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    Stressing over stress cracks!!!

    Help! We have one account that sends back 5 or 6 poly lenses monthly that are stress cracked. They say the lenses are cracking "out of the job envelope" or at dispensing or shortly after the customer starts wearing them. The account refuses to believe it could be their cleaner or ink remover as we have suggested, and think "it is the way we are edging." Meanwhile we are losing their confidence. We are extra careful with sizing their lenses. They are NOT cracked when they leave our facility. SUGGESTIONS ANYONE?!?!?!?!:angry:

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    Tell them about Trivex or 1.60. Both a will fill the bill from a thickness appearance and the Trivex will suit pediatric pats. Make sure the account is not using acetone and make sure the sizing is spot-on. Poly cracks due to stress in the lense. Make sure your drill holes are filed at the periphery this will reduce stress.

    I'm almost exclusively using 1.60 in all drill mounts now due to poly cracking.
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    Quote Originally Posted by scriptfiller View Post
    I'm almost exclusively using 1.60 in all drill mounts now due to poly cracking.

    I thought 1.60 was kinda brittle... or am I thinking of something else. hrmppphhh, it's friday and we close in less than 30 minutes... and my brain keeps trying to go on vacation.
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    No, 1.60 is a MR series resin like 1.67. I like 1.60 for its 42 Abbe value also.
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    ah... now I'm going to be annoyed with myself attempting to figure out what I was thinking of....
    Bart Smith, continuing to be awesome since 1982 so that you don't have to.

    Love is a duet, each voice complementing each other and making them sound better than they would alone, each voice at times stepping back and letting the other shine. We've got a pretty good duet going Tina.

    On April 28th, I'll be marrying my best friend. I can't wait!

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    We have had similar trouble with poly cracking. Someone mentioned that it could be from using rubbing alcohol when cleaning the final product, but I have been using it for quite some time and like the way it cleans off progressive markings and lensometer marks. Anyway, so now our entire company is on "strike" against rubbing alcohol to the point where I have to hide it from my retail staff so they won't use it. Also about sizing; I have seen poly lenses crack when they couldn't fit any better in the frame. And other people I have spoken to said that they have seen it happen in the same frame and only that frame over and over again. Do you think it can be an issue of base curve of the lenses combined with the curve of the frame plus the pressure?
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    Oh....did I mention TRIVEX?

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    Ditto what Fezz said.

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    If you insist on using polycarbonate, please seek out a fellow Optiboarder, Chris Ryser.

    His company, OMS, sells a product that seals the drill holes on polycarbonate lenses and may just be the savior that you seek!

    The product is called, DrillSeal. You can check it out here:

    http://optochemicals.com/main-english.htm

    :cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

    You can thank me later!

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    Yeah but get this, these lenses & frames that I'm talking about, they're not drill mounts. Just normal metal frames with standard poly lenses. Does Trivex still apply in this case?
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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeHolbrook View Post
    Yeah but get this, these lenses & frames that I'm talking about, they're not drill mounts. Just normal metal frames with standard poly lenses. Does Trivex still apply in this case?

    Oh yeah....even more so!!

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    Putting thinking cap on...

    Check the bevel inside the eyewire. Are the edges sharp or are they dull, we have had a lot of poly crack-up on flat metal front frames and some of the Nike that have sharp inside bevels. Also check the bevel width and depth on the frame, sometimes the bevel from the edger doesn't match the bevel on the frame causing this.
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    Redhot Jumper Compatibility with various chemicals...............

    Quote Originally Posted by MikeHolbrook View Post
    Yeah but get this, these lenses & frames that I'm talking about, they're not drill mounts. Just normal metal frames with standard poly lenses. Does Trivex still apply in this case?
    Compatibility of Polycarbonate with various chemicals


    Will damage polycarbonate


    Alkali bleaches such as sodium hypochlorite
    Require caution
    Considered safe
    † At room temperature. Above 60 °C hydrolysis degradation can occur. Degradation also depends on time.[citation needed]
    Using sodium hypochlorite (bleach) and other alkali cleaners on polycarbonate is not recommended as they cause the release of bisphenol A, a known endocrine disruptor.

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    Its my understanding that Denatured alcohol is ethanol mixed with Methanol so that you can't drink it. Is the amount of methanol enough to cause a problem?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeHolbrook View Post
    Yeah but get this, these lenses & frames that I'm talking about, they're not drill mounts. Just normal metal frames with standard poly lenses. Does Trivex still apply in this case?
    If you are not edge polishing the poly lenses in the frame then this is the problem.
    You won't get stress cracks when you edge polish the lenses either on the edger or by using liquid edge polish.
    Hope this helps.

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    Blue Jumper hydrofluoric acid

    Quote Originally Posted by Chris Ryser View Post

    Compatibility of Polycarbonate with various chemicals


    Will damage polycarbonate

    Concentrated hydrofluoric acid

    .hydrofluoric acid................an iimportant part in AR strippers to dissolve the SIO2 AR layer.

    So if you sell Polycarbonate lenses with AR coatings you should advise the customer that they most probably can not be saved when the AR coating starts to go, crazing, scratches and whatsoever.

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    We prefer (as does our lab of choice) to use 1.60 or Trivex on drill mounts. Poly is a safety lens for children or a preference that some patients insist on. We had issues with poly stress cracks a few times. Several reasons, one patient was going in and out of a deep freezer all day long. Once the boss decided to save money and use a different ink remover and the other was when he insisted that all eyewire screws be infused with lock tite (ok but if you are going to make a mess and get it all over the lens you will have cracking). If you are going to use poly and you have issues you have to track down the source of the problem. Stress isn't always the source.

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    make sure your edgers are calibrated correctly...IE...that your finish cycle is taking enough lens off to get rid of the small cracks left in the lens from roughing. We had a problem for a few months that it wasnt set to remove enough lens and then when they were cleaned with alcohol or any ink remover it was enough to crack the lens..I cleaned the lenses as the customer was leaving and two days later...here they are with cracks.

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    do u hand finish your bevels? if so then you need to clean your finishing stone, this took care of our problem. we clean it every other day now and the problem seams to be solved

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    I has found on my lab that if we set the edger to also polish the lens, the crack problem is reduced dramatically.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MIOPE View Post
    I has found on my lab that if we set the edger to also polish the lens, the crack problem is reduced dramatically.
    Isn't that what I said in my October 3rd post?

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    Blue Jumper Total sealer will cure problem............

    If you do have cut them dry you might have some rips from the knive and the same applies as when they are drilled. Some polycarbonate might solve the problem and melt the rips together.

    If it is an outside source like chemicals or chemical fumes, then it could be prevented by putting a total sealer coat on the edges and it will never happen again.

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    Blue Jumper Trivex.....................

    Quote Originally Posted by Fezz View Post
    Oh....did I mention TRIVEX?
    Did you get punished to write 500 x Trivex = instead of drinking :cheers:

    or

    Or are the paying you 500 x a handfull of :cheers: for writing Trivex ??????????????????

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    Are the lenses all surfaced lenses or stock finish? We are having a similar problem in our wholesale lab and we are contributing it to a heat problem when surfacing we are looking into our process controls and changes that had been made the past month. We send out the lenses to the dispensers and they are fine. They check the lenses in, put them in the job tray and the lenses are cracking by the time the patient picks them up.

    I believe we are on the right track - but any feedback would be appreciated.
    Like I have nothing else better to do...

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    So does this mean I shouldn't use alcohol or All Off to clean drilled poly lenses at all or does it mean that I just need to be careful not to get it near or on the drill holes?

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