Very small screws.

[Zen83237]

What size screws are used in specticles and where can I get them, other than
an opticians that is. I am forever losing the perishing things out of my
glasses.I suppose soem sort of model supplies must have very small screws or
instrument suppliers.

Kevin

 

[Keith]

What size screws are used in specticles and where can I get them, other than
an opticians that is. I am forever losing the perishing things out of my
glasses.I suppose soem sort of model supplies must have very small screws or
instrument suppliers.

Kevin

My local pound shop (poundland) has spectacle repair kits, including
screws for, you guessed it, a pound

 

[Sla#s]

What size screws are used in specticles and where can I get them,
other than an opticians that is. I am forever losing the perishing
things out of my glasses.I suppose soem sort of model supplies must
have very small screws or instrument suppliers.

I use to have that problem but found a drop of Loctite thread lock stopped
it happening.

Slatts

 

[geoff]

What size screws are used in specticles and where can I get them, other than
an opticians that is. I am forever losing the perishing things out of my
glasses.I suppose soem sort of model supplies must have very small screws or
instrument suppliers.

Just go to an optician and ask them for a screw, and could they
counterpunch the bottom for you

 

[George]

What size screws are used in specticles and where can I get them, other than
an opticians that is. I am forever losing the perishing things out of my
glasses.I suppose soem sort of model supplies must have very small screws or
instrument suppliers.

Kevin

http://www.spectaclesdirect.net/products/p05_06.htm

 

[Stephen Howard]

What size screws are used in specticles and where can I get them, other than
an opticians that is. I am forever losing the perishing things out of my
glasses.I suppose soem sort of model supplies must have very small screws or
instrument suppliers.

There's a chap on ebay that sells such screws - Petes-Model-Workshop.

Regards,

 

[Anne Jackson]

My local pound shop (poundland) has spectacle repair kits, including
screws for, you guessed it, a pound

That's where I got the screws for my husband's spectacles. He was
forever losing the screw, always from the same side - I deduced that
it's the way he takes his glasses off, putting stress on the same
side all the time.

The screw is more likely to stay in place if you drop a blob of
clear nail varnish on it, once it's in place...

 

[Zen83237]

That's where I got the screws for my husband's spectacles. He was
forever losing the screw, always from the same side - I deduced that
it's the way he takes his glasses off, putting stress on the same
side all the time.

The screw is more likely to stay in place if you drop a blob of
clear nail varnish on it, once it's in place...

So much good advice so soon. I will follow all these up. I hadn't thought
about it but I have the same problem, always the same side and beinf right
handed I take them off from the RHS. I will try the nail varnish trick.

Kevin

 

[Cicero]

So much good advice so soon. I will follow all these up. I hadn't thought
about it but I have the same problem, always the same side and beinf right
handed I take them off from the RHS. I will try the nail varnish trick.

Kevin

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I've given up on the screws. I now use a short length of stiff wire. Bend
at 90 degrees, insert into hinge and bend the other end to 90 degrees with
a pair of pliers. Totally secure and almost invisible.

Cic.

 

[geoff]

So much good advice so soon. I will follow all these up. I hadn't thought
about it but I have the same problem, always the same side and beinf right
handed I take them off from the RHS. I will try the nail varnish trick.

Lightly centre punching is a much better solution

 

[Fergus O'Rourke]

Just go to an optician and ask them for a screw,

You might want to re-phrase that !

 

[geoff]

You might want to re-phrase that !

Dunno about you, but mine is quite fit (except that she's moved away
now)

 

[Nick]

...or use screwlock to stop it from undoing itself ???

Nick