Thoughts on screwless hinges?

[orangezero]

I'm interested in this idea.

I've seen framescape, inhouse, aska, and a few others offering screwless hinges. I'm curious to know if patients really care that they are different? Is there an increase in frame breakage, loss?

Anyone can PM me info on the above companies if you don't want to go public.

thanks,

[For-Life]

Do we really have a hinge/screw problem.

I have eyewire screws come out, but rarely if never have a hinge one do it.

[HarryChiling]

It's not that hard to make sure that screws don't come out.

Here are the steps:

Cut lens to size (I know toughie)
Use Loctite (I know but the poly lenses keep cracking, use the loctite thats works with poly)
Insert ScrewIt's not all that hard, I don't see where the market is for these frames and if your office needs them chances are you need to follow steps 1 through 3 or tell your lab to.

[For-Life]

It's not that hard to make sure that screws don't come out.

Here are the steps:
Cut lens to size (I know toughie)
Use Loctite (I know but the poly lenses keep cracking, use the loctite thats works with poly)
Insert ScrewIt's not all that hard, I don't see where the market is for these frames and if your office needs them chances are you need to follow steps 1 through 3 or tell your lab to.

and most frames today are structured so it does not fall out

[HarryChiling]

Pesonaly I have never screwed not even one of our frames so they are all screwless or virgins if you shall. :bbg:

[jeffsoptical]

:cheers:Harry what Loctite will not harm poly? The loctite that I've tried ruins poly.

Jeff

[HarryChiling]

Try B and S they carry a loctite safe for poly, I want to say it's 222. I just call and order it as the poly safe loctite.

[jeffsoptical]

Thanks Harry!

Jeff

[orangezero]

I visited geneva a year or so ago and really like the IC berlin frames my friend bought over there. I guess I'm not really all that concerned with "troubled screws" so much as I liked that the frames looked different and interesting. When he came to the states a lot of people were asking about his frames.

Perhaps I worded it wrong in my original post. But still, anything different is going to open up the possibility of new and improved problems. I was just curious if anyone had used these and had problems. I haven't seen them personally, but I'm guessing most of the screw-less hinges still have screws to hold the lens in place. Most of the metal framescape have a little clip to hold them in, though.

Harry, whatever you do in your spare time with your own frames is none of my business ;).

[RustyS]

IC Berlin is great product and original. It was designed by engineering students and picked up a (non-optical) design competition award 10 years ago. From what i have heard the original two designers (who won the competition) have launched another line themselves called Mykita. Anyone I knwo who stocks either of these does extremely well with it.

[MarcE]

We carry LIghtTec from Morel-Cottet which has some hinge-less. Great design. A few on the men like them from a "tech" aspect. I don't think it solves a problem.

I went into an optical once "shopping" for frames. I was showed the IC Berlin first. I said that these look like the ones I was wearing. Which were the LIghtTec's referenced. The optician was interested in my frames, asked where I got them and complimented them and looked them over. I'm sure they checked into them after I left.

We do well with LightTec. I like the IC Berlin, but not sure we could move them in our market.

If your clientele will be older and rural (i.e. not easily swayed or impressed with new designs and brands), I would probably pass on them. But look at the cataloge or take a look online.