Parts for B&L Lensometer

**letmesee** · 02-20-2010, 04:20 PM

I just bought a used B&L lensometer but the ink tray is in terrible shape. I tried calling Innova and other distributors but nothing. I can't find any parts anywhere, only light bulbs...

Does anyone know where I can order one?

**obxeyeguy** · 02-20-2010, 04:49 PM

Are you talking about the roller and cover, or the well assembly itself?

**Refractingoptician.com** · 02-20-2010, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by obxeyeguy

Are you talking about the roller and cover, or the well assembly itself?

Use the search function of opti board and type in B & L Lensometer and you shoulld find a couple pages of listings. It might be just as cheap to have a machine shop or hobby machinist make you a new one. This model 70 is also back in production ,

**Fezz** · 02-20-2010, 04:57 PM

This is a start:

http://www.themachineryworks.com/

I will post more after I get done my rant about the BOGUS sunglass sponsorships and the winter *GAMES*.

**obxeyeguy** · 02-20-2010, 05:07 PM

I may have a well assembly, don't know if the roller is there. I will look tomorrow.

**letmesee** · 02-20-2010, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by obxeyeguy

Are you talking about the roller and cover, or the well assembly itself?

I have the roller that I can rotate but the actual box is terrible.

**letmesee** · 02-20-2010, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by obxeyeguy

I may have a well assembly, don't know if the roller is there. I will look tomorrow.

Thank you. Let me know what you can scrounge up.

**letmesee** · 02-20-2010, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by Refractingoptician.com

Use the search function of opti board and type in B & L Lensometer and you shoulld find a couple pages of listings. It might be just as cheap to have a machine shop or hobby machinist make you a new one. This model 70 is also back in production ,

Yes, I'm thinking of asking a hobby machinist to make one. Now I have to find one...

**Jacqui** · 02-20-2010, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by Refractingoptician.com

Use the search function of opti board and type in B & L Lensometer and you shoulld find a couple pages of listings. It might be just as cheap to have a machine shop or hobby machinist make you a new one. This model 70 is also back in production ,

Who is making the Model 70??

**obxeyeguy** · 02-20-2010, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by letmesee

Thank you. Let me know what you can scrounge up.

Sorry! Went to the office and that part is already gone off my "parts" vertometer.

**letmesee** · 02-20-2010, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by obxeyeguy

Sorry! Went to the office and that part is already gone off my "parts" vertometer.

Thanks anyways!

**letmesee** · 02-20-2010, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by Refractingoptician.com

Use the search function of opti board and type in B & L Lensometer and you shoulld find a couple pages of listings. It might be just as cheap to have a machine shop or hobby machinist make you a new one. This model 70 is also back in production ,

Really? Everywhere I called said they didn't have any parts for it. I guess I was calling the wrong places.

**Fezz** · 02-21-2010, 07:58 AM

Originally Posted by letmesee

Really? Everywhere I called said they didn't have any parts for it. I guess I was calling the wrong places.

Contact a fellow Optiboarder, Opticlabrat {Leo}. His company supports Optiboard and they are well respected by the Optiboard community. He may be able to help. Here is a link to their lensometer page.

http://www.patternless.com/CategoryDetail.aspx?i=114

Here is Leo's contact info:

Leo Hadley Jr.
Sales and Marketing Manager
Vision Systems Inc.
local: 727-934-0130
toll free: 866-934-1030
www.Patternless.com

**Fezz** · 02-21-2010, 08:05 AM

http://www.optiboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23665

**Refractingoptician.com** · 02-21-2010, 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by letmesee

I just bought a used B&L lensometer but the ink tray is in terrible shape. I tried calling Innova and other distributors but nothing. I can't find any parts anywhere, only light bulbs...

Does anyone know where I can order one?

In Canada, the CSO VTR A3 is handled by B&H Optical in the Belleville, Ontario area. They may aslo have parts for the old B&L 70 . Their website and contact info is : http://bhoptical.com/

**Jacqui** · 02-21-2010, 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by Refractingoptician.com

In Canada, the CSO VTR A3 is handled by B&H Optical in the Belleville, Ontario area. They may aslo have parts for the old B&L 70 . Their website and contact info is : http://bhoptical.com/

It looks like a Model 70, but is it?? I found it here http://www.csophthalmic.com/english/...ter/index.html

**varmint** · 02-21-2010, 10:21 AM

I have a B&L 70 I got from Fezz & it has an ink well. I bet i can can get it copied by a friend who is a machinist down at ASU. I'll ask him.

**letmesee** · 02-24-2010, 10:35 AM

I had a make shift ink tray while I look around or one. It consists of a lot of odds and ends, but it is holding up for now...

**obxeyeguy** · 02-24-2010, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by letmesee

I had a make shift ink tray while I look around or one. It consists of a lot of odds and ends, but it is holding up for now...

That first link Fezz listed has one for $65.

**letmesee** · 02-24-2010, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by obxeyeguy

That first link Fezz listed has one for $65.

I had a busy Saturday coming up and couldn't wait for shipping.

**letmesee** · 05-11-2010, 10:46 PM

UPDATE:

I ordered it from http://www.themachineryworks.com/. He was a great guy to deal with. He shipped out the parts and even suggested other parts that I would probably need to change as well (the spring). In any case, if someone has to order parts for it, you should give him a call (I can't recall his name but he was very helpful).