Replacing the eyes
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Replacing the eyes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkbjS30Ezkc
Has anybody done it to their girls, and if so, how difficult is the procedure? What sizes are these eyes?
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Its not easy . You need to be "very" carefully .
I changed eyes on 2 of my doll heads .
I used :
- 2 hooks ( strong/hard steel wire )
- Lube
- Silicone adhesive ( a dark color to mix it with the adhesive )
- Patience
The adhesive (silicone glue) , i used because on 2 of 4 eyes i caused some small cracks in the corner of the eyes . And this part is dark ( eyeliner ) .
Peter
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"you'll put an eye out with that nerf suction cup gun" "Only if im lucky!"berwick wrote:Nice, maybe I'll give it a go with a suction cup.
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Thanks, very helpful. Now onto finding pretty 24mm glass eyes.
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Try pressing in the eyeball just a tiny little bit, then move to your desired position.
If you cannot reach a position, there may be some interference between the back of the eyeball and the spring pressing it forward - if that is the case the only thing you could try is to actually rotate the eyeball in its front-back axis, basically rotating the iris in its place and then after doing that a bit trying again.
I did take a Pair of DS eye mechanisms apart and replaced the eyes with mouth-blown glass eyes as a proof of concept but if you try anything like that be aware that if the eyeball has an extension in the back( and glass eyes usually do, even some acrylic eyes do) it will NOT fit as the mechanism is too short to accommodate those.
If you are planning to replace the eyeballs inside the mechanism then I would suggest to contact MannequinFan for a set of 24mm eyes with quick change lenses( inventor forum) - while I did not try that myself it should work well and make the effort worthwhile as then you could easily change the look again later.
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Quoted from my post of 2015 "Sasha's new Sisters" DS 168 Review,
"The new eyes have different hardware then the old. Where harems use of two spoons to remove an eye whose holder is spherical shaped and key is rectangular, the new eye hardware is cylinder shaped, with a square alignment key. The best way to remove the new eye is to use two 4 inch mosquito hemostats.($4 each at Amazon). Place one on the upper part of the eye holder by pushing the eyeball slightly in. And place the other hemostat on the lower part of the eye holder. Spread the eyelids gently and pull on the hemostats straight out. Some water based lube would also be a good idea, as the new silicone forms itself quite well to the eye holder. I did put the old eye design in the new doll head, but you cannot do the reverse, due the rectangular/square key design. The new eyes do not move as freely as the old, due to the greater friction of the new silicone and the new holder design not being as smooth in operation. I compared the two designs while I had the eyes out. Seems the edges of the new holder should have been de-burred better on the parts that come in contact with the eye itself."
Hope this helps explain what might be happening.
Regards,
Jiayi
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The eyeball itself is 24mm. I haven't tried fitting the hollow half round eyes. Let us know what you find.
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Jiayi
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