♪ To make a lens clean ♪
♪ These are a few of my favorite things ♪
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- Hello and I would like to welcome you
to the Laramy-K OpticianWorks Training Center
where today I'm going to share with you
one of my favorite quick fixes.
I probably use this method at least 15, 20 times, or more.
Someone would come in with a broken plastic frame,
really needed their glasses, but of course they were broken.
So they bought a new pair, you've ordered the lenses,
you've got a two day wait 'til they're back
so that you can make them that new pair
and they need something to get them by.
Well, this is a great way to get a pair back together
so that they can wear them least those two days,
quite possibly keep 'em in a drawer for a backup pair.
Let's take a look.
Here's where a very typical break in a plastic frame
looks like, obviously, that is not going
to be holding a lens very well.
So, you need to come up with a solution.
My favorite thing to mix epoxy on is a demo lens.
They're disposable and their bowl shape
makes it a great tool for the job.
Every lab should have a two-part five mitered epoxy set
on hand for repairs like this.
It does come in handy for some other things as well.
Simply mix it in two perfect equal parts
and then stir, stir, stir.
Don't be in a hurry here.
You've got about five minutes plus of working time
and honestly it gets a little bit easier
as the epoxy starts to tack up.
Using the tip of a small, unfolded paper clip,
take a ball of epoxy at the tip of it
and begin to fill in the eyewire groove
where the bevel would sit within that frame.
You have to be super careful here.
You do not want to get epoxy on the outside of the frame,
even the back side of the chassis,
that's gonna cause a mess.
You're gonna get it on your fingers.
You're eventually gonna get it on the lens,
ruin everything, and not have something
to give back to your customer.
So simply take your time.
You may want to practice this a little bit
on some junk frames that are around.
Slowly, but surely, do your best to fill in the groove
around the entire eyewire.
With time, a little patience, you'll get the hang of it.
And get it filled in.
Now needless to say, I'm working around a camera
and I only have the two hands to work with
so it's a little tough for me, but you can see
the results are actually pretty good.
Notice again that I'm not throwing it away,
I'm just setting it to the side.
We'll get back to it in a moment.
Now, this is the leap of faith moment.
You have to get that lens into that eyewire
without getting epoxy on it.
And look at how I did that.
If you need to back up and look at it again, go ahead.
Look at where the arrow is.
That lets me put that lens back into that frame,
grab the epoxy in the eyewire,
and now I just need to hold it.
And now I'm doing both, I'm timing this
and I'm using the leftover epoxy and the paper clip
and that demo lens to let me know
when things are hardened up.
I'm just gonna keep grabbing that paper clip
and seeing when I can finally just stand it up
on its own and it stays.
That tells me I'm about good to go.
And yes, you really do need to just sit there and hold it.
And I'm gettin' close.
Almost.
And see how it's hardening up now.
And there we finally have it.
I can let those sit. I'd probably let 'em sit
at least another 20 minutes before handing them off
to anyone and even then I don't think
I'd be going and playing sports in them.
Quick spritz of some lens cleaner.
A quick wipe down.
And your customer would have a pair of glasses
that could easily get them through the next couple of days
while you're waiting for lenses to come back to the lab,
cut, put into a new frame, and send them on their way.
Voila.
Thanks for watching.
I will see you again next week.
And make absolutely sure that every uncut lens
in your life comes from Laramy-K.