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Another of Mary’s glasses snapped at the temple joint:

This one has a spring inside the joint that latches the temple on either side of that square inner corner. Obviously, there’s no way to reconnect the broken stub with the spring retracted inside the brazed temple box, so:

• File off the corner
• Fill the socket with epoxy
• Ease the stub in place
• Wipe off the excess epoxy
• Align on the workbench
• Let it cure overnight

At least the hinge folds again, even if the spring doesn’t work:

She promises to scrap out her oldest glasses after the next eye exam…