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Piston Hinge??
Im in the process of making a window seat for a client. She wants the top
to open for storage underneith. She said that she had one in her old house where she could open it - it would say in place - then all she would have to do is close it abit - and it would slowly close by itself the rest of the way. I looked in the local borg but they had just standard toybox hinges where they would stay up and you have to close them. She didnt know what kind they were - but by what she is saying they almost sound like some type of piston hinge. I searched around a bit and done really see anything like that. Can someone help me out? Has anyone seen a type of hinge that works like that? Thanks -Rob -- Thanks, Rob You can reply to me at r_b_v at v_e_r_z_e_r_a doht c_o_m (remove the _ to get the address) |
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Piston Hinge??
Sounds like a gas strut. You can find those in autos for holding up
hatchback doors, pickup truck topper windows, etc. Not the hinge itself though. John |
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Piston Hinge??
On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:26:57 GMT, "Rob V" wrote:
Im in the process of making a window seat for a client. She wants the top to open for storage underneith. Get a Lee Valley catalogue and use their toybox lid stay. It's the best one I've seen. A viscous damper, AFAIR. Gas struts are a bad idea. They avoid slamming shut on fingers, but they also stiffen up at the bottom of the stroke and they may need a catch to hold them shut. |
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Piston Hinge??
The device I got from www.wwhardware.com allows the blanket chest lid
to float down as it closes. Sorry I don't know the part number but they had an array with different parameters to select from. Sure happy with whatever I bought. On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:26:57 GMT, "Rob V" wrote: Im in the process of making a window seat for a client. She wants the top to open for storage underneith. She said that she had one in her old house where she could open it - it would say in place - then all she would have to do is close it abit - and it would slowly close by itself the rest of the way. I looked in the local borg but they had just standard toybox hinges where they would stay up and you have to close them. She didnt know what kind they were - but by what she is saying they almost sound like some type of piston hinge. I searched around a bit and done really see anything like that. Can someone help me out? Has anyone seen a type of hinge that works like that? Thanks -Rob |
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Piston Hinge??
Those were them.
Thanks "nospambob" wrote in message ... The device I got from www.wwhardware.com allows the blanket chest lid to float down as it closes. Sorry I don't know the part number but they had an array with different parameters to select from. Sure happy with whatever I bought. On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:26:57 GMT, "Rob V" wrote: Im in the process of making a window seat for a client. She wants the top to open for storage underneith. She said that she had one in her old house where she could open it - it would say in place - then all she would have to do is close it abit - and it would slowly close by itself the rest of the way. I looked in the local borg but they had just standard toybox hinges where they would stay up and you have to close them. She didnt know what kind they were - but by what she is saying they almost sound like some type of piston hinge. I searched around a bit and done really see anything like that. Can someone help me out? Has anyone seen a type of hinge that works like that? Thanks -Rob |
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