Silicone Ring In Juliet Orbital?

[MongooseBlanco]

Good Evening Everyone,
I just took this Juliet apart and found silicone inside of the orbital lens channel. Has anyone seen this before? Was there a casting error and the orbital was made too large, so they added this at the factory for proper lens fit?

Thanks in advance and have a great weekend!

 

[Mike.vanderkoon]

That’s interesting. What gen is it?

 

[Nortika]

I would Somebody probably put it in due to the lenses were loose

 

[Fernando]

I see that in many Juliet’s As in other frames, this technique is used for a better fixation of the lens when there are slight manufacturing variations in the frame, I have seen them especially in the r2 and Halfx but also in juliets and Mars, it is rare to see them in penny’s or Romeo’s 1

 

[MongooseBlanco]

It’s an X Metal / Black Iridium with a real high serial number. I was just curious if this was something done by the original owner, or if it was practice at the factory. I’ve taken a few dozen Juliets apart and never seen it, but I know some folks have broken down hundreds of them.

 

[MongooseBlanco]

Okay, thanks @Fernando. Any idea what the material actually is, and if I can get some more?

 

[MongooseBlanco]

Oh snap, I found some!

 

[Fernando]

Yeah It is not normal, normally the frames came from the factory perfect, but sometimes comes with some defects since the metal is not easy to work and to correct these small details, if the orbital had any mismatch in the slot of the lens they put it to correct and that the lens was fit perfectly.

 

[Fernando]

Oh snap, I found some!

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be careful with the products to use to remove it because they can discolor the frame. With a wooden toothpick it shouldn't come out with much difficulty

 

[MongooseBlanco]

Thank you, a toothpick will work perfectly. It comes out so easily, I was afraid to remove it all and the lens would be loose.