I live in a small town, and one of our 2 jewelers has a LASER welding
system. He is able to fix fine work, like eyeglass frames, with relative
ease.
Perhaps someone close to you has a similar system, and would be willing to
do it?
An alternate approach would be to find the identical frames, and just
remount your lenses in them. Can WalMart still get them? If so, it'll be
easy...if not, you'll have to try harder. eBay, for example, is a good
place to find frames that are out of production, as is a site called
FramesDirect.com
Of course, you are correct about the cost effectiveness. The online sites
we use are remarkably inexpensive...there is a list of preferred providers
at the top left of the main glassyeyes.com site, and we've recently
discussed (in detail) some alternative providers. And, since you said your
pair is a "few years old," it would be appropriate to have an updated
prescription, anyway.
-- Chuck Knight
2009/3/12 Firewalker <[email protected]>
>
> Couldn't help you with the repair issues, as it sounds like you've
> really messed them up.
>
> But, as for the measurments, the 54 is the lens width(in millimeters),
> the 19 is the width of the nose bridge, and the 145 is probably the
> temple (ear piece) length.
> Now all you need is the lens height, frame width (from hinge to
> hinge), your prescription, and most importantly your PD (distance
> between your pupils), and you can order you some new ones online also.
>
> -=# Firewalker #=-
>
>
> On Mar 12, 4:56 am, Zel <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > So I stepped on my glasses, and twisted the left part of my frames for
> > my glasses. I tried using pliers (very smart of me) to realign the
> > hinge that came apart and instead, it snapped off completely, leaving
> > me unable to screw back the screw. Seeing how as now I'm going to be a
> > safety hazard roaming the streets, I need to repair my glasses as fast
> > as I could.
> >
> > I have a pair of Matt Brown 54■19-145. I'm not sure what this means,
> > but they're probably my measurements. I had bought these pair of
> > glasses from walmart a few years ago for a pretty expensive price. I
> > doubt they're repairable anymore, and if they are, I might be better
> > off just buying a new pair (price-wise).
> >
> > Please help if anyone can!
> >
> > - Tom
> >
>
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