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A lot of people require prescription glasses these days, however, sometimes it is very expensive to buy prescription masks if you enjoy snorkeling or scuba diving.
Steps
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1Put mask on.
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2Put small dots on the outside of your mask with your whiteboard marker to mark where you want to glue your lenses. Essentially you just want to be able to line the lens up enough so that the center of your vision is covered by the lens and you get some good peripheral coverageAdvertisement
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3Take mask off and place it onto a flat stable surface
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4Pop the lenses out of your old prescription glasses (or simply order some new ones really cheap off the Internet) REMEMBER WHICH LENS IS FOR WHICH EYE!
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5Clean mask and lenses thoroughly
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6Place a small dob of superglue on the inside of the mask, towards the outer edge, and then quickly place the lens onto it, careful not to leave fingerprints, it is very hard to clean in between these two surfaces later
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7Repeat with the other lens
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8Finished.
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Warnings
- Give these a test run first, and make sure they don't fail. If they do, and you are underwater, you could be in serious danger of getting lost. Always dive with a buddy that can help you back to the surface.⧼thumbs_response⧽
- Do not wear the mask straight away, allow the fumes from the super glue to fade first⧼thumbs_response⧽
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Things You'll Need
- whiteboard marker
- super glue
- a dive mask
- an old pair of prescription glasses
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