I have a project for today!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (217194)
Walnut Creek, California
November 14, 2021 10:40am CST
My favorite all-purpose glasses were broken a couple of months ago. I'll describe how in a separate post. It was an odd incident.
I discovered yesterday that the Crazy Glue I bought does not adhere to glass, so I will try a different method today.
I'll attach a picture later in the day, just for dramatic effect. The rechargeable batteries in my camera are dead.
Have you ever tried to repair broken glasses? How successful were you?
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18 responses
@moffittjc (121463)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Nov 21
Definitely let us know how you were able to fix them. I broke my favorite pair of glasses last night. I was going to try and use super glue today to fix them. I don't have much confidence that the super glue will work, but I want to try something before I give up and go buy a new pair of glasses.
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@moffittjc (121463)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Nov 21
@TheHorse I need to reattach the plastic where the hinges are, so I need to glue the plastic to the metal. Not sure how strong super glue would be for that purpose.
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@TheHorse (217194)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 21
@moffittjc Plastic to metal. I'd get the best stuff you can find. I admit that mine was an impulse purchase at the Dollar Tree. Let me see if I have batteries yet.
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@FourWalls (66975)
• United States
14 Nov 21
Thankfully, no, I’ve never had to repair glasses beyond tightening the screws in the frames. But I have a spare pair around the house, just in case there’s a first time.
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@FourWalls (66975)
• United States
14 Nov 21
@TheHorse — precisely. You have much horse sense!
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@TheHorse (217194)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 21
@FourWalls That do. Do you remember this song? It was one of my favorites when was six. I may record it today.
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@xander6464 (43535)
• Wapello, Iowa
14 Nov 21
I'll describe how in a separate post. It was an odd incident.
-------------How odd was it?
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@xander6464 (43535)
• Wapello, Iowa
15 Nov 21
@TheHorse How long is it going to take for the writing.
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@TheHorse (217194)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Nov 21
@xander6464 Maybe only a couple of days, actually.
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@GardenGerty (160339)
• United States
15 Nov 21
No, not since I have been an adult. My prescription has not been changing, so when I get the new, I save the old. I use E6000 on mends of all kinds of things. It needs drying time, but I have never glued my fingers together using it.
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
14 Nov 21
Nothing beyond quick makeshift fixes (i.e., tape) to be able to function long enough to get them to the experts.
My ongoing battle with my glasses is that I cannot get the lenses to stay clean. I've never had this problem before with glasses despite my generally lackadaisical approach to their care, but this pair seems to perpetually have that issue even though I've taken better care of this pair than any of my previous ones. 
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@intelinsideyou (664)
• India
15 Nov 21
No I haven't done that but I wonder you can glue that plastic body to metal hinges.
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@RasmaSandra (79026)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Nov 21
Nope I never tried usually got new glasses or frames and had the lenses put in the new frames.
@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
15 Nov 21
I had mistakenly stepped on my sister's glasses which got crushed beyond repair so had to completely replace them.
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
16 Nov 21
@TheHorse They were costly it cost me around Rs.10000 which is $134. I tried convincing here to opt for a cheaper one but she refused as we had a fight a few days earlier
@JudyEv (338119)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Nov 21
I hope you can get your glasses fixed. I've never tried to fix any.
@LindaOHio (175468)
• United States
15 Nov 21
I've been lucky. Knock on wood. I've never broken my glasses. My parents would have killed me if I had!!!
@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
15 Nov 21
i have and sadly failed, well sort of, my wife loves the glass I repaired but she keeps stuff in it now. i think it might leak.
@Chakimmm (1011)
• Indonesia
15 Nov 21
I once repaired the glasses that my father had, but it only glued the broken handle because it was made of plastic.
