You can probably barely tell, but yes I had to solder that spot in the center of the photo (right nose piece), on glasses made in 1988.

I had to do a little mild bending, which already scared me, to take the lenses about a millimeter away from my nose bridge, to stop from rubbing against my eyebrows.

The right nose piece started to weaken and almost broke off, so I cleaned that with a Dremel and soldered it to reinforce it.

Sorry the photo angle is a bit dim, but it came out solid and clean 👍

  • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 days ago

    Of course I took out the lens first!

    Electronics solder, yes lead based ☹️

    That’s what I got 🤷‍♂️

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      No worries: unless you used a really old roll of solder, or stuff exempt from the lead ban for special applications (usually military), it’s lead-free.

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        2 days ago

        No, it’s 60/40 leaded solder, genuine old-school Radio Shack stuff. That’s what I got, not like I’m licking the stuff, and it’s not in contact with my face.