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Posted by on January 19, 2008, 9:21 pm
I can reasonably solder electronics although I get an occasional cold
solder joint. I have this pair of glasses I didn't wear much which
cracked near the temple joint. (The temple cracked). The repair shops
ask too much, compared to what I paid for the glasses. I tried online
to find temples, to no luck. So I'm considering soldering it. My
uncle (a retired EE) told me it would never hold. Part of the problem
is it cracked very near the screw joint. and so would suffer a lot
more torque than if it was further back. Any tips?
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on January 19, 2008, 9:43 pm
>I can reasonably solder electronics although I get an occasional cold
> solder joint. I have this pair of glasses I didn't wear much which
> cracked near the temple joint. (The temple cracked). The repair shops
> ask too much, compared to what I paid for the glasses. I tried online
> to find temples, to no luck. So I'm considering soldering it. My
> uncle (a retired EE) told me it would never hold. Part of the problem
> is it cracked very near the screw joint. and so would suffer a lot
> more torque than if it was further back. Any tips?
Yes, buy a new pair of glasses.
Will it hold? We can't tell you that not knowing what the material is that
you are soldering. It may be brass, titanium, zinc, or something else. If
they are junk now, you have nothing to lose so give it a try. Worse case
scenario is you get a new pair.
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Posted by msg on January 19, 2008, 9:55 pm
vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
> I can reasonably solder electronics although I get an occasional cold
> solder joint. I have this pair of glasses I didn't wear much which
> cracked near the temple joint. (The temple cracked). The repair shops
> ask too much, compared to what I paid for the glasses. I tried online
> to find temples, to no luck. So I'm considering soldering it. My
> uncle (a retired EE) told me it would never hold. Part of the problem
> is it cracked very near the screw joint. and so would suffer a lot
> more torque than if it was further back. Any tips?
Consider brazing the joint; you may be able to find a hobbyist
minitorch that uses tiny propane and oxygen cylinders -- Radio Shack
used to sell these in the States.
FWIW, I have also made repairs on tiny objects using very low
currents with a wire-feed welder; build up the repair and grind
to final shape.
Michael
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Posted by Logan Shaw on January 19, 2008, 10:34 pm
vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
> I can reasonably solder electronics although I get an occasional cold
> solder joint. I have this pair of glasses I didn't wear much which
> cracked near the temple joint. (The temple cracked). The repair shops
> ask too much, compared to what I paid for the glasses. I tried online
> to find temples, to no luck. So I'm considering soldering it. My
> uncle (a retired EE) told me it would never hold. Part of the problem
> is it cracked very near the screw joint. and so would suffer a lot
> more torque than if it was further back. Any tips?
I tend to be skeptical that solder joints hold well. They're meant
to provide an electrical connection, not to be a structural component.
But then I also pretty well suck at soldering.
Since the glasses are fairly useless as is, why not try soldering
them and find out empirically how well it works?
- Logan
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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on January 19, 2008, 10:50 pm
>I can reasonably solder electronics although I get an occasional cold
> solder joint. I have this pair of glasses I didn't wear much which
> cracked near the temple joint. (The temple cracked). The repair shops
> ask too much, compared to what I paid for the glasses. I tried online
> to find temples, to no luck. So I'm considering soldering it. My
> uncle (a retired EE) told me it would never hold. Part of the problem
> is it cracked very near the screw joint. and so would suffer a lot
> more torque than if it was further back. Any tips?
You could try a little JB Weld. It might look awful, but it might also work.
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