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Posted by Jim Yanik on February 2, 2007, 8:48 pm
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>>> The nose bridge in my frames broke. I tried silver solder to
>>> reconnect the broken ends, but the solder would not stick to the
>>> metal; it would just roll off. Any suggestions? (yah, I suppose I
>>> could tape them and look like a typical nerd : )
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
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>> it's pot metal,zinc-based. there are solders made for pot metal.
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>> Nerds today use epoxy. ;-)
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> You're assuming his glasses are pot metal. Glass frames are made of
> lots of metals, mine are Ti ear stems with steel frames. My other
> pair were Ti pure, the ones before that were steel.
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do you think most glass frames are Ti? I don't.
Unless they were bought knowing they were Ti,they probably are not.
I suspect Ti frames carry a premium price,and one is well aware that they
are paying for Ti.They might even be imprinted with that info.
(mine don't;just make,model and color)
At least steel can be determined with a magnet.
since he *already tried silver solder*,he might as well try solders made
for zinc alloys,can't do any more harm,as it's too late to have a pro try
to repair them even if they are Ti.I doubt any pro would want to make
repairs on a workpiece already screwed up by the owner's repair attempt.
--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
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kua.net
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