes working time but you should leave sugru overnight to cure fully.