On 2011-06-07, Jim Thompson wrote:

Any ideas? Maybe a lead screw? No room inside the hood, so it needs
to be external.

Somewhat late, but a wire torsion spring has a low profile, and seems
well suited. you'd need one with the correct torue to support most of
the lids weight when deflected 90 degrees.
you could possibly put the spring through the higes instead of the pins
bending one end along the edge of the hood and the other (after running along
the hinged seem the apropriate distance) across the lid will reduce
the stress on the woodwork.

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