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JOREST Eyeglass Repair Kit: What to Know
Two faults account for most glasses that get thrown away: a hinge screw that has worked loose and gone, and a nose pad that has perished and started marking a face. Both are a few minutes of work with the right tiny screwdriver and a matching part, and both otherwise send people to an optician or into buying a new frame. That is the entire case for a kit like this, and at this price it pays for itself the first time.
The contents are specified properly, which is rare in this category. Eight stainless steel precision screwdrivers in both Phillips and flathead, at head sizes including 1.2, 1.5, 2.0 and 3.0 mm, which is the range that actually covers eyewear hinges. Sixteen sizes of screws. Twelve pairs of nose pads across silicone, gold-finish plastic and silver-grey plastic, each available in 11 mm and 13 mm, so there is a reasonable chance of matching what came off your frame rather than approximating it. There is also a 3-in-1 driver combining Phillips, flathead and an outer hex, and tweezers. JOREST notes the kit also suits sunglasses, watches and clocks.
The detail worth singling out is a disclosure rather than a feature. JOREST states plainly that its screwdrivers are PP and S2 and that the screws and tweezers are stainless steel, so none of them have magnetic attraction. Competing kits lead with the word magnetic precisely because a magnetised driver stops a screw the size of a grain of sand disappearing into a carpet. JOREST telling you upfront that its tools do not do this is genuinely useful, and it means working over a tray or a towel rather than over a floor. Whether you would rather have the magnetism is a fair question, and the answer is in the other listings.
The kit is 8.58 by 6.06 by 0.63 inches at 0.3 kg, so it is a flat case rather than a pocket item. JOREST publishes no manufacturer site.
Key Listed Features
Eight stainless steel precision screwdrivers in Phillips and flathead, including 1.2, 1.5, 2.0 and 3.0 mm heads
Sixteen screw sizes plus twelve pairs of nose pads in silicone, gold and silver-grey plastic, each in 11 mm and 13 mm
A 3-in-1 driver combining Phillips, flathead and outer hex, plus tweezers
Maker states the PP and S2 drivers and stainless parts are not magnetised, unlike kits that sell on magnetism
